Question 1

Which of the following was NOT an adaptation that Jonathan I. was able to make following his unique visual loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became a night person. 
B)  He reinterpreted his loss as a gift. 
C)  He began painting in black and white. 
D)  He used more vivid colors in his paintings. 
E)  He began sculpting. 
A)  He became a night person. 
B)  He reinterpreted his loss as a gift. 
C)  He began painting in black and white. 
D)  He used more vivid colors in his paintings. 
E)  He began sculpting.

Question 2

We are able to perceive color and fine detail when a visual scene stimulates ________ within the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rods; retina 
B)  cones; fovea 
C)  photoreceptors; lens 
D)  ganglion cells; iris 
E)  bipolar cells; cornea 
A)  rods; retina 
B)  cones; fovea 
C)  photoreceptors; lens 
D)  ganglion cells; iris 
E)  bipolar cells; cornea

Question 3

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Accepted Answer

A)  they see other colors where there are none. 
B)  the inhibiting process causes them to see gray dots. 
C)  the boxes blur together and it is difficult to determine boundaries. 
D)  the black boxes are seen as white, and the white lines are seen as black. 
E)  they see two alternating patterns appear and disappear. 
A)  they see other colors where there are none. 
B)  the inhibiting process causes them to see gray dots. 
C)  the boxes blur together and it is difficult to determine boundaries. 
D)  the black boxes are seen as white, and the white lines are seen as black. 
E)  they see two alternating patterns appear and disappear.

Question 4

Most natural sounds in the real world

Accepted Answer

A)  have the same amplitude but different frequencies. 
B)  are mixtures rather than pure tones. 
C)  consist of frequencies that are narrow in range, but vary greatly in amplitude. 
D)  usually have only one frequency and one amplitude. 
E)  combine amplitudes and frequencies in basically the same way. 
A)  have the same amplitude but different frequencies. 
B)  are mixtures rather than pure tones. 
C)  consist of frequencies that are narrow in range, but vary greatly in amplitude. 
D)  usually have only one frequency and one amplitude. 
E)  combine amplitudes and frequencies in basically the same way.

Question 5

Each retina of the eye has about ______ million rods.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  25 
C)  75 
D)  125 
E)  250 
A)  1 
B)  25 
C)  75 
D)  125 
E)  250

Question 6

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is proportional to the stimulus being judged is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the opponent-process principle 
B)  the doctrine of specific nerve energies 
C)  the phi phenomenon 
D)  Weber's law 
E)  Gestalt's law 
A)  the opponent-process principle 
B)  the doctrine of specific nerve energies 
C)  the phi phenomenon 
D)  Weber's law 
E)  Gestalt's law

Question 7

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  hue 
D)  fine detail 
E)  timbre 
A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  hue 
D)  fine detail 
E)  timbre

Question 8

Weber's law states that ________ are a function of the initial stimulus intensity.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute thresholds 
B)  signal detection 
C)  just noticeable differences 
D)  false alarms 
E)  sensorimotor thresholds 
A)  absolute thresholds 
B)  signal detection 
C)  just noticeable differences 
D)  false alarms 
E)  sensorimotor thresholds

Question 9

The sound that is produced when you strike a tuning fork has the physical properties of

Accepted Answer

A)  timbre and pitch. 
B)  frequency and amplitude. 
C)  tempo and timbre. 
D)  loudness and speed. 
E)  key and intensity. 
A)  timbre and pitch. 
B)  frequency and amplitude. 
C)  tempo and timbre. 
D)  loudness and speed. 
E)  key and intensity.

Question 10

The concept of ________ explains why you "know" a door is rectangular even though your sensory image is distorted when you are not looking at it straight on.

Accepted Answer

A)  closure 
B)  the law of proximity 
C)  the placebo effect 
D)  perceptual constancy 
E)  olfaction 
A)  closure 
B)  the law of proximity 
C)  the placebo effect 
D)  perceptual constancy 
E)  olfaction

Question 11

Visible light occupies only a tiny segment of the __________ spectrum.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Visible light occupies only a tiny segment...

Question 12

The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from ______ under very quiet conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 feet 
B)  60 feet 
C)  40 feet 
D)  80 feet 
E)  100 feet 
A)  20 feet 
B)  60 feet 
C)  40 feet 
D)  80 feet 
E)  100 feet

Question 13

The receptors for body position and movement are located

Accepted Answer

A)  in the parietal cortex. 
B)  in the inner ear. 
C)  in the outer layer of the skin. 
D)  within the corpus callosum. 
E)  within the spinal cord. 
A)  in the parietal cortex. 
B)  in the inner ear. 
C)  in the outer layer of the skin. 
D)  within the corpus callosum. 
E)  within the spinal cord.

