Question 1

The organization and interpretation of olfactory information is one example of ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Sensation is to _______ as perception is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) psychological;physical 
B) gathering;understanding 
C) understanding;gathering 
D) interpreting;detecting 
A) psychological;physical 
B) gathering;understanding 
C) understanding;gathering 
D) interpreting;detecting

Question 3

Lidia visits an art exhibit of abstract paintings.One painting is composed of seemingly random lines and shapes.However,because Lidia knows the painting is supposed to be a portrait,she perceives the various lines and shapes as forming a face.Which type of perceptual processing is Lidia most likely using?

Accepted Answer

A) Top-down 
B) Parallel 
C) Bottom-up 
D) Sensory 
A) Top-down 
B) Parallel 
C) Bottom-up 
D) Sensory

Question 4

Failure to consciously perceive something you are looking at because your attention is directed elsewhere is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) sensory overload 
B) selective attention 
C) inattentional blindness 
D) divided attention 
A) sensory overload 
B) selective attention 
C) inattentional blindness 
D) divided attention

Question 5

According to your textbook,subliminal advertising

Accepted Answer

A) is a form of "mind control." 
B) can lead people to purchase items they otherwise would not. 
C) at most can have only a very temporary effect on thought. 
D) are pointless,because humans are not affected by subliminal stimuli. 
A) is a form of "mind control." 
B) can lead people to purchase items they otherwise would not. 
C) at most can have only a very temporary effect on thought. 
D) are pointless,because humans are not affected by subliminal stimuli.

Question 6

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Accepted Answer

A) convergance. 
B) accommodation. 
C) constriction. 
D) dilation. 
A) convergance. 
B) accommodation. 
C) constriction. 
D) dilation.

Question 7

One reason sensory adaptation can be beneficial is that it allows us to

Accepted Answer

A) ignore continuous stimuli and shift our focus and attention to other events. 
B) detect visual stimuli outside of the normal visual spectrum. 
C) locate the source of sounds in the environment. 
D) convert physical and chemical stimuli into nerve impulses. 
A) ignore continuous stimuli and shift our focus and attention to other events. 
B) detect visual stimuli outside of the normal visual spectrum. 
C) locate the source of sounds in the environment. 
D) convert physical and chemical stimuli into nerve impulses.

Question 8

The ventral stream is a pathway extending from the visual cortex to the temporal lobe and is where ______________occurs.In contrast,the dorsal stream extends from the visual cortex to the parietal lobe of the cortex and is where ________________ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) object recognition;depth and movement perception 
B) depth and movement perception;object recognition 
C) colour perception;control of eye movements 
D) control of eye movements;colour perception 
A) object recognition;depth and movement perception 
B) depth and movement perception;object recognition 
C) colour perception;control of eye movements 
D) control of eye movements;colour perception

Question 9

The processing of sensory information that occurs below the level of conscious awareness is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention 
B) top-down processing 
C) subliminal perception 
D) bottom-up processing. 
A) selective attention 
B) top-down processing 
C) subliminal perception 
D) bottom-up processing.

Question 10

Kevin watches as his wife Denise walks toward the house.Even though Denise fills more and more of Kevin's visual field as she approaches,she does not appear to be growing larger as she moves closer to Kevin.This illustrates ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) relative size 
B) size constancy 
C) retinal disparity 
D) linear perspective 
A) relative size 
B) size constancy 
C) retinal disparity 
D) linear perspective

Question 11

The study of how physical energy such as light and sound and their intensities relate to psychological experience is called _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) psychophysics 
B) Gestalt psychology 
C) signal detection theory 
D) haptics 
A) psychophysics 
B) Gestalt psychology 
C) signal detection theory 
D) haptics

Question 12

Sandra stares for about 30 seconds at a green square.After 30 seconds,she looks at a white sheet of paper.What will she "see"?

