Question 1

Nonconscious processing of information does not occur in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The intensity of light corresponds to the amplitude of the light wave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ is concerned with how the physical properties of stimuli are related to our psychological experience of them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception 
B)  Psychophysics 
C)  Signal-detection theory 
D)  Gestalt theory 
A)  Perception 
B)  Psychophysics 
C)  Signal-detection theory 
D)  Gestalt theory

Question 4

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored, they may see but they often do not see well and have difficulty interpreting what they see.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following sensory abilities is NOT present at or shortly after birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to discriminate salty from sweet 
B)  ability to discriminate different colours 
C)  ability to localize sound 
D)  perceptual set ability 
A)  ability to discriminate salty from sweet 
B)  ability to discriminate different colours 
C)  ability to localize sound 
D)  perceptual set ability

Question 6

The lens of the eye functions in the same way as does the lens of a camera.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The colour or hue that we perceive is related to the ________ of light.

Accepted Answer

A)  intensity 
B)  complexity 
C)  amplitude 
D)  wavelength 
A)  intensity 
B)  complexity 
C)  amplitude 
D)  wavelength

Question 8

The stimulus for a sound is a wave of pressure created when an object vibrates or when compressed air is released.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The gate-control theory helps to explain the perception of:

Accepted Answer

A)  touch. 
B)  smell. 
C)  pain. 
D)  pressure. 
A)  touch. 
B)  smell. 
C)  pain. 
D)  pressure.

Question 10

A camera is a passive recorder of the world, but the visual systems of mammals build up pictures of the world by detecting its meaningful features. Integrate the research on the visual system with information that was presented in Chapter 4 regarding the thalamus, temporal lobes, and visual cortex.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 11

Determine whether each cue to depth perception is binocular or monocular.
-relative size

Accepted Answer

A) binocular cue 
B) monocular cue 
A) binocular cue 
B) monocular cue

Question 12

Match the description with the appropriate theory.
-The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gate" in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) signal-detection theory 
B) Gestalt principles 
C) gate-control theory 
D) opponent-process theory 
E) trichromatic theory 
A) signal-detection theory 
B) Gestalt principles 
C) gate-control theory 
D) opponent-process theory 
E) trichromatic theory

Question 13

Much of what we call "flavour" is the smell of gases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the four basic tastes? What fifth taste has been proposed? What is the effect of smell on our taste experience?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 15

Shorter light waves tend to be seen as orange and red.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The human tongue is divided into four sections, and each section detects either salty, sour, bitter, or sweet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory overload. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  selective attention. 
A)  sensory overload. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  selective attention.

Question 18

Without the soft, funnel-shaped outer ear to collect sounds, it would be difficult for humans to hear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In order to infer an object's location, we estimate its distance from us through binocular and monocular cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The dimension of auditory experience related to the frequency of the sound wave and, to some extent, its intensity is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch. 
B)  olfaction. 
C)  saturation. 
D)  gustation. 
A)  pitch. 
B)  olfaction. 
C)  saturation. 
D)  gustation.

Nonconscious processing of information does not occur in humans.

The intensity of light corresponds to the amplitude of the light wave.

________ is concerned with how the physical properties of stimuli are related to our psychological experience of them.

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored, they may see but they often do not see well and have difficulty interpreting what they see.

Which of the following sensory abilities is NOT present at or shortly after birth?

The lens of the eye functions in the same way as does the lens of a camera.

The colour or hue that we perceive is related to the ________ of light.

The stimulus for a sound is a wave of pressure created when an object vibrates or when compressed air is released.

The gate-control theory helps to explain the perception of:

A camera is a passive recorder of the world, but the visual systems of mammals build up pictures of the world by detecting its meaningful features. Integrate the research on the visual system with information that was presented in Chapter 4 regarding the thalamus, temporal lobes, and visual cortex.

Determine whether each cue to depth perception is binocular or monocular. -relative size

Match the description with the appropriate theory. -The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gate" in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Much of what we call "flavour" is the smell of gases.

What are the four basic tastes? What fifth taste has been proposed? What is the effect of smell on our taste experience?

Shorter light waves tend to be seen as orange and red.

The human tongue is divided into four sections, and each section detects either salty, sour, bitter, or sweet.

The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as:

Without the soft, funnel-shaped outer ear to collect sounds, it would be difficult for humans to hear.

In order to infer an object's location, we estimate its distance from us through binocular and monocular cues.

The dimension of auditory experience related to the frequency of the sound wave and, to some extent, its intensity is called:

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Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Nonconscious processing of information does not occur in humans.

The intensity of light corresponds to the amplitude of the light wave.

________ is concerned with how the physical properties of stimuli are related to our psychological experience of them.

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored, they may see but they often do not see well and have difficulty interpreting what they see.

Which of the following sensory abilities is NOT present at or shortly after birth?

The lens of the eye functions in the same way as does the lens of a camera.

The colour or hue that we perceive is related to the ________ of light.

The stimulus for a sound is a wave of pressure created when an object vibrates or when compressed air is released.

The gate-control theory helps to explain the perception of:

A camera is a passive recorder of the world, but the visual systems of mammals build up pictures of the world by detecting its meaningful features. Integrate the research on the visual system with information that was presented in Chapter 4 regarding the thalamus, temporal lobes, and visual cortex.

Determine whether each cue to depth perception is binocular or monocular. -relative size

Match the description with the appropriate theory. -The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gate" in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Much of what we call "flavour" is the smell of gases.

What are the four basic tastes? What fifth taste has been proposed? What is the effect of smell on our taste experience?

Shorter light waves tend to be seen as orange and red.

The human tongue is divided into four sections, and each section detects either salty, sour, bitter, or sweet.

The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as:

Without the soft, funnel-shaped outer ear to collect sounds, it would be difficult for humans to hear.

In order to infer an object's location, we estimate its distance from us through binocular and monocular cues.

The dimension of auditory experience related to the frequency of the sound wave and, to some extent, its intensity is called:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters