Question 1

The sense of taste is known as

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A)  gustation. 
B)  gesticulation. 
C)  gestation. 
D)  gastrulation. 
E)  gentrification. 
A)  gustation. 
B)  gesticulation. 
C)  gestation. 
D)  gastrulation. 
E)  gentrification.

Question 2

What type of processing takes sensory data into the system through receptors and then sends the data to the brain for analysis of information?

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A)  top-down processing 
B)  integrative processing 
C)  distinction-extraction processing 
D)  bottom-up processing 
E)  serial combinatorial processing 
A)  top-down processing 
B)  integrative processing 
C)  distinction-extraction processing 
D)  bottom-up processing 
E)  serial combinatorial processing

Question 3

Sounds are converted into action potentials within the ________ and then transmitted to the ________.

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A)  middle ear; cochlea 
B)  cochlea; parietal cortex 
C)  pinna; frontal cortex 
D)  basilar membrane; auditory cortex 
E)  basilar membrane; occipital cortex 
A)  middle ear; cochlea 
B)  cochlea; parietal cortex 
C)  pinna; frontal cortex 
D)  basilar membrane; auditory cortex 
E)  basilar membrane; occipital cortex

Question 4

Shannon reads Jason the words "folk," "soak," and "joke." Then she asks him, "What do you call the white of an egg?" He replies by saying, "Yolk," when the correct answer is albumen (or simply, egg white). Jason gave an incorrect answer due to

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up processing. 
B)  a perceptual illusion. 
C)  closure. 
D)  a perceptual set. 
E)  the law of common fate. 
A)  bottom-up processing. 
B)  a perceptual illusion. 
C)  closure. 
D)  a perceptual set. 
E)  the law of common fate.

Question 5

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

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A)  wear light clothing. 
B)  stay away from crowded rooms. 
C)  choose shirts with large horizontal stripes. 
D)  wear dark clothing. 
E)  turn up the room lights. 
A)  wear light clothing. 
B)  stay away from crowded rooms. 
C)  choose shirts with large horizontal stripes. 
D)  wear dark clothing. 
E)  turn up the room lights.

Question 6

Laverne looks at the tongue of her friend and sees all kinds of bumps on her tongue. "Girl," she says, "you sure have a lot of _____________."

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A)  olfactory receptors 
B)  taste buds 
C)  papillae 
D)  taste receptors 
E)  umami 
A)  olfactory receptors 
B)  taste buds 
C)  papillae 
D)  taste receptors 
E)  umami

Question 7

An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz. How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?

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A)  The alien and humans detect the same frequencies. 
B)  Humans can detect higher frequencies than the alien. 
C)  The alien can detect higher frequencies, but its hearing is not as acute at lower frequencies. 
D)  Humans can detect higher frequencies; however, the alien detects lower frequencies better than humans. 
E)  Humans can detect both lower and higher frequencies than this alien. 
A)  The alien and humans detect the same frequencies. 
B)  Humans can detect higher frequencies than the alien. 
C)  The alien can detect higher frequencies, but its hearing is not as acute at lower frequencies. 
D)  Humans can detect higher frequencies; however, the alien detects lower frequencies better than humans. 
E)  Humans can detect both lower and higher frequencies than this alien.

Question 8

Where are the taste receptors located?

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A)  on the papillae 
B)  in the taste buds 
C)  on the microvilli 
D)  in the gustatory bulb 
E)  in the parietal lobe of the cerebrum 
A)  on the papillae 
B)  in the taste buds 
C)  on the microvilli 
D)  in the gustatory bulb 
E)  in the parietal lobe of the cerebrum

Question 9

Jonathan I. developed ________ after sustaining brain injury.

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A)  loss of hearing 
B)  cerebral achromatopsia 
C)  an inability to write words 
D)  a change in personality 
E)  phantom pains 
A)  loss of hearing 
B)  cerebral achromatopsia 
C)  an inability to write words 
D)  a change in personality 
E)  phantom pains

Question 10

The eye is uniquely able to extract information about the world from

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A)  sound waves. 
B)  objects touching the skin. 
C)  actual objects. 
D)  temperature changes. 
E)  light waves. 
A)  sound waves. 
B)  objects touching the skin. 
C)  actual objects. 
D)  temperature changes. 
E)  light waves.

Question 11

Your ability to view and interpret an ambiguous figure in two different ways is a result of

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A)  visual problems. 
B)  alternating between the occipital and parietal lobes. 
C)  mental fatigue and exhaustion. 
D)  alternating perceptual control between the left and right hemispheres. 
E)  perceptual sets. 
A)  visual problems. 
B)  alternating between the occipital and parietal lobes. 
C)  mental fatigue and exhaustion. 
D)  alternating perceptual control between the left and right hemispheres. 
E)  perceptual sets.

Question 12

Signal detection theory suggests that differences in absolute thresholds between different people reflect

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A)  signal strength. 
B)  sensory processes. 
C)  human judgment. 
D)  absolute thresholds. 
E)  sensory adaptation. 
A)  signal strength. 
B)  sensory processes. 
C)  human judgment. 
D)  absolute thresholds. 
E)  sensory adaptation.

Question 13

Top-down processing is also known as ________ processing.