Accepted Answer

A) a red square 
B) a blue square 
C) a yellow square 
D) a green square 
A) a red square 
B) a blue square 
C) a yellow square 
D) a green square

Question 13

The difference threshold is

Accepted Answer

A) the minimum amount of energy,or quantity of a stimulus,required for it to be reliably detected at least 50% of the time it is presented. 
B) the smallest difference in stimulation that can be detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared. 
C) the difference in absolute thresholds between individuals with normal sensory abilities and those who have limitations in one or more senses. 
D) the smallest amount of stimulation that can be detected after sensory adaptation. 
A) the minimum amount of energy,or quantity of a stimulus,required for it to be reliably detected at least 50% of the time it is presented. 
B) the smallest difference in stimulation that can be detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared. 
C) the difference in absolute thresholds between individuals with normal sensory abilities and those who have limitations in one or more senses. 
D) the smallest amount of stimulation that can be detected after sensory adaptation.

Question 14

We are sensitive to _________ basic tastes.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) countless 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) countless

Question 15

To help identify objects with our sense of touch,we move the object in our hands and actively explore it.This is known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) gustation 
B) haptics 
C) kinesthesis 
D) nociception 
A) gustation 
B) haptics 
C) kinesthesis 
D) nociception

Question 16

Visible light with a long wavelength and a low amplitude would be perceived as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) reddish and dim 
B) bluish and dim 
C) reddish and bright 
D) bluish and bright 
A) reddish and dim 
B) bluish and dim 
C) reddish and bright 
D) bluish and bright

Question 17

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) the pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord. 
B) the skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation. 
C) the cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P. 
D) the gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals. 
A) the pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord. 
B) the skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation. 
C) the cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P. 
D) the gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals.

Question 18

Without ________________,we could cut our arm with a knife and feel nothing more than the slight pressure of the blade.

Accepted Answer

A) gustation 
B) haptics 
C) kinesthesis 
D) nociception 
A) gustation 
B) haptics 
C) kinesthesis 
D) nociception

Question 19

The ______________ carries sensory information from the retina to the brain areas where visual perception will occur.

Accepted Answer

A) fovea 
B) lens 
C) optic nerve 
D) retina 
A) fovea 
B) lens 
C) optic nerve 
D) retina

Question 20

Why might food taste bland if your nose were congested due to a cold or allergies?

Accepted Answer

A) Mucus inhibits taste buds. 
B) Some taste buds are located in the nasal epithelium. 
C) Smell works in concert with taste to give us the experience of flavour. 
D) Having to breathe through your mouth inhibits the gustatory process. 
A) Mucus inhibits taste buds. 
B) Some taste buds are located in the nasal epithelium. 
C) Smell works in concert with taste to give us the experience of flavour. 
D) Having to breathe through your mouth inhibits the gustatory process.

Exam 4: B: Sensation and Perception

The organization and interpretation of olfactory information is one example of ____________.

Sensation is to _______ as perception is to _______.

Failure to consciously perceive something you are looking at because your attention is directed elsewhere is called ___________.

According to your textbook,subliminal advertising

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

One reason sensory adaptation can be beneficial is that it allows us to

The ventral stream is a pathway extending from the visual cortex to the temporal lobe and is where ______________occurs.In contrast,the dorsal stream extends from the visual cortex to the parietal lobe of the cortex and is where ________________ occurs.

The processing of sensory information that occurs below the level of conscious awareness is called ____________.

Kevin watches as his wife Denise walks toward the house.Even though Denise fills more and more of Kevin's visual field as she approaches,she does not appear to be growing larger as she moves closer to Kevin.This illustrates ______________.

The study of how physical energy such as light and sound and their intensities relate to psychological experience is called _________________.

Sandra stares for about 30 seconds at a green square.After 30 seconds,she looks at a white sheet of paper.What will she "see"?

The difference threshold is

We are sensitive to _________ basic tastes.

To help identify objects with our sense of touch,we move the object in our hands and actively explore it.This is known as ___________.

Visible light with a long wavelength and a low amplitude would be perceived as ______________.

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that

Without ________________,we could cut our arm with a knife and feel nothing more than the slight pressure of the blade.

The ______________ carries sensory information from the retina to the brain areas where visual perception will occur.

Why might food taste bland if your nose were congested due to a cold or allergies?

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

A: Social Psychology

Sensation is to _ as perception is to _.

The ventral stream is a pathway extending from the visual cortex to the temporal lobe and is where occurs.In contrast,the dorsal stream extends from the visual cortex to the parietal lobe of the cortex and is where __ occurs.