Question 1

The primary difference between Kant's view of perception and that of the British empiricists was that Kant believed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in an unconscious 
B)  in innate categories of space, time, and causality 
C)  we were born a "tabula rasa" 
D)  there was no explanation for the role of the so-called proximal stimulus 
A)  in an unconscious 
B)  in innate categories of space, time, and causality 
C)  we were born a "tabula rasa" 
D)  there was no explanation for the role of the so-called proximal stimulus

Question 2

According to Ewald Hering's opponent-process theory, red is to green as blue is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  violet 
B)  white 
C)  black 
D)  yellow 
A)  violet 
B)  white 
C)  black 
D)  yellow

Question 3

According to opponent-process theory, what color is perceived when there is excitation of both blue and red systems, with concomitant inhibition of their antagonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  violet 
B)  black 
C)  gray 
D)  white 
A)  violet 
B)  black 
C)  gray 
D)  white

Question 4

What does Weber's law assert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only three types of color receptors are required to see the full color spectrum. 
B)  A constant, low-pitched stimulus produces a stronger sensation than an infrequent, high-pitched stimulus. 
C)  Different sound frequencies trigger activity in different neurons. 
D)  The difference threshold is a constant proportion of stimulus intensity. 
A)  Only three types of color receptors are required to see the full color spectrum. 
B)  A constant, low-pitched stimulus produces a stronger sensation than an infrequent, high-pitched stimulus. 
C)  Different sound frequencies trigger activity in different neurons. 
D)  The difference threshold is a constant proportion of stimulus intensity.

Question 5

Which of the following is a function of pheromones?

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying a species 
B)  serving as an alarm signal for danger 
C)  signaling sexual receptiveness 
D)  all of the above 
A)  identifying a species 
B)  serving as an alarm signal for danger 
C)  signaling sexual receptiveness 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Vestibular receptors provide information about __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  movements of the head 
B)  the position of the body in space 
C)  the sensation of pressure 
D)  the sensation of taste 
A)  movements of the head 
B)  the position of the body in space 
C)  the sensation of pressure 
D)  the sensation of taste

Question 7

The __________ are to detecting scent or smell as __________ are to signaling a scent or smell.

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory receptors; odorants 
B)  olfactory epithelium; olfactory receptors 
C)  odorants; glomeruli 
D)  odorants; olfactory receptors 
A)  olfactory receptors; odorants 
B)  olfactory epithelium; olfactory receptors 
C)  odorants; glomeruli 
D)  odorants; olfactory receptors

Question 8

Where are the olfactory receptor neurons located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the olfactory epithelium 
B)  at the glomeruli 
C)  at the odorant sites 
D)  in the very edge of the opening of the nostrils 
A)  in the olfactory epithelium 
B)  at the glomeruli 
C)  at the odorant sites 
D)  in the very edge of the opening of the nostrils

Question 9

Where are the kinesthetic receptors located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the muscles, tendons, and joints 
B)  in the taste buds 
C)  in the hypothalamus 
D)  in the inner ear 
A)  in the muscles, tendons, and joints 
B)  in the taste buds 
C)  in the hypothalamus 
D)  in the inner ear

Question 10

The trichromatic analysis of color vision posits three so-called primary colors. These colors include __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  red, green, and violet 
B)  red, green, and orange 
C)  red, green, and blue 
D)  red, white, and blue 
A)  red, green, and violet 
B)  red, green, and orange 
C)  red, green, and blue 
D)  red, white, and blue

Question 11

According to research on hearing, there is little point in a 30- or 40-year-old buying expensive stereo equipment, since __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he or she will be deaf to high frequencies 
B)  he or she will be overly sensitive to loudness 
C)  he or she will be deaf to middle frequencies 
D)  he or she will be deaf to low frequencies 
A)  he or she will be deaf to high frequencies 
B)  he or she will be overly sensitive to loudness 
C)  he or she will be deaf to middle frequencies 
D)  he or she will be deaf to low frequencies

Question 12

Karen, a candidate for the state police, fails the exam and does not qualify for training at the police academy. This is disappointing because Karen would have made a very good police officer. In signal-detection terms, what do this person's test results represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a miss 
B)  a correct negative 
C)  a false alarm 
D)  a hit 
A)  a miss 
B)  a correct negative 
C)  a false alarm 
D)  a hit

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a chromatic color?

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow 
B)  red 
C)  white 
D)  purple 
A)  yellow 
B)  red 
C)  white 
D)  purple

Question 14

What does the perceived pitch of an auditory stimulus depend on?

Accepted Answer

A)  The place on the basilar membrane that is maximally deformed by the auditory stimulus is responsible for high-frequency sounds. 
B)  The frequency of impulses in the auditory nerve that is generated by the auditory stimulus is responsible for low-frequency sounds. 
C)  It depends on the amount of deformation of the cochlea itself. 
D)  Both a and b. 
A)  The place on the basilar membrane that is maximally deformed by the auditory stimulus is responsible for high-frequency sounds. 
B)  The frequency of impulses in the auditory nerve that is generated by the auditory stimulus is responsible for low-frequency sounds. 
C)  It depends on the amount of deformation of the cochlea itself. 
D)  Both a and b.

