Question 1

When we have to use mental effort to determine what we perceive, the process of _____ is at work.

Accepted Answer

A) inattentional blindness 
B) attention 
C) multitasking 
D) sensory overload 
A) inattentional blindness 
B) attention 
C) multitasking 
D) sensory overload

Question 2

The _____ is a brain system that processes information about others' emotional facial expressions and movements.

Accepted Answer

A) social neural system 
B) facial construction system 
C) interpretive neural system 
D) mirror neuron system 
A) social neural system 
B) facial construction system 
C) interpretive neural system 
D) mirror neuron system

Question 3

What can be concluded from the cultural research on the Müller-Lyer illusion?

Accepted Answer

A) Experiencing illusions is innate; humans are born with the ability to be fooled by our perceptions. 
B) The experience of this illusion depends on the age and ethnicity of the individuals studied. 
C) Those who live in rectangular homes and buildings experienced the illusion more readily than those who live in round houses and buildings. 
D) Cultural experience played no role in being able or not being able to experience the illusion. 
A) Experiencing illusions is innate; humans are born with the ability to be fooled by our perceptions. 
B) The experience of this illusion depends on the age and ethnicity of the individuals studied. 
C) Those who live in rectangular homes and buildings experienced the illusion more readily than those who live in round houses and buildings. 
D) Cultural experience played no role in being able or not being able to experience the illusion.

Question 4

What is the significance of the optic chiasm?

Accepted Answer

The optic chiasm is formed when the two

Question 5

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the _____

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following is true about our sense of touch?

Accepted Answer

A) We can lose it and get along just fine. 
B) It is critical to our survival. 
C) Our kinesthetic sense will make up for the loss. 
D) It comes from chemoreceptors in our skin. 
A) We can lose it and get along just fine. 
B) It is critical to our survival. 
C) Our kinesthetic sense will make up for the loss. 
D) It comes from chemoreceptors in our skin.

Question 7

Some people have nearsightedness (myopia)or farsightedness (hyperopia)because the distance between their _____ and their _____ is either too short or too long.

Accepted Answer

A) cornea; lens 
B) iris; pupil 
C) rods; cones 
D) lens; retina 
A) cornea; lens 
B) iris; pupil 
C) rods; cones 
D) lens; retina

Question 8

"Colored hearing" is a common form of _____

Accepted Answer

A) mental illness. 
B) hallucination. 
C) delusion. 
D) synesthesia. 
A) mental illness. 
B) hallucination. 
C) delusion. 
D) synesthesia.

Question 9

The vestibular senses are concerned with _____

Accepted Answer

A) touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. 
B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other. 
C) movement and orientation. 
D) your location as compared to the position of the sun. 
A) touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. 
B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other. 
C) movement and orientation. 
D) your location as compared to the position of the sun.

Question 10

Our sensory receptors convert sensory stimuli from our environment into a form that can be sent to, and used by, the brain. This process is called _____

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) transduction. 
C) transmission. 
D) adaptation. 
A) assimilation. 
B) transduction. 
C) transmission. 
D) adaptation.

Question 11

When Jen looked at the picture, her perception of it kept changing from an Eskimo to a polar bear and back again. It must have been a(n)_____ figure.

Accepted Answer

A) impossible 
B) Ponzo 
C) ambiguous 
D) reverse 
A) impossible 
B) Ponzo 
C) ambiguous 
D) reverse

Question 12

_____ is the dimension of light that pertains to the specific color that is perceived, whereas _____ refers to the purity of that color.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the dimension of light that...

Question 13

Our eyes can respond to as little as five photons of light because of the extreme sensitivity of our _____ to light.

Accepted Answer

A) cones 
B) light cells 
C) adaptive cells 
D) rods 
A) cones 
B) light cells 
C) adaptive cells 
D) rods

Question 14

An absence of the cochlea will result in _____.

Accepted Answer

the inability for transduction

Question 15

Max and Erin drew a slightly different picture of stick figures on each of 50 two by four inch pages in a notepad. When they rapidly flipped through them, _____ made it look like the stick figures themselves were moving.

Accepted Answer

A) motion parallax 
B) relative size 
C) autokinetic illusion 
D) retinal disparity 
A) motion parallax 
B) relative size 
C) autokinetic illusion 
D) retinal disparity

Question 16

The first stage of vision processing takes place in the _____

Accepted Answer

A) retina. 
B) brain. 
C) occipital lobe. 
D) lens. 
A) retina. 
B) brain. 
C) occipital lobe. 
D) lens.

