Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

Accepted Answer

A) hue 
B) decibels 
C) amplitude 
D) wavelength 
A) hue 
B) decibels 
C) amplitude 
D) wavelength D

Question 2

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) perception 
B) sensation 
C) adaptation 
D) habituation 
A) perception 
B) sensation 
C) adaptation 
D) habituation B

Question 3

Where are the taste receptors located?

Accepted Answer

A) on the papillae 
B) on the taste buds 
C) on the microvilli 
D) in the gustatory bulb 
A) on the papillae 
B) on the taste buds 
C) on the microvilli 
D) in the gustatory bulb B

Question 4

The shortest wavelengths that we can see are experienced as ______ colors.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

Accepted Answer

A) tiny bones located in the middle ear 
B) types of cones on the retina 
C) types of sound that most people can detect 
D) words often used by audiologists in testing for hearing difficulties 
A) tiny bones located in the middle ear 
B) types of cones on the retina 
C) types of sound that most people can detect 
D) words often used by audiologists in testing for hearing difficulties

Question 6

Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?

Accepted Answer

A) iris 
B) lens 
C) retina 
D) sclera 
A) iris 
B) lens 
C) retina 
D) sclera

Question 7

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

Question 8

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) touch,pressure,temperature,and pain 
B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C) movement and body position 
D) your location as compared to the position of the sun 
A) touch,pressure,temperature,and pain 
B) the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C) movement and body position 
D) your location as compared to the position of the sun

Question 9

Similarity is the tendency to perceive _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) objects,or figures,on some background 
B) things that look similar as being part of the same group 
C) objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D) things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern 
A) objects,or figures,on some background 
B) things that look similar as being part of the same group 
C) objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D) things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern

Question 10

People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) top-down processing 
B) telepathy 
C) bottom-up processing 
D) perceptual expectancy 
A) top-down processing 
B) telepathy 
C) bottom-up processing 
D) perceptual expectancy

Exam 3: A: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

Where are the taste receptors located?

The shortest wavelengths that we can see are experienced as ______ colors.

What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?

An illusion ________________.

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

Similarity is the tendency to perceive _________________.

People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called _______________.

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

B: 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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