Question 15

According to gate control theory, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pain sensations must pass through a gate in the skin in order to be processed as a pain signal 
B)  pain sensations must pass through a neural "gate" in order to reach the brain, and thus can be blocked by neurons that inhibit this signal 
C)  the afterimage problem is due to a malfunction in the pathway or "gate" that controls which color receptors are stimulated 
D)  opponent, or opposite colors, are processed via a system much like a neural gate 
A)  pain sensations must pass through a gate in the skin in order to be processed as a pain signal 
B)  pain sensations must pass through a neural "gate" in order to reach the brain, and thus can be blocked by neurons that inhibit this signal 
C)  the afterimage problem is due to a malfunction in the pathway or "gate" that controls which color receptors are stimulated 
D)  opponent, or opposite colors, are processed via a system much like a neural gate

Question 16

In the equation   , what does the I represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intensity of the standard stimulus 
B)  the change or amount that must be added to the standard intensity to produce a jnd 
C)  a constant 
D)  the changed stimulus 
A)  the intensity of the standard stimulus 
B)  the change or amount that must be added to the standard intensity to produce a jnd 
C)  a constant 
D)  the changed stimulus

Question 17

Yasmine is trying to read a dimly lit sign in the dark. Based on your knowledge of rods and cones, where should Yasmine look to improve the visual clarity of the sign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directly at the sign, such that the visual image is lined up on her fovea. 
B)  Slightly to the side of the sign so the sign's image will fall outside the fovea and onto the sides of the retina. 
C)  Directly at the sign, but only with one eye, thus reducing the binocular disparity. 
D)  With one eye closed, allowing the image to stimulate just one fovea. 
A)  Directly at the sign, such that the visual image is lined up on her fovea. 
B)  Slightly to the side of the sign so the sign's image will fall outside the fovea and onto the sides of the retina. 
C)  Directly at the sign, but only with one eye, thus reducing the binocular disparity. 
D)  With one eye closed, allowing the image to stimulate just one fovea.

Question 18

At what level of the visual system do frogs' so-called bug detectors operate?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the level of the receptors 
B)  at the level of the ganglion cells 
C)  at the level of the superior colliculus 
D)  at the level of the visual cortex 
A)  at the level of the receptors 
B)  at the level of the ganglion cells 
C)  at the level of the superior colliculus 
D)  at the level of the visual cortex

Question 19

What does the Young-Helmholtz theory fail to explain?

Accepted Answer

A)  how many color receptors humans have 
B)  how we discriminate between lights of different wavelengths 
C)  why yellow looks like a primary color but is not considered to be one 
D)  the Young-Helmholtz theory is remarkably comprehensive; with regard to its scope, no questions remain unanswered 
A)  how many color receptors humans have 
B)  how we discriminate between lights of different wavelengths 
C)  why yellow looks like a primary color but is not considered to be one 
D)  the Young-Helmholtz theory is remarkably comprehensive; with regard to its scope, no questions remain unanswered

Question 20

What is the name given to the scientific study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical characteristics of the environmental stimuli that give rise to these experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology 
B)  biology 
C)  psychophysics 
D)  psychobiology 
A)  psychology 
B)  biology 
C)  psychophysics 
D)  psychobiology

The primary difference between Kant's view of perception and that of the British empiricists was that Kant believed __________.

According to Ewald Hering's opponent-process theory, red is to green as blue is to __________.

According to opponent-process theory, what color is perceived when there is excitation of both blue and red systems, with concomitant inhibition of their antagonists?

What does Weber's law assert?

Which of the following is a function of pheromones?

Vestibular receptors provide information about __________.

The are to detecting scent or smell as are to signaling a scent or smell.

Where are the olfactory receptor neurons located?

Where are the kinesthetic receptors located?

The trichromatic analysis of color vision posits three so-called primary colors. These colors include __________.

According to research on hearing, there is little point in a 30- or 40-year-old buying expensive stereo equipment, since __________.

Karen, a candidate for the state police, fails the exam and does not qualify for training at the police academy. This is disappointing because Karen would have made a very good police officer. In signal-detection terms, what do this person's test results represent?

Which of the following is NOT a chromatic color?

What does the perceived pitch of an auditory stimulus depend on?

According to gate control theory, __________.

In the equation , what does the I represent?

Yasmine is trying to read a dimly lit sign in the dark. Based on your knowledge of rods and cones, where should Yasmine look to improve the visual clarity of the sign?

At what level of the visual system do frogs' so-called bug detectors operate?

What does the Young-Helmholtz theory fail to explain?

What is the name given to the scientific study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical characteristics of the environmental stimuli that give rise to these experiences?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

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Exam 4: Sensation

The primary difference between Kant's view of perception and that of the British empiricists was that Kant believed __________.

According to Ewald Hering's opponent-process theory, red is to green as blue is to __________.

According to opponent-process theory, what color is perceived when there is excitation of both blue and red systems, with concomitant inhibition of their antagonists?

What does Weber's law assert?

Which of the following is a function of pheromones?

Vestibular receptors provide information about __________.

The __________ are to detecting scent or smell as __________ are to signaling a scent or smell.

Where are the olfactory receptor neurons located?

Where are the kinesthetic receptors located?

The trichromatic analysis of color vision posits three so-called primary colors. These colors include __________.

According to research on hearing, there is little point in a 30- or 40-year-old buying expensive stereo equipment, since __________.

Karen, a candidate for the state police, fails the exam and does not qualify for training at the police academy. This is disappointing because Karen would have made a very good police officer. In signal-detection terms, what do this person's test results represent?

Which of the following is NOT a chromatic color?

What does the perceived pitch of an auditory stimulus depend on?

According to gate control theory, __________.

In the equation , what does the I represent?

Yasmine is trying to read a dimly lit sign in the dark. Based on your knowledge of rods and cones, where should Yasmine look to improve the visual clarity of the sign?

At what level of the visual system do frogs' so-called bug detectors operate?

What does the Young-Helmholtz theory fail to explain?

What is the name given to the scientific study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical characteristics of the environmental stimuli that give rise to these experiences?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

Filters

The are to detecting scent or smell as are to signaling a scent or smell.