Question 1

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the:

Accepted Answer

A) iris. 
B) retina. 
C) cornea. 
D) fovea. 
A) iris. 
B) retina. 
C) cornea. 
D) fovea. A

Question 2

Sound wave-vibrations are transmitted by three tiny bones called the _____ located in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) auricles;inner ear 
B) ossicles;middle ear 
C) temporal bones;cochlea 
D) saccules;middle ear 
A) auricles;inner ear 
B) ossicles;middle ear 
C) temporal bones;cochlea 
D) saccules;middle ear B

Question 3

Area _____ is a region of the occipital lobe that contains the primary visual cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) A1 
B) V1 
C) MT 
D) VT 
A) A1 
B) V1 
C) MT 
D) VT B

Question 4

Sensation is to _____ as perception is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) encoding;detection 
B) detection;interpretation 
C) interpretation;organization 
D) organization;accommodation 
A) encoding;detection 
B) detection;interpretation 
C) interpretation;organization 
D) organization;accommodation

Question 5

According to _____-based theories of object recognition,your brain deconstructs retinal images into _____ to make identifications.

Accepted Answer

A) image;templates 
B) image;geons 
C) parts;templates 
D) parts;geons 
A) image;templates 
B) image;geons 
C) parts;templates 
D) parts;geons

Question 6

Accommodation refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A) diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus. 
B) constant eye movements that allow the retina to continuously detect stimuli. 
C) process by which the lens changes shape in order to focus images onto the retina. 
D) process by which stimuli are changed into neural messages. 
A) diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus. 
B) constant eye movements that allow the retina to continuously detect stimuli. 
C) process by which the lens changes shape in order to focus images onto the retina. 
D) process by which stimuli are changed into neural messages.

Question 7

Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to:

Accepted Answer

A) brightness. 
B) rhythm. 
C) hue. 
D) frequency. 
A) brightness. 
B) rhythm. 
C) hue. 
D) frequency.

Question 8

Following the flow of visual information from the retina to the brain,encoded information travels along the optic nerve to the _____ and then to the _____ in the occipital lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus;primary visual cortex 
B) lateral geniculate nucleus;optic chiasm 
C) retina;lateral geniculate nucleus 
D) hippocampus;primary visual cortex 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus;primary visual cortex 
B) lateral geniculate nucleus;optic chiasm 
C) retina;lateral geniculate nucleus 
D) hippocampus;primary visual cortex

Question 9

Dorothy is driving her car along a highway.She perceives that the highway converges at a point in the distance due to the depth cue of:

Accepted Answer

A) interposition. 
B) binocular disparity. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) common fate. 
A) interposition. 
B) binocular disparity. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) common fate.

Question 10

The three primary colors of light are:

Accepted Answer

A) white,red,and green. 
B) red,green,and blue. 
C) red,blue,and yellow. 
D) white,red,and blue. 
A) white,red,and green. 
B) red,green,and blue. 
C) red,blue,and yellow. 
D) white,red,and blue.

Question 11

Rods are _____ light-sensitive and _____ color-sensitive than are cones.

Accepted Answer

A) more;more 
B) less;less 
C) more;less 
D) less;more 
A) more;more 
B) less;less 
C) more;less 
D) less;more

Question 12

The dorsal stream of visual processing is to the ventral stream of visual processing as:

Accepted Answer

A) below is to above. 
B) why is to where. 
C) left is to right. 
D) how is to what. 
A) below is to above. 
B) why is to where. 
C) left is to right. 
D) how is to what.

Question 13

During a hearing test,many sounds were presented at such low levels of intensity that Mr.Antall could hardly detect them.These sounds were below Mr.Antall's _____ threshold.

Accepted Answer

A) subliminal 
B) absolute 
C) adaptation 
D) difference 
A) subliminal 
B) absolute 
C) adaptation 
D) difference

Question 14

The amplitude of a light wave corresponds to its:

Accepted Answer

A) color. 
B) hue. 
C) purity. 
D) brightness. 
A) color. 
B) hue. 
C) purity. 
D) brightness.

Question 15

According to the gate-control theory,rubbing the lower back when there is pain would MOST likely reduce the pain by:

Accepted Answer

A) triggering a release of painkilling endorphins in the brain. 
B) activating neurons that gate the pain from signals from traveling to the brain. 
C) causing the autonomic nervous system to release adrenaline into the bloodstream. 
D) deactivating the region devoted to the lower back in the somatosensory cortex. 
A) triggering a release of painkilling endorphins in the brain. 
B) activating neurons that gate the pain from signals from traveling to the brain. 
C) causing the autonomic nervous system to release adrenaline into the bloodstream. 
D) deactivating the region devoted to the lower back in the somatosensory cortex.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part D

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the:

Sound wave-vibrations are transmitted by three tiny bones called the _____ located in the _____.

Area _____ is a region of the occipital lobe that contains the primary visual cortex.

Sensation is to _____ as perception is to _____.

According to _____-based theories of object recognition,your brain deconstructs retinal images into _____ to make identifications.

Accommodation refers to the:

Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to:

Following the flow of visual information from the retina to the brain,encoded information travels along the optic nerve to the _____ and then to the _____ in the occipital lobe.

Dorothy is driving her car along a highway.She perceives that the highway converges at a point in the distance due to the depth cue of:

The three primary colors of light are:

Rods are _____ light-sensitive and _____ color-sensitive than are cones.

The dorsal stream of visual processing is to the ventral stream of visual processing as:

During a hearing test,many sounds were presented at such low levels of intensity that Mr.Antall could hardly detect them.These sounds were below Mr.Antall's _____ threshold.

The amplitude of a light wave corresponds to its:

According to the gate-control theory,rubbing the lower back when there is pain would MOST likely reduce the pain by:

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Sound wave-vibrations are transmitted by three tiny bones called the _ located in the _.

Sensation is to _ as perception is to _.

According to _-based theories of object recognition,your brain deconstructs retinal images into _ to make identifications.

Following the flow of visual information from the retina to the brain,encoded information travels along the optic nerve to the _ and then to the _ in the occipital lobe.

Rods are _ light-sensitive and _ color-sensitive than are cones.