Question 1

The minimum sensitivity of our sensory abilities and systems is demonstrated in our ________ thresholds.

Accepted Answer

A) absolute 
B) difference 
C) pain 
D) psychophysical 
A) absolute 
B) difference 
C) pain 
D) psychophysical

Question 2

The experience of pain or discomfort from body parts that have been amputated is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

phantom pa

Question 3

The wave frequency of a sound is what we refer to as its ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The wave frequency of a sound is...

Question 4

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of perceptual constancy?

Accepted Answer

A) An open window looks less like a window than a closed window. 
B) An airplane flying off into the distance appears to get smaller. 
C) As a child throws a ball high into the sky, it looks like it is getting bigger when it comes back down. 
D) As a shadow passes over your newspaper, you know that the colour in the full-page advertisement you are reading is not actually changing. 
A) An open window looks less like a window than a closed window. 
B) An airplane flying off into the distance appears to get smaller. 
C) As a child throws a ball high into the sky, it looks like it is getting bigger when it comes back down. 
D) As a shadow passes over your newspaper, you know that the colour in the full-page advertisement you are reading is not actually changing.

Question 5

The sense of smell is also known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) olfaction 
B) the salivary sense 
C) chemical infarctation 
D) gustation 
A) olfaction 
B) the salivary sense 
C) chemical infarctation 
D) gustation

Question 6

Which type of receptor cell is associated with seeing colours?

Accepted Answer

A) Ganglia 
B) Bipolar 
C) Rods 
D) Cones 
A) Ganglia 
B) Bipolar 
C) Rods 
D) Cones

Question 7

Contestants on the television shows like Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud are given category labels before each new puzzle or question. Providing these labels is intended to activate ________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-down 
B) top-down 
C) bottom-up 
D) top-up 
A) bottom-down 
B) top-down 
C) bottom-up 
D) top-up

Question 8

A disorder of the inner ear would be most likely to impact our

Accepted Answer

A) equilibrium. 
B) hearing. 
C) sense of pain. 
D) sense of smell. 
A) equilibrium. 
B) hearing. 
C) sense of pain. 
D) sense of smell.

Question 9

Phoebie brags to her boyfriend that she scored a "twenty twenty" at the optometrist's office today. The boyfriend tells her how proud he is of her, although he doesn't really know what that means. Phoebie is technically referring to her performance on the ________ eye chart.

Accepted Answer

A) von Helmholtz 
B) Ishihara 
C) Snellen 
D) Colavita 
A) von Helmholtz 
B) Ishihara 
C) Snellen 
D) Colavita

Question 10

Zach and David decide to go exploring the bush behind their farm on a cold June day. The fact that they felt much colder when they initially got outdoors than they do five minutes later, despite having not done anything to warm themselves, is known as

Accepted Answer

A) sensory adaptation. 
B) sensory illusion. 
C) sensory interaction. 
D) transduction. 
A) sensory adaptation. 
B) sensory illusion. 
C) sensory interaction. 
D) transduction.

Question 11

Why is it that rubbing the site of an injury can make it feel like the pain caused by that injury is being reduced?

Accepted Answer

A) Because vigorous rubbing of an injury site can help to close the "pain gates" in the spinal cord. 
B) Because touch messages travel faster than pain messages, and so rubbing the injury will overload the brain with touch messages that are not pain-oriented. 
C) Because vigorous rubbing of an injury site leads to a greater release of endorphins. 
D) Because the "nocebo" effect is activated. 
A) Because vigorous rubbing of an injury site can help to close the "pain gates" in the spinal cord. 
B) Because touch messages travel faster than pain messages, and so rubbing the injury will overload the brain with touch messages that are not pain-oriented. 
C) Because vigorous rubbing of an injury site leads to a greater release of endorphins. 
D) Because the "nocebo" effect is activated.

Question 12

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Accepted Answer

A) focusing. 
B) accommodation. 
C) constriction. 
D) dilation. 
A) focusing. 
B) accommodation. 
C) constriction. 
D) dilation.

Question 13

Jordan and her friends are in the front row for a rock concert. During the concert, the lead singer moves all around the stage but Jordan continues to perceive him as the same height even though the image received in her eye and brain constantly changes. This illustrates which type of perceptual constancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Colour constancy 
B) Location constancy 
C) Shape constancy 
D) Size constancy 
A) Colour constancy 
B) Location constancy 
C) Shape constancy 
D) Size constancy

Question 14

Attending to many modalities simultaneously is a phenomenon called

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-up processing. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) selective attention. 
A) bottom-up processing. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) parallel processing. 
D) selective attention.

Question 15

A common symptom associated with depression is loss of appetite. Research indicates that this occurs because

Accepted Answer

A) our taste sensitivity is heightened by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
B) our taste thresholds are increased by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
C) our taste thresholds are unchanged by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
D) we are more likely to label food as "disgusting" when we are emotionally aroused. 
A) our taste sensitivity is heightened by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
B) our taste thresholds are increased by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
C) our taste thresholds are unchanged by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs. 
D) we are more likely to label food as "disgusting" when we are emotionally aroused.

Question 16

The receptors for the proprioceptive senses are located in the

Accepted Answer

A) inner and middle ears. 
B) muscles and muscle tendons. 
C) olfactory and visual cortices. 
D) temporal and parietal lobes. 
A) inner and middle ears. 
B) muscles and muscle tendons. 
C) olfactory and visual cortices. 
D) temporal and parietal lobes.

Question 17

As we look off in the distance, the lines on a road seem to shrink down to a point where it meets rather than staying parallel as we know it must. This is an example of the monocular cue of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As we look off in the distance,...

Question 18

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A) binocular disparity 
B) convergence 
C) divergence 
D) interposition 
A) binocular disparity 
B) convergence 
C) divergence 
D) interposition

Question 19

In ________ processing, we construct a whole stimulus from its parts.

Accepted Answer

A) parallel 
B) bottom-up 
C) perceptual set 
D) top-down 
A) parallel 
B) bottom-up 
C) perceptual set 
D) top-down

Question 20

Our memories from childhood often involve not only visual information but olfactory information as well. This is because the olfactory cortex is located near the

Accepted Answer

A) brainstem. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) limbic system. 
D) thalamus. 
A) brainstem. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) limbic system. 
D) thalamus.

The minimum sensitivity of our sensory abilities and systems is demonstrated in our ________ thresholds.

The experience of pain or discomfort from body parts that have been amputated is known as ________.

The wave frequency of a sound is what we refer to as its ________.

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of perceptual constancy?

The sense of smell is also known as ________.

Which type of receptor cell is associated with seeing colours?

Contestants on the television shows like Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud are given category labels before each new puzzle or question. Providing these labels is intended to activate ________ processing.

A disorder of the inner ear would be most likely to impact our

Phoebie brags to her boyfriend that she scored a "twenty twenty" at the optometrist's office today. The boyfriend tells her how proud he is of her, although he doesn't really know what that means. Phoebie is technically referring to her performance on the ________ eye chart.

Zach and David decide to go exploring the bush behind their farm on a cold June day. The fact that they felt much colder when they initially got outdoors than they do five minutes later, despite having not done anything to warm themselves, is known as

Why is it that rubbing the site of an injury can make it feel like the pain caused by that injury is being reduced?

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Attending to many modalities simultaneously is a phenomenon called

A common symptom associated with depression is loss of appetite. Research indicates that this occurs because

The receptors for the proprioceptive senses are located in the

As we look off in the distance, the lines on a road seem to shrink down to a point where it meets rather than staying parallel as we know it must. This is an example of the monocular cue of ________.

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ________.

In ________ processing, we construct a whole stimulus from its parts.

Our memories from childhood often involve not only visual information but olfactory information as well. This is because the olfactory cortex is located near the

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Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The minimum sensitivity of our sensory abilities and systems is demonstrated in our ________ thresholds.

The experience of pain or discomfort from body parts that have been amputated is known as ________.

The wave frequency of a sound is what we refer to as its ________.

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of perceptual constancy?

The sense of smell is also known as ________.

Which type of receptor cell is associated with seeing colours?

Contestants on the television shows like Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud are given category labels before each new puzzle or question. Providing these labels is intended to activate ________ processing.

A disorder of the inner ear would be most likely to impact our

Phoebie brags to her boyfriend that she scored a "twenty twenty" at the optometrist's office today. The boyfriend tells her how proud he is of her, although he doesn't really know what that means. Phoebie is technically referring to her performance on the ________ eye chart.

Zach and David decide to go exploring the bush behind their farm on a cold June day. The fact that they felt much colder when they initially got outdoors than they do five minutes later, despite having not done anything to warm themselves, is known as

Why is it that rubbing the site of an injury can make it feel like the pain caused by that injury is being reduced?

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Attending to many modalities simultaneously is a phenomenon called

A common symptom associated with depression is loss of appetite. Research indicates that this occurs because

The receptors for the proprioceptive senses are located in the

As we look off in the distance, the lines on a road seem to shrink down to a point where it meets rather than staying parallel as we know it must. This is an example of the monocular cue of ________.

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ________.

In ________ processing, we construct a whole stimulus from its parts.

Our memories from childhood often involve not only visual information but olfactory information as well. This is because the olfactory cortex is located near the

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

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