Question 1

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because

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A)  we are seeing primarily with the cones. 
B)  rods do not adapt to the dark. 
C)  we are seeing primarily with the rods. 
D)  we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea. 
E)  visual accommodation cannot occur in the dark. 
A)  we are seeing primarily with the cones. 
B)  rods do not adapt to the dark. 
C)  we are seeing primarily with the rods. 
D)  we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea. 
E)  visual accommodation cannot occur in the dark.

Question 2

Which of the following properties of sound would be the most similar to the color, or hue, of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch 
B)  loudness 
C)  timbre purity 
D)  hue 
E)  "it signals the hypothalamus to commence with eating behaviors." 
A)  pitch 
B)  loudness 
C)  timbre purity 
D)  hue 
E)  "it signals the hypothalamus to commence with eating behaviors."

Question 3

Vibrating air molecules enter the ears at the __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Vibrating air molecules enter the ears at...

Question 4

________ suggests that we are more likely to notice when a newborn gains five pounds than when a sumo wrestler gains five pounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  Subliminal perception 
B)  Transduction theory 
C)  Sensory adaptation 
D)  Weber's law 
E)  Kinesthesia 
A)  Subliminal perception 
B)  Transduction theory 
C)  Sensory adaptation 
D)  Weber's law 
E)  Kinesthesia

Question 5

Contrast the two major views of color vision theory.

Accepted Answer

One view is the trichromatic theory whic

Question 6

Top-down processing emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  stimulus features. 
B)  experience. 
C)  cultural background. 
D)  knowledge. 
E)  memory. 
A)  stimulus features. 
B)  experience. 
C)  cultural background. 
D)  knowledge. 
E)  memory.

Question 7

Another name for the ________ is the just noticeable difference.

Accepted Answer

A)  just say when effect 
B)  statoacoustic effect 
C)  difference threshold 
D)  signal detection error rate 
E)  absolute threshold 
A)  just say when effect 
B)  statoacoustic effect 
C)  difference threshold 
D)  signal detection error rate 
E)  absolute threshold

Question 8

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucination. 
B)  distraction. 
C)  perceptual set. 
D)  illusion. 
E)  the law of continuity. 
A)  hallucination. 
B)  distraction. 
C)  perceptual set. 
D)  illusion. 
E)  the law of continuity.

Question 9

________ are chemical signals that are used as communication devices within a given species to signal relevant stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phosphenes 
B)  Pheromones 
C)  Hallucinogens 
D)  Cochlear microphonics 
E)  Hormones 
A)  Phosphenes 
B)  Pheromones 
C)  Hallucinogens 
D)  Cochlear microphonics 
E)  Hormones

Question 10

It may take your favorite teacher a few seconds to recognize you when you see her in the grocery store. This experience illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual sets. 
B)  context. 
C)  closure. 
D)  contiguity. 
E)  common fate. 
A)  perceptual sets. 
B)  context. 
C)  closure. 
D)  contiguity. 
E)  common fate.

Question 11

________ is the primary stimulus for sexual arousal in humans.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sight 
B)  Touch 
C)  Smell 
D)  Taste 
E)  Hearing 
A)  Sight 
B)  Touch 
C)  Smell 
D)  Taste 
E)  Hearing

Question 12

Activation of receptors by external stimuli is called

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  adaptation 
D)  habituation 
E)  transduction 
A)  perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  adaptation 
D)  habituation 
E)  transduction

Question 13

Fluid located in the cochlea is set in motion and causes vibration in the

Accepted Answer

A)  ossicles. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  basilar membrane. 
D)  semicircular canals. 
E)  tympanic membrane. 
A)  ossicles. 
B)  bipolar cells. 
C)  basilar membrane. 
D)  semicircular canals. 
E)  tympanic membrane.

Question 14

Visual transduction occurs within the

Accepted Answer

A)  fovea. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  pupil. 
A)  fovea. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  pupil.

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because

Which of the following properties of sound would be the most similar to the color, or hue, of light?

Vibrating air molecules enter the ears at the __________ .

________ suggests that we are more likely to notice when a newborn gains five pounds than when a sumo wrestler gains five pounds.

Contrast the two major views of color vision theory.

Top-down processing emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT

Another name for the ________ is the just noticeable difference.

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of a(n)

________ are chemical signals that are used as communication devices within a given species to signal relevant stimuli.

It may take your favorite teacher a few seconds to recognize you when you see her in the grocery store. This experience illustrates the importance of

________ is the primary stimulus for sexual arousal in humans.

Activation of receptors by external stimuli is called

Fluid located in the cochlea is set in motion and causes vibration in the

Visual transduction occurs within the

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because

Which of the following properties of sound would be the most similar to the color, or hue, of light?

Vibrating air molecules enter the ears at the __________ .

________ suggests that we are more likely to notice when a newborn gains five pounds than when a sumo wrestler gains five pounds.

Contrast the two major views of color vision theory.

Top-down processing emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT

Another name for the ________ is the just noticeable difference.

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of a(n)

________ are chemical signals that are used as communication devices within a given species to signal relevant stimuli.

It may take your favorite teacher a few seconds to recognize you when you see her in the grocery store. This experience illustrates the importance of

________ is the primary stimulus for sexual arousal in humans.

Activation of receptors by external stimuli is called

Fluid located in the cochlea is set in motion and causes vibration in the

Visual transduction occurs within the

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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