Question 1

An illusion ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) is the same thing as a vision 
B) is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina 
C) is a perception that does not correspond to reality 
D) corresponds directly to something that you dreamed 
A) is the same thing as a vision 
B) is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina 
C) is a perception that does not correspond to reality 
D) corresponds directly to something that you dreamed C

Question 2

What are the five primary tastes?

Accepted Answer

A) hot,sour,spicy,sweet,origami 
B) salty,sour,spicy,sweet,tart 
C) bitter,salty,sour,sweet,umami 
D) peppery,salty,sour,sweet,acidic 
A) hot,sour,spicy,sweet,origami 
B) salty,sour,spicy,sweet,tart 
C) bitter,salty,sour,sweet,umami 
D) peppery,salty,sour,sweet,acidic C

Question 3

In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) sensation 
B) sensory fatigue 
C) sensory adaptation 
D) discrimination 
A) sensation 
B) sensory fatigue 
C) sensory adaptation 
D) discrimination C

Question 4

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

Accepted Answer

A) more detailed in the distance 
B) more detailed as brightness increases 
C) less detailed in the distance 
D) less detailed when it is brighter 
A) more detailed in the distance 
B) more detailed as brightness increases 
C) less detailed in the distance 
D) less detailed when it is brighter

Question 5

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 6

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) size constancy 
B) shape constancy 
C) brightness constancy 
D) color constancy 
A) size constancy 
B) shape constancy 
C) brightness constancy 
D) color constancy

Question 7

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) outer ear 
B) inner ear 
C) eardrum and middle ear 
D) auditory pathways and brain 
A) outer ear 
B) inner ear 
C) eardrum and middle ear 
D) auditory pathways and brain

Question 8

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) we have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes 
B) we can see the world in three dimensions 
C) we can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world 
D) we have an extra if one is broken 
A) we have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes 
B) we can see the world in three dimensions 
C) we can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world 
D) we have an extra if one is broken

Question 9

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Accepted Answer

A) pitch 
B) volume 
C) purity 
D) timbre 
A) pitch 
B) volume 
C) purity 
D) timbre

Exam 3: B: Sensation and Perception

An illusion ________________.

What are the five primary tastes?

In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

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

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

The Science of Psychology

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

C: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

C: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

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