Question 1

Sound is best characterized as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychological and physical event 
B)  a nonphysical event 
C)  a psychological event caused by a physical event 
D)  a physical event caused by a psychological event 
A)  a psychological and physical event 
B)  a nonphysical event 
C)  a psychological event caused by a physical event 
D)  a physical event caused by a psychological event C

Question 2

Why do researchers believe that deficits in color vision often have genetic causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dietary patterns affect color deficiencies. 
B)  Color perception changes somewhat as we get older. 
C)  Color deficiencies are more common in some cultures. 
D)  More males than females suffer from color deficiencies. 
A)  Dietary patterns affect color deficiencies. 
B)  Color perception changes somewhat as we get older. 
C)  Color deficiencies are more common in some cultures. 
D)  More males than females suffer from color deficiencies. D

Question 3

One of your mother's siblings is always known for putting together awful-looking colors when getting dressed. Who is this person more likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  your aunt because women have more problems with color vision 
B)  your uncle because men have more problems with color vision 
C)  You can't tell as men and women have an equal chance of having problems with color vision. 
D)  Humans rarely have problems with color vision, so this wouldn't happen. 
A)  your aunt because women have more problems with color vision 
B)  your uncle because men have more problems with color vision 
C)  You can't tell as men and women have an equal chance of having problems with color vision. 
D)  Humans rarely have problems with color vision, so this wouldn't happen. B

Question 4

A student takes a drug that distorts perception. He holds up his hand right in front of his face. Horrified he yells, "I have a giant hand!" Most likely the drug interfered with _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy 
B)  shape constancy 
C)  brightness constancy 
D)  color constancy 
A)  size constancy 
B)  shape constancy 
C)  brightness constancy 
D)  color constancy

Question 5

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

Question 6

Each eye contains between 100 million and 120 million cones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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)  the Gestalt principle of similarity 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  interposition 
D)  the Gestalt principle of proximity 
A)  the Gestalt principle of similarity 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  interposition 
D)  the Gestalt principle of proximity

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to the problem of organizing a continuous stream of speech into separate parts that correspond to individual words?

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve deafness 
B)  tinnitus 
C)  conduction deafness 
D)  the speech segmentation problem 
A)  nerve deafness 
B)  tinnitus 
C)  conduction deafness 
D)  the speech segmentation problem

Question 9

At the exact moment that her sister was involved in a serious car accident, Anne, who was miles away in her office at work, had a "vision" in which she saw the accident in almost perfect detail. Anne's experience is what parapsychologists would call ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  telepathy 
B)  precognition 
C)  clairvoyance 
D)  psychometry 
A)  telepathy 
B)  precognition 
C)  clairvoyance 
D)  psychometry

Question 10

________ occurs when a stimulus is sufficiently different from the ones around it that it is immediately evident.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention 
B)  Selective attention 
C)  Pop-out 
D)  Divided attention 
A)  Attention 
B)  Selective attention 
C)  Pop-out 
D)  Divided attention

Question 11

The visible spectrum refers to the _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  portion of the whole spectrum of light that is visible to the human eye 
B)  effect of intensity on how we see dark to grey to white 
C)  effect of the sound density on the perceptions of those with synesthesia 
D)  well-known fact that colors are less visible to some men's eyes 
A)  portion of the whole spectrum of light that is visible to the human eye 
B)  effect of intensity on how we see dark to grey to white 
C)  effect of the sound density on the perceptions of those with synesthesia 
D)  well-known fact that colors are less visible to some men's eyes

Question 12

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

There are seven primary tastes: hot, sour, spicy, sweet, brothy, acid, and bitter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Weber's law is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  completely accurate 
B)  accurate except for very large magnitudes of stimuli only 
C)  accurate except for very large or very small magnitudes of stimuli 
D)  accurate except for very small magnitudes of stimuli only 
A)  completely accurate 
B)  accurate except for very large magnitudes of stimuli only 
C)  accurate except for very large or very small magnitudes of stimuli 
D)  accurate except for very small magnitudes of stimuli only