Question 17

The negative afterimage we see after staring at an image and then looking at a blank space provides support for the _____ theory of color vision.

Accepted Answer

A) top-down 
B) bottom-up 
C) opponent-process 
D) trichromatic 
A) top-down 
B) bottom-up 
C) opponent-process 
D) trichromatic

Question 18

_____ is purity of a color, or the degree to which the light waves producing it are of the same wavelength.

Accepted Answer

A) Saturation 
B) Trichromaticity 
C) Brightness 
D) Hue 
A) Saturation 
B) Trichromaticity 
C) Brightness 
D) Hue

Question 19

Define olfaction, explain its function, and illustrate the transduction process.

Accepted Answer

Olfaction refers to a person's sense of

Question 20

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A) to protect the hair cells 
B) to concentrate and funnel sound waves to the eardrum 
C) to amplify low-intensity sounds to detectable levels 
D) to filter out high-intensity sound waves that can be harmful 
A) to protect the hair cells 
B) to concentrate and funnel sound waves to the eardrum 
C) to amplify low-intensity sounds to detectable levels 
D) to filter out high-intensity sound waves that can be harmful

When we have to use mental effort to determine what we perceive, the process of _____ is at work.

The _____ is a brain system that processes information about others' emotional facial expressions and movements.

What can be concluded from the cultural research on the Müller-Lyer illusion?

What is the significance of the optic chiasm?

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the _____

Which of the following is true about our sense of touch?

Some people have nearsightedness (myopia)or farsightedness (hyperopia)because the distance between their _ and their _ is either too short or too long.

"Colored hearing" is a common form of _____

The vestibular senses are concerned with _____

Our sensory receptors convert sensory stimuli from our environment into a form that can be sent to, and used by, the brain. This process is called _____

When Jen looked at the picture, her perception of it kept changing from an Eskimo to a polar bear and back again. It must have been a(n)_____ figure.

_ is the dimension of light that pertains to the specific color that is perceived, whereas _ refers to the purity of that color.

Our eyes can respond to as little as five photons of light because of the extreme sensitivity of our _____ to light.

An absence of the cochlea will result in _____.

Max and Erin drew a slightly different picture of stick figures on each of 50 two by four inch pages in a notepad. When they rapidly flipped through them, _____ made it look like the stick figures themselves were moving.

The first stage of vision processing takes place in the _____

The negative afterimage we see after staring at an image and then looking at a blank space provides support for the _____ theory of color vision.

_____ is purity of a color, or the degree to which the light waves producing it are of the same wavelength.

Define olfaction, explain its function, and illustrate the transduction process.

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

When we have to use mental effort to determine what we perceive, the process of _____ is at work.

The _____ is a brain system that processes information about others' emotional facial expressions and movements.

What can be concluded from the cultural research on the Müller-Lyer illusion?

What is the significance of the optic chiasm?

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the _____

Which of the following is true about our sense of touch?

Some people have nearsightedness (myopia)or farsightedness (hyperopia)because the distance between their _____ and their _____ is either too short or too long.

"Colored hearing" is a common form of _____

The vestibular senses are concerned with _____

Our sensory receptors convert sensory stimuli from our environment into a form that can be sent to, and used by, the brain. This process is called _____

When Jen looked at the picture, her perception of it kept changing from an Eskimo to a polar bear and back again. It must have been a(n)_____ figure.

_____ is the dimension of light that pertains to the specific color that is perceived, whereas _____ refers to the purity of that color.

Our eyes can respond to as little as five photons of light because of the extreme sensitivity of our _____ to light.

An absence of the cochlea will result in _____.

Max and Erin drew a slightly different picture of stick figures on each of 50 two by four inch pages in a notepad. When they rapidly flipped through them, _____ made it look like the stick figures themselves were moving.

The first stage of vision processing takes place in the _____

The negative afterimage we see after staring at an image and then looking at a blank space provides support for the _____ theory of color vision.

_____ is purity of a color, or the degree to which the light waves producing it are of the same wavelength.

Define olfaction, explain its function, and illustrate the transduction process.

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Defining Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Human Sexuality and Gender

Filters

Some people have nearsightedness (myopia)or farsightedness (hyperopia)because the distance between their _ and their _ is either too short or too long.

_ is the dimension of light that pertains to the specific color that is perceived, whereas _ refers to the purity of that color.