Question 1

Many so-called UFOs may actually be caused by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Muller-Lyer illusion 
B)  the Ponzo illusion 
C)  faulty monocular cues 
D)  the autokinetic effect 
A)  the Muller-Lyer illusion 
B)  the Ponzo illusion 
C)  faulty monocular cues 
D)  the autokinetic effect

Question 2

Lory entered a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following was occurring in her retinal system?

Accepted Answer

A)  a slow shift from cone vision to rod vision 
B)  a rapid shift from cone vision to rod vision 
C)  a slow shift from rod vision to cone vision 
D)  a rapid shift from rod vision to cone vision 
A)  a slow shift from cone vision to rod vision 
B)  a rapid shift from cone vision to rod vision 
C)  a slow shift from rod vision to cone vision 
D)  a rapid shift from rod vision to cone vision

Question 3

The process whereby we receive information from the environment through our receptors is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  perception 
C)  sensation 
D)  transduction 
A)  encoding 
B)  perception 
C)  sensation 
D)  transduction

Question 4

Hertz is a unit of measurement of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency 
B)  amplitude 
C)  loudness 
D)  overtones 
A)  frequency 
B)  amplitude 
C)  loudness 
D)  overtones

Question 5

If an artist were to blend red, green, and blue lights together by focusing lights of those three colors on one common spot, the result would look ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  like nonspectral colors 
B)  black 
C)  like white light 
D)  complementary 
A)  like nonspectral colors 
B)  black 
C)  like white light 
D)  complementary

Question 6

The autokinetic effect is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency for a stationary object viewed against a dark background to look as if it is moving. 
B)  the tendency to perceive that a moving light viewed against a dark background to look as if it is stationary. 
C)  the tendency to perceive that a stationary object against a dark background is closer than it actually is. 
D)  the tendency to perceive that a stationary object against a dark background is farther away than it actually is. 
A)  the tendency for a stationary object viewed against a dark background to look as if it is moving. 
B)  the tendency to perceive that a moving light viewed against a dark background to look as if it is stationary. 
C)  the tendency to perceive that a stationary object against a dark background is closer than it actually is. 
D)  the tendency to perceive that a stationary object against a dark background is farther away than it actually is.

Question 7

Flavor arises from:

Accepted Answer

A)  taste only. 
B)  taste and sight. 
C)  taste and texture. 
D)  taste and smell. 
A)  taste only. 
B)  taste and sight. 
C)  taste and texture. 
D)  taste and smell.

Question 8

The idea that large fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain and thus prevent the sensation of pain is part of the ________ theory of pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  gate-control 
B)  primary process 
C)  free nerve ending 
D)  volley 
A)  gate-control 
B)  primary process 
C)  free nerve ending 
D)  volley

Question 9

Figure is to ground as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  light is to dark 
B)  obvious is to hidden 
C)  objects are to background 
D)  shape is to texture 
A)  light is to dark 
B)  obvious is to hidden 
C)  objects are to background 
D)  shape is to texture

Many so-called UFOs may actually be caused by ________.

Lory entered a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following was occurring in her retinal system?

The process whereby we receive information from the environment through our receptors is ________.

Hertz is a unit of measurement of ________.

If an artist were to blend red, green, and blue lights together by focusing lights of those three colors on one common spot, the result would look ________.

The autokinetic effect is:

Flavor arises from:

The idea that large fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain and thus prevent the sensation of pain is part of the ________ theory of pain.

Figure is to ground as ________.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Many so-called UFOs may actually be caused by ________.

Lory entered a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following was occurring in her retinal system?

The process whereby we receive information from the environment through our receptors is ________.

Hertz is a unit of measurement of ________.

If an artist were to blend red, green, and blue lights together by focusing lights of those three colors on one common spot, the result would look ________.

The autokinetic effect is:

Flavor arises from:

The idea that large fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain and thus prevent the sensation of pain is part of the ________ theory of pain.

Figure is to ground as ________.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters