Question 1

A person who can distinguish some colors but has an inability to distinguish red from green or yellow from blue is said to have

Accepted Answer

A)  myopia. 
B)  hyperopia. 
C)  color agnosia. 
D)  color weakness. 
A)  myopia. 
B)  hyperopia. 
C)  color agnosia. 
D)  color weakness.

Question 2

The opponent process theory of color vision explains

Accepted Answer

A)  what happens in the retina. 
B)  how the stereocilia are stimulated and produce visual sensations. 
C)  how the iodopsin breaks down and triggers action potentials. 
D)  what happens in the optic pathways and brain after the information leaves the eye. 
A)  what happens in the retina. 
B)  how the stereocilia are stimulated and produce visual sensations. 
C)  how the iodopsin breaks down and triggers action potentials. 
D)  what happens in the optic pathways and brain after the information leaves the eye.

Question 3

A minimum change in sensory intensity that is noticeable to an observer and can be coded into neural messages is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute threshold. 
B)  psychophysical equation. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  transduction limit. 
A)  absolute threshold. 
B)  psychophysical equation. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  transduction limit.

Question 4

Which theory of color vision explains that fatigue caused by making one response produces an afterimage of the opposite color as the system recovers?

Accepted Answer

A)  three-opponent 
B)  trichromatic 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  accommodation 
A)  three-opponent 
B)  trichromatic 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  accommodation

Question 5

In order to take your psychology quiz,you must read and process the information.The ability to organize the black marks on the paper into meaningful patterns involves the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  perception. 
B)  sensation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory accommodation. 
A)  perception. 
B)  sensation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory accommodation.

Question 6

A frog's eyes are highly sensitive to small,dark,moving spots.Since the frog's eyes are attuned to this specific stimuli,the frog's eyes act as

Accepted Answer

A)  feature detectors. 
B)  sensory amplifiers. 
C)  perceptual transducers. 
D)  phosphenes. 
A)  feature detectors. 
B)  sensory amplifiers. 
C)  perceptual transducers. 
D)  phosphenes.

Question 7

The "pop-out" effect,or eye-catching effect,of such visual stimuli as lines,shapes,edges,spots,and colors occurs because your visual system is highly sensitive to perceptual

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitudes. 
B)  transducers. 
C)  features. 
D)  thresholds. 
A)  amplitudes. 
B)  transducers. 
C)  features. 
D)  thresholds.

Question 8

The area of the eye,which is about the size and thickness of a postage stamp and converts light energy into nerve impulses,is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea. 
B)  iris. 
C)  lens. 
D)  retina. 
A)  cornea. 
B)  iris. 
C)  lens. 
D)  retina.

Question 9

Regarding the retina,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  The retina consists of many more cones than rods. 
B)  The retina is an area about the size and thickness of a postage stamp. 
C)  Only about half of the light falling on the front of the eye ever reaches the rods and cones in the retina. 
D)  The part of the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye contains no rods or cones and is known as the blind spot. 
A)  The retina consists of many more cones than rods. 
B)  The retina is an area about the size and thickness of a postage stamp. 
C)  Only about half of the light falling on the front of the eye ever reaches the rods and cones in the retina. 
D)  The part of the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye contains no rods or cones and is known as the blind spot.

Question 10

Sensory localization means that the sensation experienced depends on the

Accepted Answer

A)  area of the brain activated. 
B)  rate of firing of the nerve impulse. 
C)  the type of receptor stimulated. 
D)  the neural stimulation pattern. 
A)  area of the brain activated. 
B)  rate of firing of the nerve impulse. 
C)  the type of receptor stimulated. 
D)  the neural stimulation pattern.

Question 11

In the auditory system,the first anatomical structure that is set in motion by the sound wave is

Accepted Answer

A)  an auditory ossicle. 
B)  the cochlea. 
C)  the eardrum. 
D)  the oval window. 
A)  an auditory ossicle. 
B)  the cochlea. 
C)  the eardrum. 
D)  the oval window.

Question 12

The scientific term for farsightedness is

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperopia. 
B)  myopia. 
C)  retinitis. 
D)  astigmatism. 
A)  hyperopia. 
B)  myopia. 
C)  retinitis. 
D)  astigmatism.

Question 13

A receiver runs down field,turns,and focuses on the tiny "missile" spiraling down to him.This receiver's ability to see the football emphasizes his excellent visual acuity due to the fovea of his eyes having a large concentration of

Accepted Answer

A)  rods. 
B)  cones. 
C)  phosphenes. 
D)  stereocilia. 
A)  rods. 
B)  cones. 
C)  phosphenes. 
D)  stereocilia.