Question 14

Describe the four-step process by which sound vibrations are turned into auditory sensations.

Accepted Answer

Sound waves must be relayed to the inner

Question 15

A person who cannot distinguish pale colors such as pink and tan would be said to have a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  color weakness. 
B)  negative color attitude. 
C)  optic chiasma. 
D)  color complement disorder. 
E)  electromagnetic apperception. 
A)  color weakness. 
B)  negative color attitude. 
C)  optic chiasma. 
D)  color complement disorder. 
E)  electromagnetic apperception.

Question 16

The frequency of a sound wave determines how high or low the sound sounds, a quality known as

Accepted Answer

A)  tone. 
B)  amplitude. 
C)  pitch. 
D)  gigahertz. 
E)  timbre. 
A)  tone. 
B)  amplitude. 
C)  pitch. 
D)  gigahertz. 
E)  timbre.

Question 17

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute threshold. 
B)  range threshold. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  noticeable threshold. 
E)  signal-to-noise threshold. 
A)  absolute threshold. 
B)  range threshold. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  noticeable threshold. 
E)  signal-to-noise threshold.

Question 18

The Gestalt principle of ________ distinguishes patterns from their back grounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity 
B)  illusory contour 
C)  figure-ground 
D)  ambiguity 
E)  continuity 
A)  proximity 
B)  illusory contour 
C)  figure-ground 
D)  ambiguity 
E)  continuity

Question 19

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup transmit sound waves from the ________ to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle ear; cochlea 
B)  outer ear; cochlea 
C)  retina; frontal cortex 
D)  cochlea; auditory cortex 
E)  retina; basilar membrane 
A)  middle ear; cochlea 
B)  outer ear; cochlea 
C)  retina; frontal cortex 
D)  cochlea; auditory cortex 
E)  retina; basilar membrane

Question 20

The Gestalt principle of __________ makes you see incomplete figures as complete and supplies the missing edges beyond gaps and barriers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Gestalt principle of __________ makes you...

Which of the following was NOT an adaptation that Jonathan I. was able to make following his unique visual loss?

We are able to perceive color and fine detail when a visual scene stimulates within the .

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Most natural sounds in the real world

Each retina of the eye has about ______ million rods.

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is proportional to the stimulus being judged is called

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is

Weber's law states that ________ are a function of the initial stimulus intensity.

The sound that is produced when you strike a tuning fork has the physical properties of

The concept of ________ explains why you "know" a door is rectangular even though your sensory image is distorted when you are not looking at it straight on.

Visible light occupies only a tiny segment of the __________ spectrum.

The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from ______ under very quiet conditions.

The receptors for body position and movement are located

Describe the four-step process by which sound vibrations are turned into auditory sensations.

A person who cannot distinguish pale colors such as pink and tan would be said to have a(n)

The frequency of a sound wave determines how high or low the sound sounds, a quality known as

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the

The Gestalt principle of ________ distinguishes patterns from their back grounds.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup transmit sound waves from the to the .

The Gestalt principle of __________ makes you see incomplete figures as complete and supplies the missing edges beyond gaps and barriers.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following was NOT an adaptation that Jonathan I. was able to make following his unique visual loss?

We are able to perceive color and fine detail when a visual scene stimulates ________ within the ________.

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Most natural sounds in the real world

Each retina of the eye has about ______ million rods.

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is proportional to the stimulus being judged is called

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is

Weber's law states that ________ are a function of the initial stimulus intensity.

The sound that is produced when you strike a tuning fork has the physical properties of

The concept of ________ explains why you "know" a door is rectangular even though your sensory image is distorted when you are not looking at it straight on.

Visible light occupies only a tiny segment of the __________ spectrum.

The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from ______ under very quiet conditions.

The receptors for body position and movement are located

Describe the four-step process by which sound vibrations are turned into auditory sensations.

A person who cannot distinguish pale colors such as pink and tan would be said to have a(n)

The frequency of a sound wave determines how high or low the sound sounds, a quality known as

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the

The Gestalt principle of ________ distinguishes patterns from their back grounds.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup transmit sound waves from the ________ to the ________.

The Gestalt principle of __________ makes you see incomplete figures as complete and supplies the missing edges beyond gaps and barriers.

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

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Emotion and Motivation

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Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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We are able to perceive color and fine detail when a visual scene stimulates within the .

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup transmit sound waves from the to the .