Question 1

Special feature-detector cells in the right temporal lobe respond maximally to faces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the theories with the appropriate person(s).
-feature detectors in visual cortex

Accepted Answer

A) Hubel and Wiesel 
B) Young and Helmholtz 
C) Johannes Müller 
D) Walk and Gibson 
E) Melzack and Wall 
A) Hubel and Wiesel 
B) Young and Helmholtz 
C) Johannes Müller 
D) Walk and Gibson 
E) Melzack and Wall

Question 3

The retina is to vision as the ________ is to hearing.

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlea 
B)  oval window 
C)  semicircular canal 
D)  auditory canal 
A)  cochlea 
B)  oval window 
C)  semicircular canal 
D)  auditory canal

Question 4

It is most difficult for humans to localize sounds that are coming from the right or left sides of their head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The skin's usefulness is more than just skin deep! Describe four ways that our skin is useful to us. What are the basic skin senses? What have scientists discovered as they have searched for receptors for these skin senses?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 6

Cats see well in dim light because they have a high proportion of rods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Telepathy is defined as the direct communication between one mind and another without the usual sensory signals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When you enter a dim room, the pupil dilates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A condition in which sensory stimulation of one sense simultaneously evokes another is called ________. This condition is more prevalent in ________ than in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  synesthesia; females; males 
B)  synesthesia; males; females 
C)  sensation; females; males 
D)  specific nerve energy; males; females 
A)  synesthesia; females; males 
B)  synesthesia; males; females 
C)  sensation; females; males 
D)  specific nerve energy; males; females

Question 10

Match the definitions with the appropriate term.
-The focusing of attention on selected aspects of the environment and the blocking out of others.

Accepted Answer

A) inattentional blindness 
B) sensory deprivation 
C) synesthesia 
D) sensory adaptation 
E) selective attention 
A) inattentional blindness 
B) sensory deprivation 
C) synesthesia 
D) sensory adaptation 
E) selective attention

Question 11

As she watches her granddaughter's dance recital, Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers. Her granddaughter's group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright gold costumes with turquoise accents. Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to the Gestalt principle of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Many researchers now include a fifth taste, umami, which is the taste of monosodium glutamate found in many protein-rich foods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Sense receptors for smell, pressure, pain, and temperature are:

Accepted Answer

A)  modified axons of sensory neurons. 
B)  specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C)  modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons. 
D)  extensions of sensory neurons. 
A)  modified axons of sensory neurons. 
B)  specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C)  modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons. 
D)  extensions of sensory neurons.

Question 14

In order to locate the direction a sound is coming from, we depend, in part, on the fact that we have two ears.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Taste receptor cells are located:

Accepted Answer

A)  on the tongue and in the throat. 
B)  on the tongue and on the roof of the mouth. 
C)  on the tongue, in the throat, inside the cheeks, and on the roof of the mouth. 
D)  on the tongue. 
A)  on the tongue and in the throat. 
B)  on the tongue and on the roof of the mouth. 
C)  on the tongue, in the throat, inside the cheeks, and on the roof of the mouth. 
D)  on the tongue.

Question 16

Neurons in the retina of the eye that gather information from receptor cells are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglion cells. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  cones. 
D)  rods. 
A)  ganglion cells. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  cones. 
D)  rods.

Question 17

When you set a Frisbee on a table, its image on the retina becomes elliptical, yet you continue to identify the Frisbee as round.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

This figure
-O-
tends to be perceived as a single line partially covered by a circle. Which of the Gestalt principles explains the tendency to organize the visual world in this way? How do we tend to perceive lines and patterns?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 19

When deficits in the sense of smell have been studied, it has been found that smokers are:

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as effective as nonsmokers at detecting danger by smelling a fire's smoke. 
B)  likely to detect odours in the same manner as nonsmokers after quitting for one year. 
C)  nearly twice as likely as nonsmokers to have trouble detecting common odours. 
D)  equally likely as nonsmokers to have trouble detecting common odours. 
A)  twice as effective as nonsmokers at detecting danger by smelling a fire's smoke. 
B)  likely to detect odours in the same manner as nonsmokers after quitting for one year. 
C)  nearly twice as likely as nonsmokers to have trouble detecting common odours. 
D)  equally likely as nonsmokers to have trouble detecting common odours.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about sensory deprivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrates the importance of sensory stimuli for our brain to function normally. 
B)  It can cause edginess and visual hallucinations. 
C)  It violates the principles of signal-detection theory. 
D)  It may be pleasant or unpleasant depending on a person's expectations. 
A)  It demonstrates the importance of sensory stimuli for our brain to function normally. 
B)  It can cause edginess and visual hallucinations. 
C)  It violates the principles of signal-detection theory. 
D)  It may be pleasant or unpleasant depending on a person's expectations.

Special feature-detector cells in the right temporal lobe respond maximally to faces.

Match the theories with the appropriate person(s). -feature detectors in visual cortex

The retina is to vision as the ________ is to hearing.

It is most difficult for humans to localize sounds that are coming from the right or left sides of their head.

The skin's usefulness is more than just skin deep! Describe four ways that our skin is useful to us. What are the basic skin senses? What have scientists discovered as they have searched for receptors for these skin senses?

Cats see well in dim light because they have a high proportion of rods.

Telepathy is defined as the direct communication between one mind and another without the usual sensory signals.

When you enter a dim room, the pupil dilates.

A condition in which sensory stimulation of one sense simultaneously evokes another is called . This condition is more prevalent in than in .

Match the definitions with the appropriate term. -The focusing of attention on selected aspects of the environment and the blocking out of others.

Many researchers now include a fifth taste, umami, which is the taste of monosodium glutamate found in many protein-rich foods.

Sense receptors for smell, pressure, pain, and temperature are:

In order to locate the direction a sound is coming from, we depend, in part, on the fact that we have two ears.

Taste receptor cells are located:

Neurons in the retina of the eye that gather information from receptor cells are called:

When you set a Frisbee on a table, its image on the retina becomes elliptical, yet you continue to identify the Frisbee as round.

This figure -O- tends to be perceived as a single line partially covered by a circle. Which of the Gestalt principles explains the tendency to organize the visual world in this way? How do we tend to perceive lines and patterns?

When deficits in the sense of smell have been studied, it has been found that smokers are:

Which of the following is NOT true about sensory deprivation?

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Special feature-detector cells in the right temporal lobe respond maximally to faces.

Match the theories with the appropriate person(s). -feature detectors in visual cortex

The retina is to vision as the ________ is to hearing.

It is most difficult for humans to localize sounds that are coming from the right or left sides of their head.

The skin's usefulness is more than just skin deep! Describe four ways that our skin is useful to us. What are the basic skin senses? What have scientists discovered as they have searched for receptors for these skin senses?

Cats see well in dim light because they have a high proportion of rods.

Telepathy is defined as the direct communication between one mind and another without the usual sensory signals.

When you enter a dim room, the pupil dilates.

A condition in which sensory stimulation of one sense simultaneously evokes another is called ________. This condition is more prevalent in ________ than in ________.

Match the definitions with the appropriate term. -The focusing of attention on selected aspects of the environment and the blocking out of others.

Many researchers now include a fifth taste, umami, which is the taste of monosodium glutamate found in many protein-rich foods.

Sense receptors for smell, pressure, pain, and temperature are:

In order to locate the direction a sound is coming from, we depend, in part, on the fact that we have two ears.

Taste receptor cells are located:

Neurons in the retina of the eye that gather information from receptor cells are called:

When you set a Frisbee on a table, its image on the retina becomes elliptical, yet you continue to identify the Frisbee as round.

This figure -O- tends to be perceived as a single line partially covered by a circle. Which of the Gestalt principles explains the tendency to organize the visual world in this way? How do we tend to perceive lines and patterns?

When deficits in the sense of smell have been studied, it has been found that smokers are:

Which of the following is NOT true about sensory deprivation?

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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A condition in which sensory stimulation of one sense simultaneously evokes another is called . This condition is more prevalent in than in .