Question 14

When your eyes reach the point of complete dark adaptation and maximum visual sensitivity,they will be how many more times as sensitive to light?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  100 
C)  1,000 
D)  100,000 
A)  10 
B)  100 
C)  1,000 
D)  100,000

Question 15

As a teacher writes on the board,she detects over her shoulder a student about to throw a wad of paper at her.This excellent peripheral vision is due to the large concentration of which of the following in the periphery of her eyes?

Accepted Answer

A)  rods 
B)  cones 
C)  phosphenes 
D)  stereocilia 
A)  rods 
B)  cones 
C)  phosphenes 
D)  stereocilia

Question 16

As Karen reads her psychology textbook,the words on the page seem to be focused and then become fuzzy.After an hour of struggling to read her textbook with some of the words in focus and other not,she has developed a severe headache.When her eye doctor examines her eyes,he finds that her lenses are misshapen.Karen has which visual problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  myopia 
B)  hyperopia 
C)  astigmatism 
D)  presbyopia 
A)  myopia 
B)  hyperopia 
C)  astigmatism 
D)  presbyopia

Question 17

Visual sensations that persist after a stimulus is removed,like seeing a spot after a flashbulb goes off,are called

Accepted Answer

A)  limens. 
B)  phosphenes. 
C)  afterimages. 
D)  photoreceptors. 
A)  limens. 
B)  phosphenes. 
C)  afterimages. 
D)  photoreceptors.

Question 18

Regarding dark adaptation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It takes about 10 to 15 minutes of complete darkness to reach maximum visual sensitivity. 
B)  Dark adaptation can be wiped out by just a few seconds of viewing the bluish-white xenon lights. 
C)  The afterimages seen after looking at a flashbulb are a result of the bleaching of visual pigment in the rods. 
D)  To restore ligh sensitivity, the rhodopsin in the rods must recombine. 
A)  It takes about 10 to 15 minutes of complete darkness to reach maximum visual sensitivity. 
B)  Dark adaptation can be wiped out by just a few seconds of viewing the bluish-white xenon lights. 
C)  The afterimages seen after looking at a flashbulb are a result of the bleaching of visual pigment in the rods. 
D)  To restore ligh sensitivity, the rhodopsin in the rods must recombine.

Question 19

Regarding difference thresholds,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect some stimulus. 
B)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus. 
C)  Difference thresholds involve the decrease in sensory response to an unchanging stimulus. 
D)  Difference thresholds involve the mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns. 
A)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect some stimulus. 
B)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus. 
C)  Difference thresholds involve the decrease in sensory response to an unchanging stimulus. 
D)  Difference thresholds involve the mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns.

Question 20

Your eyes transduce only a tiny fraction of the entire range of electromagnetic energies,which we call the

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual limit. 
B)  visible spectrum. 
C)  biological transduction range. 
D)  spectral analysis limitation. 
A)  perceptual limit. 
B)  visible spectrum. 
C)  biological transduction range. 
D)  spectral analysis limitation.

Exam 4: A: Sensation and Perception

A person who can distinguish some colors but has an inability to distinguish red from green or yellow from blue is said to have

The opponent process theory of color vision explains

A minimum change in sensory intensity that is noticeable to an observer and can be coded into neural messages is known as the

Which theory of color vision explains that fatigue caused by making one response produces an afterimage of the opposite color as the system recovers?

In order to take your psychology quiz,you must read and process the information.The ability to organize the black marks on the paper into meaningful patterns involves the process of

A frog's eyes are highly sensitive to small,dark,moving spots.Since the frog's eyes are attuned to this specific stimuli,the frog's eyes act as

The "pop-out" effect,or eye-catching effect,of such visual stimuli as lines,shapes,edges,spots,and colors occurs because your visual system is highly sensitive to perceptual

The area of the eye,which is about the size and thickness of a postage stamp and converts light energy into nerve impulses,is called the

Regarding the retina,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Sensory localization means that the sensation experienced depends on the

In the auditory system,the first anatomical structure that is set in motion by the sound wave is

The scientific term for farsightedness is

A receiver runs down field,turns,and focuses on the tiny "missile" spiraling down to him.This receiver's ability to see the football emphasizes his excellent visual acuity due to the fovea of his eyes having a large concentration of

When your eyes reach the point of complete dark adaptation and maximum visual sensitivity,they will be how many more times as sensitive to light?

As a teacher writes on the board,she detects over her shoulder a student about to throw a wad of paper at her.This excellent peripheral vision is due to the large concentration of which of the following in the periphery of her eyes?

Visual sensations that persist after a stimulus is removed,like seeing a spot after a flashbulb goes off,are called

Regarding dark adaptation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding difference thresholds,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Your eyes transduce only a tiny fraction of the entire range of electromagnetic energies,which we call the

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