Question 1

Sound is a ____ form of energy and is the result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  wave; vibrating molecules 
B)  particle; photons 
C)  chemical; molecular breakdowns 
D)  moving; vibrating photons 
A)  wave; vibrating molecules 
B)  particle; photons 
C)  chemical; molecular breakdowns 
D)  moving; vibrating photons

Question 2

A perceptual hypothesis is an inference about which distal stimuli could be responsible for the proximal stimuli that are detected by the sensory receptors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Reversible figures illustrate the observation that

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals may fail to see fully visible objects. 
B)  expectations do not influence perceptions. 
C)  the same visual input can result in different perceptions. 
D)  there is a one-to-one correspondence between sensory input and perception. 
A)  individuals may fail to see fully visible objects. 
B)  expectations do not influence perceptions. 
C)  the same visual input can result in different perceptions. 
D)  there is a one-to-one correspondence between sensory input and perception.

Question 4

Impossible figures are objects that exist in three-dimensional space but cannot be accurately represented in two-dimensional pictures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to one theory of color vision,colors are signaled in pairs by neurons that fire faster to one color and slower to another color.This theory is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  opponent process theory. 
B)  trichromatic theory. 
C)  signal-detection theory. 
D)  feature-detection theory. 
A)  opponent process theory. 
B)  trichromatic theory. 
C)  signal-detection theory. 
D)  feature-detection theory.

Question 6

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism.Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that

Accepted Answer

A)  this is the first offense for both her clients. 
B)  both her clients are good students who always score at the top of their class. 
C)  her clients are both active in a number of extra-curricular activities at their school. 
D)  other students involved in the incident did much more damage than her clients did. 
A)  this is the first offense for both her clients. 
B)  both her clients are good students who always score at the top of their class. 
C)  her clients are both active in a number of extra-curricular activities at their school. 
D)  other students involved in the incident did much more damage than her clients did.

Question 7

Giovanni was watching the night sky on a clear evening in November.He noticed that sometimes when he looked directly overhead he could detect a very faint star.A few minutes later it seemed that the star had disappeared,and then it "appeared" again.In this case,it is very likely that the light from the star was

Accepted Answer

A)  just below Giovanni's level for perceptual invariance. 
B)  producing action potentials that were too weak to reach the terminal buttons. 
C)  just at Giovanni's absolute threshold for light. 
D)  producing inhibitory synapses rather than excitatory synapses. 
A)  just below Giovanni's level for perceptual invariance. 
B)  producing action potentials that were too weak to reach the terminal buttons. 
C)  just at Giovanni's absolute threshold for light. 
D)  producing inhibitory synapses rather than excitatory synapses.

Question 8

Briefly describe the processes and pathways involved in the perception of pressure on the skin

Accepted Answer

Skin receptors respond to pressure,tempe

Question 9

Which of the following principles does the Ponzo illusion use to achieve its effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual grouping 
B)  figure ground relationships 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  selective attention 
A)  perceptual grouping 
B)  figure ground relationships 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  selective attention

Question 10

According to the Featured Study described in the text,a target woman wearing a red blouse was rated higher by male observers on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived attractiveness. 
B)  likability. 
C)  sexual desirability. 
D)  dating appeal. 
A)  perceived attractiveness. 
B)  likability. 
C)  sexual desirability. 
D)  dating appeal.

Question 11

According to psychologists,the minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is

Accepted Answer

A)  its sensory memory. 
B)  subject to sensory adaptation. 
C)  the absolute threshold. 
D)  the just noticeable difference (JN
D) . 
A)  its sensory memory. 
B)  subject to sensory adaptation. 
C)  the absolute threshold. 
D)  the just noticeable difference (JN
D) .

Question 12

At the musical he attended over the weekend,Andrew noticed that whenever the red and green spotlights overlapped,they seemed to change to a yellow spotlight.This can be explained using the principles of

Accepted Answer

A)  additive color mixing. 
B)  subtractive color mixing. 
C)  hypercomplex feature detection. 
D)  opponent-processing of colors. 
A)  additive color mixing. 
B)  subtractive color mixing. 
C)  hypercomplex feature detection. 
D)  opponent-processing of colors.

