Question 1

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what ________ you see.

Accepted Answer

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

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.

Question 3

The monocular distance cue in which objects closer than the point of visual focus seem to move in the direction opposite to the viewer's moving head, and objects beyond the viewing point move in the same direction as the viewer's head is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal disparity 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  subliminal motion 
D)  motion differential 
A)  retinal disparity 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  subliminal motion 
D)  motion differential

Question 4

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following produces binocular disparity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the eyes being a few centimeters apart 
B)  right-eye dominance in most people 
C)  astigmatism 
D)  the slightly elliptical shape of the eye 
A)  the eyes being a few centimeters apart 
B)  right-eye dominance in most people 
C)  astigmatism 
D)  the slightly elliptical shape of the eye

Question 6

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  largest detectable stimulus 
B)  smallest detectable stimulus 
C)  largest detectable difference between two stimuli 
D)  change in smallest detectable difference between two stimuli 
A)  largest detectable stimulus 
B)  smallest detectable stimulus 
C)  largest detectable difference between two stimuli 
D)  change in smallest detectable difference between two stimuli

Question 7

The term photon refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a tiny packet of light waves 
B)  a torpedo used by the USS Enterprise 
C)  the smallest unit of sound 
D)  the property of light that gives us the perception of color 
A)  a tiny packet of light waves 
B)  a torpedo used by the USS Enterprise 
C)  the smallest unit of sound 
D)  the property of light that gives us the perception of color

Question 8

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax

Question 9

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixation 
B)  divergence 
C)  convergence 
D)  visual accommodation 
A)  fixation 
B)  divergence 
C)  convergence 
D)  visual accommodation

Question 10

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax

Question 11

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar cells 
B)  ganglion cells 
C)  rods 
D)  cones 
A)  bipolar cells 
B)  ganglion cells 
C)  rods 
D)  cones

Question 12

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

What is the pupil of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the white part of the eye. 
B)  It is the colored part of the eye. 
C)  It is the location of the visual receptors. 
D)  It is the small opening in the center of the eye. 
A)  It is the white part of the eye. 
B)  It is the colored part of the eye. 
C)  It is the location of the visual receptors. 
D)  It is the small opening in the center of the eye.

Question 14

The distance cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  shadowing 
D)  motion parallax

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is the BEST description of the proprioception?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has to do with touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. 
B)  It has to do with the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other. 
C)  It has to do with movement and body position. 
D)  It has to do with your location as compared to the position of the sun. 
A)  It has to do with touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. 
B)  It has to do with the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other. 
C)  It has to do with movement and body position. 
D)  It has to do with your location as compared to the position of the sun.

Question 17

The vestibular senses are concerned with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  touch, pressure, temperature, and pain 
B)  the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C)  movement and body position 
D)  your location as compared to the position of the sun 
A)  touch, pressure, temperature, and pain 
B)  the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C)  movement and body position 
D)  your location as compared to the position of the sun

Question 18

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  monocular cues 
B)  diocular cues 
C)  binocular cues 
D)  dichromatic cues 
A)  monocular cues 
B)  diocular cues 
C)  binocular cues 
D)  dichromatic cues

Question 19

The tendency to perceive things that resemble each other as being part of the same group is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  figure-ground relationship 
B)  closure 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity 
A)  figure-ground relationship 
B)  closure 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity

Question 20

Where are the taste receptors located?

Accepted Answer

A)  on the papillae 
B)  on the taste buds 
C)  on the microvilli 
D)  in the gustatory bulb 
A)  on the papillae 
B)  on the taste buds 
C)  on the microvilli 
D)  in the gustatory bulb

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what ________ you see.

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

The monocular distance cue in which objects closer than the point of visual focus seem to move in the direction opposite to the viewer's moving head, and objects beyond the viewing point move in the same direction as the viewer's head is ________.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

Which of the following produces binocular disparity?

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

The term photon refers to ________.

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as ________.

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ________.

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

What is the pupil of the eye?

The distance cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

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

Which is the BEST description of the proprioception?

The vestibular senses are concerned with ________.

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________.

The tendency to perceive things that resemble each other as being part of the same group is known as ________.

Where are the taste receptors located?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what ________ you see.

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

The monocular distance cue in which objects closer than the point of visual focus seem to move in the direction opposite to the viewer's moving head, and objects beyond the viewing point move in the same direction as the viewer's head is ________.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

Which of the following produces binocular disparity?

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

The term photon refers to ________.

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as ________.

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ________.

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

What is the pupil of the eye?

The distance cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

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

Which is the BEST description of the proprioception?

The vestibular senses are concerned with ________.

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________.

The tendency to perceive things that resemble each other as being part of the same group is known as ________.

Where are the taste receptors located?

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