Question 1

The average absolute threshold of hearing in human beings is:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 decibels. 
B)  30 decibels. 
C)  0 decibels. 
D)  20 decibels. 
A)  10 decibels. 
B)  30 decibels. 
C)  0 decibels. 
D)  20 decibels.

Question 2

Rods adapt more quickly than cones under conditions of dim illumination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sensory adaptation can be hazardous at times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  acuity 
B)  proximity 
C)  continuity 
D)  similarity 
A)  acuity 
B)  proximity 
C)  continuity 
D)  similarity

Question 5

We never completely adapt to extremely intense stimuli, such as the odour of ammonia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are flashed one at a time. Whenever he notices a flash he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neil's difference threshold for brightness 
B)  Neil's functional encoding of brightness 
C)  Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness 
D)  Neil's absolute threshold for brightness 
A)  Neil's difference threshold for brightness 
B)  Neil's functional encoding of brightness 
C)  Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness 
D)  Neil's absolute threshold for brightness

Question 7

One reason that we are not aware of a blind spot in our field of vision is that our brain fills in the gap.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

There appears to be a special module in the brain for recognizing:

Accepted Answer

A)  faces. 
B)  geometric shapes. 
C)  vertical and horizontal lines. 
D)  circles. 
A)  faces. 
B)  geometric shapes. 
C)  vertical and horizontal lines. 
D)  circles.

Question 9

The centre of the fovea contains only rods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The fact that you lose awareness of the pressure of your clothes against your skin within minutes of getting dressed reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  just noticeable difference. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  sensory adaptation. 
A)  just noticeable difference. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  sensory adaptation.

Question 11

Research on taste shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tongue is divided into sections, each of which is sensitive to a particular basic taste. 
B)  people who are over 40 years of age have fewer total taste buds. 
C)  the highest concentration of taste buds is found in the centre of the tongue. 
D)  the taste receptor cells are replaced by new cells about every 40 days. 
A)  the tongue is divided into sections, each of which is sensitive to a particular basic taste. 
B)  people who are over 40 years of age have fewer total taste buds. 
C)  the highest concentration of taste buds is found in the centre of the tongue. 
D)  the taste receptor cells are replaced by new cells about every 40 days.

Question 12

If the sensory nerves all use exactly the same form of communication, how, then, do we experience so many different kinds of sensation? Include the work of the German physiologist Johannes Müller in your essay.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

The research about kittens raised in horizontal or vertical environments was designed to demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory adaptation. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  feature detection. 
D)  critical periods. 
A)  sensory adaptation. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  feature detection. 
D)  critical periods.

Question 14

According to opponent-process theory, the colour code that is passed along to higher visual centres treats blue and yellow as antagonistic colours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Precognition is the perception of an event that has not yet happened.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to anatomical coding?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not easy to link different skin sensations to distinct nerve pathways. 
B)  Anatomical coding cannot explain synesthesia. 
C)  Anatomical coding doesn't explain why pressure on the eye causes a person to see a flash of light. 
D)  Anatomical coding does not explain variations of experience within a particular sense. 
A)  It is not easy to link different skin sensations to distinct nerve pathways. 
B)  Anatomical coding cannot explain synesthesia. 
C)  Anatomical coding doesn't explain why pressure on the eye causes a person to see a flash of light. 
D)  Anatomical coding does not explain variations of experience within a particular sense.

Question 17

Signal-detection theory identifies two distinct processes in sensory detection: an initial ________ process and a subsequent ________ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  decision; response bias 
B)  sensory; decision 
C)  decision; sensory 
D)  simple; complex 
A)  decision; response bias 
B)  sensory; decision 
C)  decision; sensory 
D)  simple; complex

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Zoe is a participant in a psychophysical study and is having her absolute threshold for brightness measured. Describe the procedure for determining this measurement.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

In signal-detection tasks, yea-sayers will have more correct rejections than naysayers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The average absolute threshold of hearing in human beings is:

Rods adapt more quickly than cones under conditions of dim illumination.

Sensory adaptation can be hazardous at times.

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle?

We never completely adapt to extremely intense stimuli, such as the odour of ammonia.

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are flashed one at a time. Whenever he notices a flash he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring?

One reason that we are not aware of a blind spot in our field of vision is that our brain fills in the gap.

There appears to be a special module in the brain for recognizing:

The centre of the fovea contains only rods.

The fact that you lose awareness of the pressure of your clothes against your skin within minutes of getting dressed reflects:

Research on taste shows that:

If the sensory nerves all use exactly the same form of communication, how, then, do we experience so many different kinds of sensation? Include the work of the German physiologist Johannes Müller in your essay.

The research about kittens raised in horizontal or vertical environments was designed to demonstrate:

According to opponent-process theory, the colour code that is passed along to higher visual centres treats blue and yellow as antagonistic colours.

Precognition is the perception of an event that has not yet happened.

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to anatomical coding?

Signal-detection theory identifies two distinct processes in sensory detection: an initial process and a subsequent process.

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

Zoe is a participant in a psychophysical study and is having her absolute threshold for brightness measured. Describe the procedure for determining this measurement.

In signal-detection tasks, yea-sayers will have more correct rejections than naysayers.

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The average absolute threshold of hearing in human beings is:

Rods adapt more quickly than cones under conditions of dim illumination.

Sensory adaptation can be hazardous at times.

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle?

We never completely adapt to extremely intense stimuli, such as the odour of ammonia.

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are flashed one at a time. Whenever he notices a flash he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring?

One reason that we are not aware of a blind spot in our field of vision is that our brain fills in the gap.

There appears to be a special module in the brain for recognizing:

The centre of the fovea contains only rods.

The fact that you lose awareness of the pressure of your clothes against your skin within minutes of getting dressed reflects:

Research on taste shows that:

If the sensory nerves all use exactly the same form of communication, how, then, do we experience so many different kinds of sensation? Include the work of the German physiologist Johannes Müller in your essay.

The research about kittens raised in horizontal or vertical environments was designed to demonstrate:

According to opponent-process theory, the colour code that is passed along to higher visual centres treats blue and yellow as antagonistic colours.

Precognition is the perception of an event that has not yet happened.

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to anatomical coding?

Signal-detection theory identifies two distinct processes in sensory detection: an initial ________ process and a subsequent ________ process.

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

Zoe is a participant in a psychophysical study and is having her absolute threshold for brightness measured. Describe the procedure for determining this measurement.

In signal-detection tasks, yea-sayers will have more correct rejections than naysayers.

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

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Signal-detection theory identifies two distinct processes in sensory detection: an initial process and a subsequent process.