Question 13

The ____ were more concerned with interpreting a viewer's fleeting perception of reality than with recreating the photographic "reality" of a scene.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medievalists 
B)  Realists 
C)  French Impressionists 
D)  Cubists 
A)  Medievalists 
B)  Realists 
C)  French Impressionists 
D)  Cubists

Question 14

Absolute thresholds,or the maximum stimulus intensity detectable,are not really absolute,since recent research suggests that some individuals are able to detect stimulus beyond the previously established absolute thresholds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If a person views three lights that differ only in amplitude,the person would perceive the lights as

Accepted Answer

A)  differing in brightness. 
B)  different colors. 
C)  differing in brightness and color. 
D)  different shades of the same color. 
A)  differing in brightness. 
B)  different colors. 
C)  differing in brightness and color. 
D)  different shades of the same color.

Question 16

You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt.This an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a visual illusion. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  attentional blindness 
A)  a visual illusion. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  attentional blindness

Question 17

The binocular depth cue that relies on the fact that objects within 25 feet project images to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas,so that the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  relative size. 
A)  convergence. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  relative size.

Question 18

Blake was at a football game,and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands,he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans.Blake's perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

A red light,green light,and blue light differ in

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude. 
B)  complexity. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  purity. 
A)  amplitude. 
B)  complexity. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  purity.

Question 20

Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes,but that the only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones.Based on what is known about human vision you might expect that this animal would

Accepted Answer

A)  have poor vision in low illumination. 
B)  have no color vision. 
C)  have poor peripheral vision. 
D)  be able to detect extremely fine details. 
A)  have poor vision in low illumination. 
B)  have no color vision. 
C)  have poor peripheral vision. 
D)  be able to detect extremely fine details.

Sound is a form of energy and is the result of .

A perceptual hypothesis is an inference about which distal stimuli could be responsible for the proximal stimuli that are detected by the sensory receptors.

Reversible figures illustrate the observation that

Impossible figures are objects that exist in three-dimensional space but cannot be accurately represented in two-dimensional pictures.

According to one theory of color vision,colors are signaled in pairs by neurons that fire faster to one color and slower to another color.This theory is known as the

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism.Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that

Briefly describe the processes and pathways involved in the perception of pressure on the skin

Which of the following principles does the Ponzo illusion use to achieve its effect?

According to the Featured Study described in the text,a target woman wearing a red blouse was rated higher by male observers on all of the following EXCEPT

According to psychologists,the minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is

At the musical he attended over the weekend,Andrew noticed that whenever the red and green spotlights overlapped,they seemed to change to a yellow spotlight.This can be explained using the principles of

The ____ were more concerned with interpreting a viewer's fleeting perception of reality than with recreating the photographic "reality" of a scene.

Absolute thresholds,or the maximum stimulus intensity detectable,are not really absolute,since recent research suggests that some individuals are able to detect stimulus beyond the previously established absolute thresholds.

If a person views three lights that differ only in amplitude,the person would perceive the lights as

You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt.This an example of

The binocular depth cue that relies on the fact that objects within 25 feet project images to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas,so that the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object is known as

Blake was at a football game,and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands,he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans.Blake's perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of

A red light,green light,and blue light differ in

Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes,but that the only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones.Based on what is known about human vision you might expect that this animal would

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Sound is a ____ form of energy and is the result of ____.

A perceptual hypothesis is an inference about which distal stimuli could be responsible for the proximal stimuli that are detected by the sensory receptors.

Reversible figures illustrate the observation that

Impossible figures are objects that exist in three-dimensional space but cannot be accurately represented in two-dimensional pictures.

According to one theory of color vision,colors are signaled in pairs by neurons that fire faster to one color and slower to another color.This theory is known as the

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism.Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that

Briefly describe the processes and pathways involved in the perception of pressure on the skin

Which of the following principles does the Ponzo illusion use to achieve its effect?

According to the Featured Study described in the text,a target woman wearing a red blouse was rated higher by male observers on all of the following EXCEPT

According to psychologists,the minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is

At the musical he attended over the weekend,Andrew noticed that whenever the red and green spotlights overlapped,they seemed to change to a yellow spotlight.This can be explained using the principles of

The ____ were more concerned with interpreting a viewer's fleeting perception of reality than with recreating the photographic "reality" of a scene.

Absolute thresholds,or the maximum stimulus intensity detectable,are not really absolute,since recent research suggests that some individuals are able to detect stimulus beyond the previously established absolute thresholds.

If a person views three lights that differ only in amplitude,the person would perceive the lights as

You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt.This an example of

The binocular depth cue that relies on the fact that objects within 25 feet project images to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas,so that the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object is known as

Blake was at a football game,and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands,he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans.Blake's perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of

A red light,green light,and blue light differ in

Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes,but that the only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones.Based on what is known about human vision you might expect that this animal would

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Sound is a form of energy and is the result of .