Question 15

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young and Helmholtz 
B)  Hering 
C)  Wald and Brown 
D)  Smith and Wesson 
A)  Young and Helmholtz 
B)  Hering 
C)  Wald and Brown 
D)  Smith and Wesson

Question 16

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular sense 
B)  kinesthetic sense 
C)  somasthetic sense 
D)  anomalous cognition 
A)  vestibular sense 
B)  kinesthetic sense 
C)  somasthetic sense 
D)  anomalous cognition

Question 17

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you'll realize that the size of your town doesn't change regardless of whether you look at it up-close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy 
B)  color constancy 
C)  retinal disparity 
D)  stereopsis 
A)  size constancy 
B)  color constancy 
C)  retinal disparity 
D)  stereopsis

Question 18

________ is (are) the difference between the images striking the retinas of the two eyes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Motion cues 
B)  Binocular cues 
C)  Retinal disparity 
D)  Stereopsis 
A)  Motion cues 
B)  Binocular cues 
C)  Retinal disparity 
D)  Stereopsis

Question 19

The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute threshold 
B)  minimum threshold 
C)  difference threshold 
D)  noticeable threshold 
A)  absolute threshold 
B)  minimum threshold 
C)  difference threshold 
D)  noticeable threshold

Question 20

In terms of sensing temperature, we only have two types of receptors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sound is best characterized as ________.

Why do researchers believe that deficits in color vision often have genetic causes?

One of your mother's siblings is always known for putting together awful-looking colors when getting dressed. Who is this person more likely to be?

A student takes a drug that distorts perception. He holds up his hand right in front of his face. Horrified he yells, "I have a giant hand!" Most likely the drug interfered with _________________.

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

Each eye contains between 100 million and 120 million cones.

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 ______.

Which of the following terms refers to the problem of organizing a continuous stream of speech into separate parts that correspond to individual words?

At the exact moment that her sister was involved in a serious car accident, Anne, who was miles away in her office at work, had a "vision" in which she saw the accident in almost perfect detail. Anne's experience is what parapsychologists would call ______.

________ occurs when a stimulus is sufficiently different from the ones around it that it is immediately evident.

The visible spectrum refers to the _______________________.

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

There are seven primary tastes: hot, sour, spicy, sweet, brothy, acid, and bitter.

Weber's law is ________.

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you'll realize that the size of your town doesn't change regardless of whether you look at it up-close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to ________.

________ is (are) the difference between the images striking the retinas of the two eyes.

The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented is the ______.

In terms of sensing temperature, we only have two types of receptors.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Sound is best characterized as ________.

Why do researchers believe that deficits in color vision often have genetic causes?

One of your mother's siblings is always known for putting together awful-looking colors when getting dressed. Who is this person more likely to be?

A student takes a drug that distorts perception. He holds up his hand right in front of his face. Horrified he yells, "I have a giant hand!" Most likely the drug interfered with _________________.

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

Each eye contains between 100 million and 120 million cones.

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 ______.

Which of the following terms refers to the problem of organizing a continuous stream of speech into separate parts that correspond to individual words?

At the exact moment that her sister was involved in a serious car accident, Anne, who was miles away in her office at work, had a "vision" in which she saw the accident in almost perfect detail. Anne's experience is what parapsychologists would call ______.

________ occurs when a stimulus is sufficiently different from the ones around it that it is immediately evident.

The visible spectrum refers to the _______________________.

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

There are seven primary tastes: hot, sour, spicy, sweet, brothy, acid, and bitter.

Weber's law is ________.

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you'll realize that the size of your town doesn't change regardless of whether you look at it up-close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to ________.

________ is (are) the difference between the images striking the retinas of the two eyes.

The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented is the ______.

In terms of sensing temperature, we only have two types of receptors.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

Learning: How Experience Changes US

Memory: Living With Yesterday

Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive La Différence

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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