Question 1

The complexity of a sound wave is related to the perceived _______________ of a sound.

Accepted Answer

A) pitch 
B) loudness 
C) spectrum 
D) timbre 
A) pitch 
B) loudness 
C) spectrum 
D) timbre

Question 2

Butterflies have ultraviolet receptors that enable them to detect nectar sources on flowers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you are afraid of heights,and you are looking down from a balcony,you will probably underestimate the distance to the ground.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Although many species of animals are totally color blind,this condition is extremely rare in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Illusions are valuable because they are systematic errors that provide hints about the mind's perceptual strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The retina is to vision as _______________ is to hearing.

Accepted Answer

A) the cochlea 
B) the oval window 
C) the auditory canal 
D) the semicircular canal 
A) the cochlea 
B) the oval window 
C) the auditory canal 
D) the semicircular canal

Question 7

The stimulus for a sound is a wave of pressure created when an object vibrates or when compressed air is released.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When the wavelength of a light is examined,one looks at:

Accepted Answer

A) the distance between the crests of a wave. 
B) the amplitude of a wave. 
C) the maximum height of a wave. 
D) the variations in saturation. 
A) the distance between the crests of a wave. 
B) the amplitude of a wave. 
C) the maximum height of a wave. 
D) the variations in saturation.

Question 9

Generally speaking,the more light an object reflects,the brighter it appears.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The actual organ of hearing is the eardrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When Miles and Mandi leave the bright lobby and enter the movie theater they cannot tell where the empty seats are.Explain why this occurs and describe the process through which they will gradually be able to see.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 12

_______________ is what makes a note played on a flute,which produces relatively pure tones,sound different from the same note played on an oboe,which produces very complex sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) Frequency 
B) Pitch 
C) Loudness 
D) Timbre 
A) Frequency 
B) Pitch 
C) Loudness 
D) Timbre

Question 13

Seamus is having difficulty organizing the sounds he hears and so he cocks his head to the side. Seamus is actively trying to determine:

Accepted Answer

A) whether a low frequency is within his range. 
B) which voice is figure and which is ground. 
C) how far away the source of the sound is. 
D) the direction from which a sound is coming. 
A) whether a low frequency is within his range. 
B) which voice is figure and which is ground. 
C) how far away the source of the sound is. 
D) the direction from which a sound is coming.

Question 14

In a signal detection task,the participant tends to be a "yea-sayer." She will have:

Accepted Answer

A) more misses than "naysayers." 
B) more correct rejections than "naysayers." 
C) more false alarms than "naysayers." 
D) fewer hits than "naysayers." 
A) more misses than "naysayers." 
B) more correct rejections than "naysayers." 
C) more false alarms than "naysayers." 
D) fewer hits than "naysayers."

Question 15

The gate-control theory of pain states that the experience of pain depends,in part,on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gate."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Grant perceives snow as remaining white on cloudy days as well as on bright ones.He is not fooled even though the amount of light the snow reflects is different on cloudy days.Grant's perception is due to:

Accepted Answer

A) convergence. 
B) relative clarity. 
C) texture gradients. 
D) brightness constancy. 
A) convergence. 
B) relative clarity. 
C) texture gradients. 
D) brightness constancy.

Question 17

Brightness is related to the _______________ of light.

Accepted Answer

A) purity 
B) complexity 
C) amount 
D) intensity 
A) purity 
B) complexity 
C) amount 
D) intensity

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle?

Accepted Answer

A) similarity 
B) continuity 
C) proximity 
D) acuity 
A) similarity 
B) continuity 
C) proximity 
D) acuity

Question 19

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel received a Nobel Prize in 1981 for the painstaking work they had done recording impulses from individual cells in the brains of cats and monkeys.Describe in detail what was learned about the visual system as a result of their work.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 20

Another term for the difference threshold is:

Accepted Answer

A) jnd. 
B) signal detection threshold. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) comparison threshold. 
A) jnd. 
B) signal detection threshold. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) comparison threshold.

Exam 6: Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

The complexity of a sound wave is related to the perceived _______________ of a sound.

Butterflies have ultraviolet receptors that enable them to detect nectar sources on flowers.

If you are afraid of heights,and you are looking down from a balcony,you will probably underestimate the distance to the ground.

Although many species of animals are totally color blind,this condition is extremely rare in humans.

Illusions are valuable because they are systematic errors that provide hints about the mind's perceptual strategies.

The retina is to vision as _______________ is to hearing.

The stimulus for a sound is a wave of pressure created when an object vibrates or when compressed air is released.

When the wavelength of a light is examined,one looks at:

Generally speaking,the more light an object reflects,the brighter it appears.

The actual organ of hearing is the eardrum.

When Miles and Mandi leave the bright lobby and enter the movie theater they cannot tell where the empty seats are.Explain why this occurs and describe the process through which they will gradually be able to see.

_______________ is what makes a note played on a flute,which produces relatively pure tones,sound different from the same note played on an oboe,which produces very complex sounds.

Seamus is having difficulty organizing the sounds he hears and so he cocks his head to the side. Seamus is actively trying to determine:

In a signal detection task,the participant tends to be a "yea-sayer." She will have:

The gate-control theory of pain states that the experience of pain depends,in part,on whether pain impulses get past a neurological "gate."

Grant perceives snow as remaining white on cloudy days as well as on bright ones.He is not fooled even though the amount of light the snow reflects is different on cloudy days.Grant's perception is due to:

Brightness is related to the _______________ of light.

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle?

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel received a Nobel Prize in 1981 for the painstaking work they had done recording impulses from individual cells in the brains of cats and monkeys.Describe in detail what was learned about the visual system as a result of their work.

Another term for the difference threshold is:

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