Question 1

How can we explain many optical illusions?​

Accepted Answer

A) An object might appear to be closer or farther than it really is. 
B) ​For many people, one eye is dominant over the other one. 
C) ​It is easier to move the eyes vertically than horizontally. 
D) ​Light rays get distorted as they pass through the eyeball. 
A) An object might appear to be closer or farther than it really is. 
B) ​For many people, one eye is dominant over the other one. 
C) ​It is easier to move the eyes vertically than horizontally. 
D) ​Light rays get distorted as they pass through the eyeball.

Question 2

As a car approaches you,you do not perceive it as growing larger,even though its image on your retina increases.What do we call this phenomenon?​

Accepted Answer

A) Accommodation 
B) ​Convergence 
C) ​Shape constancy 
D) ​Size constancy 
A) Accommodation 
B) ​Convergence 
C) ​Shape constancy 
D) ​Size constancy

Question 3

Of the following,which is the biggest contributor to optical illusions?​

Accepted Answer

A) The inversion of the image on the retina 
B) ​Misestimates of depth 
C) ​Tense eye muscles 
D) ​The asymmetrical shape of most people's eyes 
A) The inversion of the image on the retina 
B) ​Misestimates of depth 
C) ​Tense eye muscles 
D) ​The asymmetrical shape of most people's eyes

Question 4

Why do you see faint light better in the periphery of your vision than in the center?​

Accepted Answer

A) In the periphery, more receptors converge their input onto the next cells. 
B) ​The pupil casts a shadow over the center of the retina. 
C) ​The cornea focuses light mainly toward the periphery of the retina. 
D) ​The periphery has a higher percentage of cones. 
A) In the periphery, more receptors converge their input onto the next cells. 
B) ​The pupil casts a shadow over the center of the retina. 
C) ​The cornea focuses light mainly toward the periphery of the retina. 
D) ​The periphery has a higher percentage of cones.

Question 5

It is easier to read while shaking your head than while shaking the page.Why?​

Accepted Answer

A) The vestibular sense moves your eyes to compensate for head movements. 
B) ​The lenses of your eyes cannot focus on a moving object. 
C) ​You have had more practice at shaking your head than at shaking the page. 
D) ​Shaking the page prevents light rays from traveling in a straight line. 
A) The vestibular sense moves your eyes to compensate for head movements. 
B) ​The lenses of your eyes cannot focus on a moving object. 
C) ​You have had more practice at shaking your head than at shaking the page. 
D) ​Shaking the page prevents light rays from traveling in a straight line.

Question 6

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the amplitude of a sound?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pitch 
B) ​Reaction time 
C) ​Location 
D) ​Loudness 
A) Pitch 
B) ​Reaction time 
C) ​Location 
D) ​Loudness

Question 7

According to signal-detection theory,the probability that you will report seeing a dim light depends on the sensitivity of your vision,but also on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The sensitivity of other people's vision 
B) ​The method of recording the data 
C) ​Your willingness to risk making a false alarm 
D) ​Your age, gender, and weight 
A) The sensitivity of other people's vision 
B) ​The method of recording the data 
C) ​Your willingness to risk making a false alarm 
D) ​Your age, gender, and weight

Question 8

Which of these is the slogan of Gestalt psychology?​

Accepted Answer

A) Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.​ 
B) ​Safety in numbers. 
C) ​Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 
D) ​The whole is different from the sum of its parts. 
A) Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.​ 
B) ​Safety in numbers. 
C) ​Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 
D) ​The whole is different from the sum of its parts.

Question 9

A feature detector in the visual system is a type of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Neuron 
B) ​Stimulus 
C) ​Chemical 
D) ​Gene 
A) Neuron 
B) ​Stimulus 
C) ​Chemical 
D) ​Gene

Question 10

How many people have a blind spot in their eye?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only people who have stared directly at the sun​ 
B) ​Only those who had oxygen insufficiency during birth 
C) ​Only those who had measles during childhood 
D) ​Everyone 
A) Only people who have stared directly at the sun​ 
B) ​Only those who had oxygen insufficiency during birth 
C) ​Only those who had measles during childhood 
D) ​Everyone

Question 11

What is a consequence of the properties of bitter receptors?​

Accepted Answer

A) Because bitter receptors are heat-sensitive, all hot foods taste somewhat bitter. 
B) ​Because bitter receptors increase with age, old people reject many foods. 
C) ​Because bitter receptors cluster in one spot, a food's taste depends on where you chew it. 
D) ​Because we have many types of bitter receptor, we do not taste low bitter concentrations. 
A) Because bitter receptors are heat-sensitive, all hot foods taste somewhat bitter. 
B) ​Because bitter receptors increase with age, old people reject many foods. 
C) ​Because bitter receptors cluster in one spot, a food's taste depends on where you chew it. 
D) ​Because we have many types of bitter receptor, we do not taste low bitter concentrations.

Question 12

When you see something,what happens?​

Accepted Answer

A) Light goes into your eye. 
B) ​Rays come out of your eye. 
C) ​First, rays go out of your eye, and then light comes into it. 
D) ​Light goes into your eye and rays come out of it, simultaneously. 
A) Light goes into your eye. 
B) ​Rays come out of your eye. 
C) ​First, rays go out of your eye, and then light comes into it. 
D) ​Light goes into your eye and rays come out of it, simultaneously.

