Question 1

Which of the following statements about face recognition is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Cells in the lower part of the temporal lobe respond to faces. 
B) Neurons in the hippocampus appear to fire selectively in response to certain faces. 
C) Research has proven that we have individual "grandmother cells" that only respond to specific faces. 
D) Sprawling networks of neurons,rather than single cells,are responsible for face recognition. 
A) Cells in the lower part of the temporal lobe respond to faces. 
B) Neurons in the hippocampus appear to fire selectively in response to certain faces. 
C) Research has proven that we have individual "grandmother cells" that only respond to specific faces. 
D) Sprawling networks of neurons,rather than single cells,are responsible for face recognition.

Question 2

What depth cue is being relied on when our brains use information from our eye muscles to determine how far an object is away from us?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergence 
B) Motion parallax 
C) Height in plane 
D) Disparity 
A) Convergence 
B) Motion parallax 
C) Height in plane 
D) Disparity

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Volume 
B) Timbre 
C) Pitch 
D) Purity 
A) Volume 
B) Timbre 
C) Pitch 
D) Purity

Question 4

When our perception of a stimulus,such as a misshapen letter or an image,depends on the context of the stimulus or our preconceptions,we are using __________ to interpret the stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) a perceptual constancy 
B) selective attention 
C) feature binding 
D) a perceptual set 
A) a perceptual constancy 
B) selective attention 
C) feature binding 
D) a perceptual set

Question 5

Matt is considering the purchase of subliminal self-help tapes to aid him in losing weight.His wife,Marge,is skeptical about this plan and asks your advice.Based on the evidence presented by your authors,what would you say about the effectiveness of subliminal self-help tapes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are ineffective. 
B) They are highly effective but only if you believe they'll be effective. 
C) More research is needed to assess their effectiveness or ineffectiveness. 
D) They are effective. 
A) They are ineffective. 
B) They are highly effective but only if you believe they'll be effective. 
C) More research is needed to assess their effectiveness or ineffectiveness. 
D) They are effective.

Question 6

The cocktail party effect and the technique of shadowing demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) information we have filtered out of our attention is still being processed at some unconscious level. 
B) individual pathways of sense receptors are not cross-modal in their processing. 
C) selective attention only allows us to process one channel of input at a time. 
D) we constantly engage in dichotic listening and attend to more than one message equally. 
A) information we have filtered out of our attention is still being processed at some unconscious level. 
B) individual pathways of sense receptors are not cross-modal in their processing. 
C) selective attention only allows us to process one channel of input at a time. 
D) we constantly engage in dichotic listening and attend to more than one message equally.

Question 7

Which theory proposes that,above 100 Hz but below 5000 Hz,auditory neurons do not fire all at once but in rotation?

Accepted Answer

A) Volley 
B) Place 
C) Frequency 
D) Opponent process 
A) Volley 
B) Place 
C) Frequency 
D) Opponent process

Question 8

When light enters the eye,it first passes through what structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Sclera 
B) Cornea 
C) Pupil 
D) Lens 
A) Sclera 
B) Cornea 
C) Pupil 
D) Lens

Question 9

When you first put your hat on,you can feel it quite easily,but after a while,you forget that you are wearing a hat at all-the sensation is gone.What happens?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory fatigue 
B) Subliminal perception 
C) Sensory adaptation 
D) Perceptual defence 
A) Sensory fatigue 
B) Subliminal perception 
C) Sensory adaptation 
D) Perceptual defence

Question 10

Which of the following is true of rods?

Accepted Answer

A) They respond to colour. 
B) They are found mainly in the fovea. 
C) They operate mainly in the daytime. 
D) They are responsible for night vision. 
A) They respond to colour. 
B) They are found mainly in the fovea. 
C) They operate mainly in the daytime. 
D) They are responsible for night vision.

Question 11

Following the process of accommodation,a fat lens would allow you to focus on __________ objects,whereas a flat lens would allow you to focus on __________ objects.

Accepted Answer

A) distant;nearby 
B) nearby;distant 
C) distant;distant 
D) nearby;nearby 
A) distant;nearby 
B) nearby;distant 
C) distant;distant 
D) nearby;nearby

Question 12

Alicia is talking on her cell phone to her friend Maya.If Maya is in a crowded subway terminal,Alicia finds that she has to nearly shout for Maya to be able to hear her.However,when Maya is in a meadow on her grandparents' farm she can easily tell what Alicia is watching on TV as they talk.This is one illustration of

Accepted Answer

A) the just noticeable difference. 
B) transduction. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) signal-to-noise ratio. 
A) the just noticeable difference. 
B) transduction. 
C) absolute threshold. 
D) signal-to-noise ratio.

Question 13

__________ is conceptually driven,whereas __________ is stimulus-driven.

Accepted Answer

A) Top-down processing;bottom-up processing 
B) Bottom-up processing;top-down processing 
C) Difference threshold;absolute threshold 
D) Absolute threshold;difference threshold 
A) Top-down processing;bottom-up processing 
B) Bottom-up processing;top-down processing 
C) Difference threshold;absolute threshold 
D) Absolute threshold;difference threshold

Question 14

Taste is to __________ as smell is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) olfaction;gustation 
B) gustation;proprioception 
C) proprioception;olfaction 
D) gustation;olfaction 
A) olfaction;gustation 
B) gustation;proprioception 
C) proprioception;olfaction 
D) gustation;olfaction

Question 15

The coloured part of the eye that contains muscles to contract or expand the pupil is the

Accepted Answer

A) iris. 
B) lens. 
C) sclera. 
D) cornea. 
A) iris. 
B) lens. 
C) sclera. 
D) cornea.

Question 16

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the

Accepted Answer

A) pupil. 
B) lens. 
C) sclera. 
D) cornea. 
A) pupil. 
B) lens. 
C) sclera. 
D) cornea.

Question 17

According to the authors,we experience the taste sensation of saltiness

Accepted Answer

A) toward the front of the tongue but not on the tip. 
B) at the tip of the tongue. 
C) toward the rear of the tongue. 
D) throughout all areas of the tongue;there is no one location for any of the tastes. 
A) toward the front of the tongue but not on the tip. 
B) at the tip of the tongue. 
C) toward the rear of the tongue. 
D) throughout all areas of the tongue;there is no one location for any of the tastes.

Question 18

Which of the following is not an example of cross-modal processing?

Accepted Answer

A) The rubber hand illusion 
B) Transduction 
C) The McGurk effect 
D) Synesthesia 
A) The rubber hand illusion 
B) Transduction 
C) The McGurk effect 
D) Synesthesia

Question 19

In detecting the source of sounds,we tend to rely most heavily on __________ cues.

Accepted Answer

A) monocular 
B) monaural 
C) binocular 
D) binaural 
A) monocular 
B) monaural 
C) binocular 
D) binaural

Question 20

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the __________;the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) anvil (incus);stirrup (stapes) 
B) hammer (malleus);anvil (incus) 
C) stirrup (stapes);hammer (malleus) 
D) hammer (malleus);stirrup (stapes) 
A) anvil (incus);stirrup (stapes) 
B) hammer (malleus);anvil (incus) 
C) stirrup (stapes);hammer (malleus) 
D) hammer (malleus);stirrup (stapes)

Exam 4: D: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following statements about face recognition is inaccurate?

What depth cue is being relied on when our brains use information from our eye muscles to determine how far an object is away from us?

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

When our perception of a stimulus,such as a misshapen letter or an image,depends on the context of the stimulus or our preconceptions,we are using __________ to interpret the stimulus.

Matt is considering the purchase of subliminal self-help tapes to aid him in losing weight.His wife,Marge,is skeptical about this plan and asks your advice.Based on the evidence presented by your authors,what would you say about the effectiveness of subliminal self-help tapes?

The cocktail party effect and the technique of shadowing demonstrate that

Which theory proposes that,above 100 Hz but below 5000 Hz,auditory neurons do not fire all at once but in rotation?

When light enters the eye,it first passes through what structure?

When you first put your hat on,you can feel it quite easily,but after a while,you forget that you are wearing a hat at all-the sensation is gone.What happens?

Which of the following is true of rods?

Following the process of accommodation,a fat lens would allow you to focus on __________ objects,whereas a flat lens would allow you to focus on __________ objects.

__________ is conceptually driven,whereas __________ is stimulus-driven.

Taste is to __________ as smell is to __________.

The coloured part of the eye that contains muscles to contract or expand the pupil is the

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the

According to the authors,we experience the taste sensation of saltiness

Which of the following is not an example of cross-modal processing?

In detecting the source of sounds,we tend to rely most heavily on __________ cues.

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the __________;the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the __________.

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Following the process of accommodation,a fat lens would allow you to focus on objects,whereas a flat lens would allow you to focus on objects.

is conceptually driven,whereas is stimulus-driven.

Taste is to as smell is to .

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the ;the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the .