Question 1

Judging the size of cars,houses,and people from great distances or from the top of a skyscraper would be considered

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A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  intrinsic. 
D)  endogenous. 
A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  intrinsic. 
D)  endogenous.

Question 2

In one study,participants said that a $90 wine tasted better than a $10 wine,although the participants had really tasted the same wine.Interestingly,the participants' functional MRI images showed that the pleasure areas of their brains were more active when they were told they were drinking the "$90 wine." The results of this experiment illustrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  suggesting the wine was expensive created a perceptual expectancy that it would taste better. 
B)  few people are supertasters that have the ability to discern the difference in wines. 
C)  few people are trained to do adequate reality testing. 
D)  suggesting the wine was expensive created inattentional blindness, blocking the actual taste sensation of the wine and creating a delusion. 
A)  suggesting the wine was expensive created a perceptual expectancy that it would taste better. 
B)  few people are supertasters that have the ability to discern the difference in wines. 
C)  few people are trained to do adequate reality testing. 
D)  suggesting the wine was expensive created inattentional blindness, blocking the actual taste sensation of the wine and creating a delusion.

Question 3

If two objects make the same size image on the retina,but one is more distant than the other,the more distant object must be larger.This is formally known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the size illusion. 
B)  the stroboscopic effect. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  size-distance invariance. 
A)  the size illusion. 
B)  the stroboscopic effect. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  size-distance invariance.

Question 4

When you are in a group of people,surrounded by voices,you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the "cocktail party effect." 
B)  the multisensory approach. 
C)  "mindblindness." 
D)  the sound threshold barrier. 
A)  the "cocktail party effect." 
B)  the multisensory approach. 
C)  "mindblindness." 
D)  the sound threshold barrier.

Question 5

Because Robin has more experience with people from her own race,she is better able to recognize people from her own race because she is more familiar with the features that help us recognize different persons.This illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  sensory adaptation. 
C)  perceptual learning. 
D)  dishabituation. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  sensory adaptation. 
C)  perceptual learning. 
D)  dishabituation.

Question 6

That you can select traffic signals from a background of neon signs and lights is an illustration of

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory gating. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  control biasing. 
D)  physiological nystagmus. 
A)  sensory gating. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  control biasing. 
D)  physiological nystagmus.

Question 7

Tara believes that she has not only seen ghosts but is able to talk to them like a living person.Tara believes she has the purported psi ability known as

Accepted Answer

A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  mediumship. 
D)  psychokinesis. 
A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  mediumship. 
D)  psychokinesis.

Question 8

Miss Cleo and her "psychic hot line" operators provided information to the people who called regarding questions about their future by using a set of techniques known as

Accepted Answer

A)  clairvoyance interpretations. 
B)  psi interpretations. 
C)  cold readings. 
D)  dishabituation readings. 
A)  clairvoyance interpretations. 
B)  psi interpretations. 
C)  cold readings. 
D)  dishabituation readings.

Question 9

If a person states that he is communicating with a person who is dead,this ability to communicate is called

Accepted Answer

A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  mediumship. 
D)  psychokinesis. 
A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  mediumship. 
D)  psychokinesis.

Question 10

The ability to see three-dimensional space and to accurately judge distances is called

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy. 
B)  shape constancy. 
C)  depth perception. 
D)  perceptual organization. 
A)  size constancy. 
B)  shape constancy. 
C)  depth perception. 
D)  perceptual organization.

Question 11

ESP skeptics regard the "decline effect" as evidence

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A)  of the psi skills being tested under artificially controlled situations. 
B)  that the earlier demonstration of ESP was the result of a run of luck. 
C)  that charges of fraud in ESP are themselves fraudulent. 
D)  that parapsychological skills are very fragile. 
A)  of the psi skills being tested under artificially controlled situations. 
B)  that the earlier demonstration of ESP was the result of a run of luck. 
C)  that charges of fraud in ESP are themselves fraudulent. 
D)  that parapsychological skills are very fragile.

Question 12

Which of the following may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future?

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A)  telepathy 
B)  precognition 
C)  clairvoyance 
D)  psychokinesis 
A)  telepathy 
B)  precognition 
C)  clairvoyance 
D)  psychokinesis

Question 13

The text suggests that enhanced perceptual accuracy would be achieved through

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A)  habituation. 
B)  the construction of perceptual sets. 
C)  being aware of motives and expectations that can influence your perceptions. 
D)  engaging in more routine top-down processing. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  the construction of perceptual sets. 
C)  being aware of motives and expectations that can influence your perceptions. 
D)  engaging in more routine top-down processing.