Question 13

Why does the human retina have a blind spot?​

Accepted Answer

A) That point is the border between the area with cones and the areas with rods. 
B) ​The pupil casts a shadow over the retina at that point. 
C) ​The optic nerve exits from the retina at that point. 
D) ​Exposure to bright lights quickly damages that point in the retina. 
A) That point is the border between the area with cones and the areas with rods. 
B) ​The pupil casts a shadow over the retina at that point. 
C) ​The optic nerve exits from the retina at that point. 
D) ​Exposure to bright lights quickly damages that point in the retina.

Question 14

What is meant by a "feature detector" in the visual system?​

Accepted Answer

A) An electrical device that records the activity of neurons 
B) ​A stimulus that excites a certain pattern of responses 
C) ​A gene that controls differences in visual perception 
D) ​A neuron that responds to a particular visual pattern 
A) An electrical device that records the activity of neurons 
B) ​A stimulus that excites a certain pattern of responses 
C) ​A gene that controls differences in visual perception 
D) ​A neuron that responds to a particular visual pattern

Question 15

Which of the following does the retinex theory explain?​

Accepted Answer

A) Certain people can perceive finer distinctions of color than other people can. 
B) ​Changing the surrounding color changes the apparent color of an object. 
C) ​After staring at a red object for a minute and then looking away, we see green. 
D) ​We often remember colors as being brighter than they actually were. 
A) Certain people can perceive finer distinctions of color than other people can. 
B) ​Changing the surrounding color changes the apparent color of an object. 
C) ​After staring at a red object for a minute and then looking away, we see green. 
D) ​We often remember colors as being brighter than they actually were.

Question 16

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is a common reason?​

Accepted Answer

A) The language areas of the brain deteriorated after inadequate input. 
B) ​Action potentials from the ears to the brain travel more slowly than before. 
C) ​Rapid production of earwax blocks sound waves in the ear. 
D) ​Nerve impulses from the ear do not release enough neurotransmitter. 
A) The language areas of the brain deteriorated after inadequate input. 
B) ​Action potentials from the ears to the brain travel more slowly than before. 
C) ​Rapid production of earwax blocks sound waves in the ear. 
D) ​Nerve impulses from the ear do not release enough neurotransmitter.

Question 17

Which part of the retina,if any,has the best color vision?​

Accepted Answer

A) The periphery​ 
B) ​The fovea 
C) ​The area surrounding the blind spot 
D) ​All areas have equally good color vision 
A) The periphery​ 
B) ​The fovea 
C) ​The area surrounding the blind spot 
D) ​All areas have equally good color vision

Question 18

Placebos most strongly relieve which two conditions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anger and schizophrenia 
B) ​Hunger and obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) ​Fatigue and anorexia nervosa 
D) ​Pain and depression 
A) Anger and schizophrenia 
B) ​Hunger and obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) ​Fatigue and anorexia nervosa 
D) ​Pain and depression

Question 19

Gestalt psychology emphasizes the way our perception depends on which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Feature detectors 
B) ​Rewards and punishments 
C) ​Genetics 
D) ​Patterns and configurations 
A) Feature detectors 
B) ​Rewards and punishments 
C) ​Genetics 
D) ​Patterns and configurations

Question 20

Why is color vision so poor in your extreme peripheral vision?​

Accepted Answer

A) The periphery of the retina consists almost entirely of rods. 
B) ​The cornea focuses colored light toward the fovea. 
C) ​Pigments in the periphery block certain wavelengths of light. 
D) ​Receptors in the periphery are too far from the pupil. 
A) The periphery of the retina consists almost entirely of rods. 
B) ​The cornea focuses colored light toward the fovea. 
C) ​Pigments in the periphery block certain wavelengths of light. 
D) ​Receptors in the periphery are too far from the pupil.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

How can we explain many optical illusions?​

As a car approaches you,you do not perceive it as growing larger,even though its image on your retina increases.What do we call this phenomenon?​

Of the following,which is the biggest contributor to optical illusions?​

Why do you see faint light better in the periphery of your vision than in the center?​

It is easier to read while shaking your head than while shaking the page.Why?​

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the amplitude of a sound?​

According to signal-detection theory,the probability that you will report seeing a dim light depends on the sensitivity of your vision,but also on what?​

Which of these is the slogan of Gestalt psychology?​

A feature detector in the visual system is a type of what?​

How many people have a blind spot in their eye?​

What is a consequence of the properties of bitter receptors?​

When you see something,what happens?​

Why does the human retina have a blind spot?​

What is meant by a "feature detector" in the visual system?​

Which of the following does the retinex theory explain?​

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is a common reason?​

Which part of the retina,if any,has the best color vision?​

Placebos most strongly relieve which two conditions?​

Gestalt psychology emphasizes the way our perception depends on which of the following?​

Why is color vision so poor in your extreme peripheral vision?​

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How can we explain many optical illusions?

As a car approaches you,you do not perceive it as growing larger,even though its image on your retina increases.What do we call this phenomenon?

Of the following,which is the biggest contributor to optical illusions?

Why do you see faint light better in the periphery of your vision than in the center?

It is easier to read while shaking your head than while shaking the page.Why?

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the amplitude of a sound?

According to signal-detection theory,the probability that you will report seeing a dim light depends on the sensitivity of your vision,but also on what?

Which of these is the slogan of Gestalt psychology?

A feature detector in the visual system is a type of what?

How many people have a blind spot in their eye?

What is a consequence of the properties of bitter receptors?

When you see something,what happens?

Why does the human retina have a blind spot?

What is meant by a "feature detector" in the visual system?

Which of the following does the retinex theory explain?

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is a common reason?

Which part of the retina,if any,has the best color vision?

Placebos most strongly relieve which two conditions?

Gestalt psychology emphasizes the way our perception depends on which of the following?

Why is color vision so poor in your extreme peripheral vision?