Question 1

Changes in a chemical called _____ found in the rods, enable us to adapt to the darkness of a movie theatre or to the brightness of a beach on a sunny day.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin. 
B)  rhodospin 
C)  vitrial. 
D)  GABA. 
A)  serotonin. 
B)  rhodospin 
C)  vitrial. 
D)  GABA.

Question 2

The tendency to group visual, auditory or other stimuli that share common characteristics or qualities is called

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  continuity. 
C)  similarity 
D)  closure. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  continuity. 
C)  similarity 
D)  closure.

Question 3

The two-point threshold varies for different parts of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which part of the ear contains the cochlea and hair cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semicircular canals 
B)  Outer ear 
C)  Middle ear 
D)  inner ear 
A)  Semicircular canals 
B)  Outer ear 
C)  Middle ear 
D)  inner ear

Question 5

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two muscles the iris control pupil size. 
B)  Pupils help regulate the amount of light admitted to the eye. 
C)  Pupils can contract to the size of the head of a pin. 
D)  We can voluntary control pupil contraction 
A)  Two muscles the iris control pupil size. 
B)  Pupils help regulate the amount of light admitted to the eye. 
C)  Pupils can contract to the size of the head of a pin. 
D)  We can voluntary control pupil contraction

Question 6

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

Accepted Answer

A)  eustachian tube. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  eardrum 
A)  eustachian tube. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  eardrum

Question 7

Which of the following stimulates the largest sense organ you possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sip of lemonade. 
B)  A handshake 
C)  The glare of headlights. 
D)  The roar of a jet plane taking off. 
A)  A sip of lemonade. 
B)  A handshake 
C)  The glare of headlights. 
D)  The roar of a jet plane taking off.

Question 8

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (highest in nanometres)?

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow 
B)  green 
C)  blue 
D)  red 
A)  yellow 
B)  green 
C)  blue 
D)  red

Question 9

The process by which a sensory stimulus is translated into a neural impulse is called sensory reception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Many people over the age of 60 suffer from gradual hearing loss that involves damage either to the

Accepted Answer

A)  ossicles or to the oval window. 
B)  auditory canal or to the semicircular canals. 
C)  hair cells or to the eardrum. 
D)  cochlea or to the auditory nerve 
A)  ossicles or to the oval window. 
B)  auditory canal or to the semicircular canals. 
C)  hair cells or to the eardrum. 
D)  cochlea or to the auditory nerve

Question 11

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual constancies. 
B)  closure. 
C)  good continuation. 
D)  figure-ground relationships 
A)  perceptual constancies. 
B)  closure. 
C)  good continuation. 
D)  figure-ground relationships

Question 12

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  You have more rods the fovea and more cones the rest of the retina. 
B)  You have many more rods than cones 
C)  You have many more cones than rods. 
D)  You have about equal numbers of cones than rods. 
A)  You have more rods the fovea and more cones the rest of the retina. 
B)  You have many more rods than cones 
C)  You have many more cones than rods. 
D)  You have about equal numbers of cones than rods.

Question 13

Which of the following does not accurately portray your skin senses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your skin is your largest sensory organ. 
B)  Each type of skin receptor responds to only one particular type of sensation 
C)  Your skin detects a variety of touch sensations. 
D)  Different parts of the body vary their sensitivity to touch. 
A)  Your skin is your largest sensory organ. 
B)  Each type of skin receptor responds to only one particular type of sensation 
C)  Your skin detects a variety of touch sensations. 
D)  Different parts of the body vary their sensitivity to touch.

Question 14

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

Accepted Answer

When an object touches and depresses the

Question 15

Our joints, ligaments and muscles hold receptors for our

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of balance. 
B)  kinesthetic sense 
C)  auditory needs. 
D)  sense of touch. 
A)  sense of balance. 
B)  kinesthetic sense 
C)  auditory needs. 
D)  sense of touch.

Question 16

In order to create the perception of depth painters sometimes use all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Convergence 
B)  Linear perspective 
C)  Texture gradient 
D)  Atmospheric perspecitve 
A)  Convergence 
B)  Linear perspective 
C)  Texture gradient 
D)  Atmospheric perspecitve

Question 17

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater than 
B)  a small part of 
C)  equal to 
D)  a large part of 
A)  greater than 
B)  a small part of 
C)  equal to 
D)  a large part of

Question 18

Researchers have compared non-tasters, medium tasters and supertasters by actually counting the number of taste buds on the tongues of subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is bottom-up processing and top-down processing?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-up: Information processing in whi

Question 20

According to this theory, three classes of cells respond by increasing or decreasing their rate of firing when different colours are present.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequency theory 
B)  Trichromatic theory 
C)  Opponent-process theory 
D)  Signal detection theory 
A)  Frequency theory 
B)  Trichromatic theory 
C)  Opponent-process theory 
D)  Signal detection theory

Changes in a chemical called _____ found in the rods, enable us to adapt to the darkness of a movie theatre or to the brightness of a beach on a sunny day.

The tendency to group visual, auditory or other stimuli that share common characteristics or qualities is called

The two-point threshold varies for different parts of the body.

Which part of the ear contains the cochlea and hair cells?

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

Which of the following stimulates the largest sense organ you possess?

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (highest in nanometres)?

The process by which a sensory stimulus is translated into a neural impulse is called sensory reception.

Many people over the age of 60 suffer from gradual hearing loss that involves damage either to the

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following does not accurately portray your skin senses?

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

Our joints, ligaments and muscles hold receptors for our

In order to create the perception of depth painters sometimes use all of the following except

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

Researchers have compared non-tasters, medium tasters and supertasters by actually counting the number of taste buds on the tongues of subjects.

What is bottom-up processing and top-down processing?

According to this theory, three classes of cells respond by increasing or decreasing their rate of firing when different colours are present.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Changes in a chemical called _____ found in the rods, enable us to adapt to the darkness of a movie theatre or to the brightness of a beach on a sunny day.

The tendency to group visual, auditory or other stimuli that share common characteristics or qualities is called

The two-point threshold varies for different parts of the body.

Which part of the ear contains the cochlea and hair cells?

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

Which of the following stimulates the largest sense organ you possess?

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (highest in nanometres)?

The process by which a sensory stimulus is translated into a neural impulse is called sensory reception.

Many people over the age of 60 suffer from gradual hearing loss that involves damage either to the

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following does not accurately portray your skin senses?

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

Our joints, ligaments and muscles hold receptors for our

In order to create the perception of depth painters sometimes use all of the following except

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

Researchers have compared non-tasters, medium tasters and supertasters by actually counting the number of taste buds on the tongues of subjects.

What is bottom-up processing and top-down processing?

According to this theory, three classes of cells respond by increasing or decreasing their rate of firing when different colours are present.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

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Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

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