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A)  stimulus-driven 
B)  data-driven 
C)  conceptually-driven 
D)  feature-driven 
E)  time-driven 
A)  stimulus-driven 
B)  data-driven 
C)  conceptually-driven 
D)  feature-driven 
E)  time-driven

Question 14

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

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A)  Grieco trichromatic 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  Helmholtz trichromatic 
D)  Hering's vibration 
E)  Ponzo's 
A)  Grieco trichromatic 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  Helmholtz trichromatic 
D)  Hering's vibration 
E)  Ponzo's

Question 15

The process of __________ associates meaning with incoming sensory stimuli.

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The answer of The process of __________ associates meaning with...

Question 16

Which of the following lists the correct order in which light activates the visual cells of the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  rod and cone cells; bipolar cells; ganglion cells 
B)  ganglion cells; bipolar cells; photoreceptors 
C)  bipolar cells; ganglion cells; rod and cone cells 
D)  ganglion cells; rod and cone cells; photoreceptors 
E)  glial cells; cones; ganglion cells; bipolar cells 
A)  rod and cone cells; bipolar cells; ganglion cells 
B)  ganglion cells; bipolar cells; photoreceptors 
C)  bipolar cells; ganglion cells; rod and cone cells 
D)  ganglion cells; rod and cone cells; photoreceptors 
E)  glial cells; cones; ganglion cells; bipolar cells

Question 17

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________, the body's natural version of morphine.

Accepted Answer

A)  endorphins 
B)  substance P 
C)  serotonin 
D)  acetylcholine 
E)  gamma aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)  
A)  endorphins 
B)  substance P 
C)  serotonin 
D)  acetylcholine 
E)  gamma aminobutyric acid (GAB
A)

Question 18

The ________ is the unit of measurement for loudness.

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A)  nanometer 
B)  pounds per square inch 
C)  gigahertz 
D)  decibel 
E)  anodyne 
A)  nanometer 
B)  pounds per square inch 
C)  gigahertz 
D)  decibel 
E)  anodyne

Question 19

If you are able to taste one teaspoon of salt in a bucketful of hot buttered popcorn, this amount is above your

Accepted Answer

A)  difference threshold. 
B)  equilibrium. 
C)  vestibular sense. 
D)  olfaction. 
E)  absolute threshold. 
A)  difference threshold. 
B)  equilibrium. 
C)  vestibular sense. 
D)  olfaction. 
E)  absolute threshold.

Question 20

Weber's law states that the higher the intensity of the stimulus, the ________ it will have to be ________ to result in a noticeable difference in sensory experience.

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A)  more; changed 
B)  less; reduced 
C)  less; increased 
D)  faster; reduced 
E)  faster; removed 
A)  more; changed 
B)  less; reduced 
C)  less; increased 
D)  faster; reduced 
E)  faster; removed

The sense of taste is known as

What type of processing takes sensory data into the system through receptors and then sends the data to the brain for analysis of information?

Sounds are converted into action potentials within the and then transmitted to the .

Shannon reads Jason the words "folk," "soak," and "joke." Then she asks him, "What do you call the white of an egg?" He replies by saying, "Yolk," when the correct answer is albumen (or simply, egg white). Jason gave an incorrect answer due to

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

Laverne looks at the tongue of her friend and sees all kinds of bumps on her tongue. "Girl," she says, "you sure have a lot of _____________."

An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz. How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?

Where are the taste receptors located?

Jonathan I. developed ________ after sustaining brain injury.

The eye is uniquely able to extract information about the world from

Your ability to view and interpret an ambiguous figure in two different ways is a result of

Signal detection theory suggests that differences in absolute thresholds between different people reflect

Top-down processing is also known as ________ processing.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

The process of __________ associates meaning with incoming sensory stimuli.

Which of the following lists the correct order in which light activates the visual cells of the retina?

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________, the body's natural version of morphine.

The ________ is the unit of measurement for loudness.

If you are able to taste one teaspoon of salt in a bucketful of hot buttered popcorn, this amount is above your

Weber's law states that the higher the intensity of the stimulus, the it will have to be to result in a noticeable difference in sensory experience.

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The sense of taste is known as

What type of processing takes sensory data into the system through receptors and then sends the data to the brain for analysis of information?

Sounds are converted into action potentials within the ________ and then transmitted to the ________.

Shannon reads Jason the words "folk," "soak," and "joke." Then she asks him, "What do you call the white of an egg?" He replies by saying, "Yolk," when the correct answer is albumen (or simply, egg white). Jason gave an incorrect answer due to

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

Laverne looks at the tongue of her friend and sees all kinds of bumps on her tongue. "Girl," she says, "you sure have a lot of _____________."

An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz. How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?

Where are the taste receptors located?

Jonathan I. developed ________ after sustaining brain injury.

The eye is uniquely able to extract information about the world from

Your ability to view and interpret an ambiguous figure in two different ways is a result of

Signal detection theory suggests that differences in absolute thresholds between different people reflect

Top-down processing is also known as ________ processing.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

The process of __________ associates meaning with incoming sensory stimuli.

Which of the following lists the correct order in which light activates the visual cells of the retina?

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________, the body's natural version of morphine.

The ________ is the unit of measurement for loudness.

If you are able to taste one teaspoon of salt in a bucketful of hot buttered popcorn, this amount is above your

Weber's law states that the higher the intensity of the stimulus, the ________ it will have to be ________ to result in a noticeable difference in sensory experience.

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Thinking and Intelligence

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Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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Sounds are converted into action potentials within the and then transmitted to the .

Weber's law states that the higher the intensity of the stimulus, the it will have to be to result in a noticeable difference in sensory experience.