Question 14

Cold readings rely on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  uncritical acceptance. 
B)  the Barnum effect. 
C)  the confirmation bias. 
D)  dishabituation. 
A)  uncritical acceptance. 
B)  the Barnum effect. 
C)  the confirmation bias. 
D)  dishabituation.

Question 15

Reinterpretation in psi experiments,like Edgar Mitchell's experiment,involves

Accepted Answer

A)  discounting the Barnum effect. 
B)  using double blind research techniques. 
C)  safeguarding against fraud and deception. 
D)  defines scores, both above and below chance, as successes. 
A)  discounting the Barnum effect. 
B)  using double blind research techniques. 
C)  safeguarding against fraud and deception. 
D)  defines scores, both above and below chance, as successes.

Question 16

Past experience,motives,context,or suggestion may lead a person to perceive in a certain way because of the creation of a

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual expectancy. 
B)  cognitive threshold. 
C)  perceptual orientation. 
D)  sensory bias. 
A)  perceptual expectancy. 
B)  cognitive threshold. 
C)  perceptual orientation. 
D)  sensory bias.

Question 17

Regarding parapsychology,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parapsychology is a pseudo-psychology dealing with the nature of altered states of consciousness. 
B)  Parapsychology is the study of psychic phenomena or psi events. 
C)  Parapsychology is limited to the study of astral projections. 
D)  Parapsychology is a non-scientific field concerned with clairvoyance, magic, and witchcraft. 
A)  Parapsychology is a pseudo-psychology dealing with the nature of altered states of consciousness. 
B)  Parapsychology is the study of psychic phenomena or psi events. 
C)  Parapsychology is limited to the study of astral projections. 
D)  Parapsychology is a non-scientific field concerned with clairvoyance, magic, and witchcraft.

Question 18

When American and Japanese participants were shown drawings of everyday scenes,such as a farm,and were later shown slightly changed versions of the same scene,the Japanese participants tended to

Accepted Answer

A)  be better at detecting changes in the figure of the scene. 
B)  be better at finding alterations in the background of the scene. 
C)  find fewer overall changes. 
D)  find significantly more of the changes. 
A)  be better at detecting changes in the figure of the scene. 
B)  be better at finding alterations in the background of the scene. 
C)  find fewer overall changes. 
D)  find significantly more of the changes.

Question 19

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between Zulu experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

Accepted Answer

A)  past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B)  some principles of perception are universal. 
C)  people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D)  perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception. 
A)  past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B)  some principles of perception are universal. 
C)  people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D)  perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception.

Question 20

Which of the following would most likely be tested using a visual cliff?

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy 
B)  figure-ground perception 
C)  depth perception 
D)  shape constancy 
A)  size constancy 
B)  figure-ground perception 
C)  depth perception 
D)  shape constancy

Exam 4: C: Sensation and Perception

Judging the size of cars,houses,and people from great distances or from the top of a skyscraper would be considered

If two objects make the same size image on the retina,but one is more distant than the other,the more distant object must be larger.This is formally known as

When you are in a group of people,surrounded by voices,you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is known as

Because Robin has more experience with people from her own race,she is better able to recognize people from her own race because she is more familiar with the features that help us recognize different persons.This illustrates the importance of

That you can select traffic signals from a background of neon signs and lights is an illustration of

Tara believes that she has not only seen ghosts but is able to talk to them like a living person.Tara believes she has the purported psi ability known as

Miss Cleo and her "psychic hot line" operators provided information to the people who called regarding questions about their future by using a set of techniques known as

If a person states that he is communicating with a person who is dead,this ability to communicate is called

The ability to see three-dimensional space and to accurately judge distances is called

ESP skeptics regard the "decline effect" as evidence

Which of the following may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future?

The text suggests that enhanced perceptual accuracy would be achieved through

Cold readings rely on all of the following EXCEPT

Reinterpretation in psi experiments,like Edgar Mitchell's experiment,involves

Past experience,motives,context,or suggestion may lead a person to perceive in a certain way because of the creation of a

Regarding parapsychology,which of the following statements is TRUE?

When American and Japanese participants were shown drawings of everyday scenes,such as a farm,and were later shown slightly changed versions of the same scene,the Japanese participants tended to

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between Zulu experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

Which of the following would most likely be tested using a visual cliff?

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology