Question 1

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 2

The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) opponent-process theory of pain 
B) revolving door theory of pain 
C) substance P theory of pain 
D) gate-control theory of pain 
A) opponent-process theory of pain 
B) revolving door theory of pain 
C) substance P theory of pain 
D) gate-control theory of pain

Question 3

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

Accepted Answer

A) Grieco trichromatic 
B) opponent-process 
C) Helmholtz trichromatic 
D) Hering's vibration 
A) Grieco trichromatic 
B) opponent-process 
C) Helmholtz trichromatic 
D) Hering's vibration

Question 4

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones started at a low intensity and then became louder.The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she started to hear a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's ______.

Accepted Answer

A) auditory convergence 
B) absolute threshold 
C) refractory threshold 
D) difference threshold 
A) auditory convergence 
B) absolute threshold 
C) refractory threshold 
D) difference threshold

Question 5

Light has two natures and can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) vestibular sense 
B) kinesthetic sense 
C) somasthetic sense 
D) anomalous cognition 
A) vestibular sense 
B) kinesthetic sense 
C) somasthetic sense 
D) anomalous cognition

Question 7

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

Question 8

The vestibular 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

Which pairing of name and property of light is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Helmholtz;particle nature (photon) 
B) Holstein;wave nature 
C) Newton;wave nature 
D) Einstein;wave packet (photon) 
A) Helmholtz;particle nature (photon) 
B) Holstein;wave nature 
C) Newton;wave nature 
D) Einstein;wave packet (photon)

Question 10

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for night vision are ______.

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar cells 
B) ganglion cells 
C) rods 
D) cones 
A) bipolar cells 
B) ganglion cells 
C) rods 
D) cones

Question 11

Perception is the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) process by which people take all the sensations they experience at any given moment and interpret them in some meaningful fashion 
B) action of physical stimuli on receptors leading to sensations 
C) interpretation of memory based on selective attention 
D) act of selective attention from sensory storage 
A) process by which people take all the sensations they experience at any given moment and interpret them in some meaningful fashion 
B) action of physical stimuli on receptors leading to sensations 
C) interpretation of memory based on selective attention 
D) act of selective attention from sensory storage

Question 12

Larry has been told by his doctor that he is experiencing ________ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) nerve hearing impairment 
B) tinnitus 
C) conduction hearing impairment 
D) a speech segmentation problem 
A) nerve hearing impairment 
B) tinnitus 
C) conduction hearing impairment 
D) a speech segmentation problem

Question 13

Which of the following is responsible for your perception that a pencil that is waved up and down is actually flexing and bending,even though it is made of solid wood?

Accepted Answer

A) motor neurons 
B) vacilatory neurons 
C) sensory neurons 
D) end-stopped neurons 
A) motor neurons 
B) vacilatory neurons 
C) sensory neurons 
D) end-stopped neurons

Question 14

Which is the best description of the vestibular senses?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A) to protect the hair cells 
B) to concentrate and funnel sound waves to the eardrum 
C) to amplify low-intensity sounds to detectable levels 
D) to filter out high-intensity sound waves that can be harmful 
A) to protect the hair cells 
B) to concentrate and funnel sound waves to the eardrum 
C) to amplify low-intensity sounds to detectable levels 
D) to filter out high-intensity sound waves that can be harmful

Question 16

Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A) Young and Helmholtz 
B) Hering 
C) Wald and Brown 
D) Smith and Wesson 
A) Young and Helmholtz 
B) Hering 
C) Wald and Brown 
D) Smith and Wesson

Question 19

Analyzing smaller features and building up to a complete perception is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) top-down processing 
B) bottom-up processing 
C) perceptual construction 
D) hypothesis formation 
A) top-down processing 
B) bottom-up processing 
C) perceptual construction 
D) hypothesis formation

Question 20

All of the following are considered "traditional" tastes except:

Accepted Answer

A) spicy 
B) salty. 
C) sour. 
D) sweet. 
A) spicy 
B) salty. 
C) sour. 
D) sweet.

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

The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the ______________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones started at a low intensity and then became louder.The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she started to hear a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's ______.

Light has two natures and can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

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

The vestibular senses are concerned with ________________.

Which pairing of name and property of light is correct?

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for night vision are ______.

Perception is the ___________.

Larry has been told by his doctor that he is experiencing ________ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

Which of the following is responsible for your perception that a pencil that is waved up and down is actually flexing and bending,even though it is made of solid wood?

Which is the best description of the vestibular senses?

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

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

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Analyzing smaller features and building up to a complete perception is called ________________.

All of the following are considered "traditional" tastes except:

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

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

The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the ______________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones started at a low intensity and then became louder.The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she started to hear a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's ______.

Light has two natures and can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

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

The vestibular senses are concerned with ________________.

Which pairing of name and property of light is correct?

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for night vision are ______.

Perception is the ___________.

Larry has been told by his doctor that he is experiencing ________ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

Which of the following is responsible for your perception that a pencil that is waved up and down is actually flexing and bending,even though it is made of solid wood?

Which is the best description of the vestibular senses?

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

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

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Analyzing smaller features and building up to a complete perception is called ________________.

All of the following are considered "traditional" tastes except:

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

I Psychology in Action

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