Question 1

Professor Zander wants to know how loud a certain noise must be in order to be heard from a distance of 50 feet.This question involves the concept of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) relative magnitude 
B) difference threshold 
C) absolute threshold 
D) inverse discrimination 
A) relative magnitude 
B) difference threshold 
C) absolute threshold 
D) inverse discrimination C

Question 2

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

Accepted Answer

A) perceptions depend as much on prior experience as they do on neural cues traveling between receptors and the brain. 
B) perceptions are purely psychological,whereas sensations are purely neural. 
C) each sensation is actually a large set of perceptions. 
D) sensations depend mostly on learning,whereas perceptions are innate processes. 
A) perceptions depend as much on prior experience as they do on neural cues traveling between receptors and the brain. 
B) perceptions are purely psychological,whereas sensations are purely neural. 
C) each sensation is actually a large set of perceptions. 
D) sensations depend mostly on learning,whereas perceptions are innate processes. A

Question 3

The oval window,cochlea,and basilar membrane are all part of the:

Accepted Answer

A) middle ear. 
B) inner ear. 
C) external ear. 
D) auditory chamber. 
A) middle ear. 
B) inner ear. 
C) external ear. 
D) auditory chamber. B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a measure of threshold?

Accepted Answer

A) absolute threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) just noticeable difference 
D) separation threshold 
A) absolute threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) just noticeable difference 
D) separation threshold

Question 5

_______ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) Physiology 
B) Psychophysics 
C) Psychometrics 
D) Psychopathology 
A) Physiology 
B) Psychophysics 
C) Psychometrics 
D) Psychopathology

Question 6

When you stand to the side of a window frame,it casts a trapezoidal (nonrectangular)image on your retina.It still seems rectangular to you,though,because of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) size constancy 
B) shape constancy 
C) figure-ground constancy 
D) the phi phenomenon 
A) size constancy 
B) shape constancy 
C) figure-ground constancy 
D) the phi phenomenon

Question 7

Dr.Welsh is doing experiments using drugs.He is concerned that his subjects will respond to demand characteristics.He may want to control for this by using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) stratification 
B) two independent variables 
C) a placebo 
D) randomization 
A) stratification 
B) two independent variables 
C) a placebo 
D) randomization

Question 8

The middle ear includes the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ear canal 
B) round window 
C) hammer 
D) basilar membrane 
A) ear canal 
B) round window 
C) hammer 
D) basilar membrane

Question 9

Size constancy explains why _______.

Accepted Answer

A) objects are perceived as having constant dimensions regardless of distance 
B) perception of size is inversely related to distance 
C) closer objects are perceived as smaller than far-away objects 
D) distance affects perceived size 
A) objects are perceived as having constant dimensions regardless of distance 
B) perception of size is inversely related to distance 
C) closer objects are perceived as smaller than far-away objects 
D) distance affects perceived size

Question 10

The changes in pressure caused when molecules of air or fluid collide with one another then move apart again are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hertz 
B) sound waves 
C) decibels 
D) pitch 
A) hertz 
B) sound waves 
C) decibels 
D) pitch

Question 11

A spook house in a local carnival offered its potential patrons free admission if they would allow themselves to be blindfolded and then to eat raw worms.Although they were actually fed cold spaghetti,most of the customers believed they were swallowing real worms.What is the MOST plausible explanation for this finding?

Accepted Answer

A) The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B) This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C) Food flavor is really a composite of taste,smell,sight,and texture. 
D) Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated. 
A) The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B) This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C) Food flavor is really a composite of taste,smell,sight,and texture. 
D) Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated.

Question 12

Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it,you know a tree is the same size because of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) the figure-ground distinction 
B) the phi phenomenon 
C) perceptual constancy 
D) retinal disparity 
A) the figure-ground distinction 
B) the phi phenomenon 
C) perceptual constancy 
D) retinal disparity

Question 13

Dr.Delmar wants to determine how loud a certain noise must be in order for it to be heard from a distance of 50 feet.Her question involves the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) relative magnitude. 
B) difference threshold. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) just noticeable difference (jnd). 
A) relative magnitude. 
B) difference threshold. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) just noticeable difference (jnd).

Question 14

_______ theory was developed to isolate separate measures of sensory sensitivity and decision criteria used.

Accepted Answer

A) Method of limits 
B) Method adjustment 
C) Signal-detection 
D) Method of constant stimuli 
A) Method of limits 
B) Method adjustment 
C) Signal-detection 
D) Method of constant stimuli

Question 15

The term "just noticeable difference" is loosely synonymous with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) separation threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) response threshold 
D) absolute threshold 
A) separation threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) response threshold 
D) absolute threshold

Question 16

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual _______.

Accepted Answer

A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency 
A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency

Question 17

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

Accepted Answer

A) pitch 
B) amplitude 
C) timbre 
D) overtones 
A) pitch 
B) amplitude 
C) timbre 
D) overtones

Question 18

The part of the ear that equalizes the pressure in the inner ear when the stirrup hits against the oval window is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) cochlea. 
B) round window. 
C) earlobe. 
D) organ of Corti. 
A) cochlea. 
B) round window. 
C) earlobe. 
D) organ of Corti.

Question 19

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones varied only along the loud-soft dimensions (from very loud to very soft).The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she heard a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's _______.

Accepted Answer

A) auditory convergence 
B) refractory threshold 
C) absolute threshold 
D) difference threshold 
A) auditory convergence 
B) refractory threshold 
C) absolute threshold 
D) difference threshold

Question 20

"Single-eye vision is to _______ as double-eye vision is to _______."

Accepted Answer

A) kinetic; monocular 
B) monocular; kinetic 
C) monocular; binocular 
D) binocular; monocular 
A) kinetic; monocular 
B) monocular; kinetic 
C) monocular; binocular 
D) binocular; monocular

Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Professor Zander wants to know how loud a certain noise must be in order to be heard from a distance of 50 feet.This question involves the concept of _______.

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

The oval window,cochlea,and basilar membrane are all part of the:

Which of the following is NOT a measure of threshold?

_______ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

When you stand to the side of a window frame,it casts a trapezoidal (nonrectangular)image on your retina.It still seems rectangular to you,though,because of _______.

Dr.Welsh is doing experiments using drugs.He is concerned that his subjects will respond to demand characteristics.He may want to control for this by using which of the following?

The middle ear includes the ______.

Size constancy explains why _______.

The changes in pressure caused when molecules of air or fluid collide with one another then move apart again are called __________.

Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it,you know a tree is the same size because of _______.

Dr.Delmar wants to determine how loud a certain noise must be in order for it to be heard from a distance of 50 feet.Her question involves the concept of:

_______ theory was developed to isolate separate measures of sensory sensitivity and decision criteria used.

The term "just noticeable difference" is loosely synonymous with __________.

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual _______.

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

The part of the ear that equalizes the pressure in the inner ear when the stirrup hits against the oval window is called the:

"Single-eye vision is to _______ as double-eye vision is to _______."

What Is Psychology

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How Psychologists Do Research

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Genes,evolution,and Environment

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The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

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Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Exstintion: Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

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Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion,stress and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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