Question 1

The last of the three ossicles contacts which part of the ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cochlea 
B)  the basilar membrane 
C)  the oval window 
D)  the tympanic membrane 
A)  the cochlea 
B)  the basilar membrane 
C)  the oval window 
D)  the tympanic membrane

Question 2

What sense is most closely tied to taste?

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Question 3

Which of the following is an example of pain information that would have traveled along the slow pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)  getting a paper cut 
B)  burning your hand on the stove 
C)  stomach cramps 
D)  stubbing your toe 
A)  getting a paper cut 
B)  burning your hand on the stove 
C)  stomach cramps 
D)  stubbing your toe

Question 4

A snack manufacturer finds that it must increase the salt content of its chips by 8% so that a sample of consumers will notice that the chips are saltier than they were before.This example most nearly illustrates the concept of a(n)___ threshold.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  women have adapted the ability to withstand more intense pain than men, due to the need to deliver children 
B)  in some areas of the body, women have twice as many pain receptors as men 
C)  distraction and breathing techniques can help individuals withstand more intense pain 
D)  pain sensations travelling along the slow pathway can be somewhat prevented by activating the fast pathway using touch 
A)  women have adapted the ability to withstand more intense pain than men, due to the need to deliver children 
B)  in some areas of the body, women have twice as many pain receptors as men 
C)  distraction and breathing techniques can help individuals withstand more intense pain 
D)  pain sensations travelling along the slow pathway can be somewhat prevented by activating the fast pathway using touch

Question 6

What type of perceptual processing begins with physical energies that enter the body from the environment?

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Question 7

Ye-jun is participating in a study in which he is presented with different unpleasant odours that he has to identify.Unfortunately,most of the odours are presented above his absolute threshold.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ye-jun can smell most of the odours 
B)  Ye-jun can only smell the strongest odours 
C)  Ye-jun can't tell the difference between any of the odours 
D)  Ye-jun didn't notice most of the odours 
A)  Ye-jun can smell most of the odours 
B)  Ye-jun can only smell the strongest odours 
C)  Ye-jun can't tell the difference between any of the odours 
D)  Ye-jun didn't notice most of the odours

Question 8

Jared was sitting on the patio watching a butterfly flutter around.As he watched,the butterfly flew toward him and seemed to be planning to land on his nose.As the butterfly came closer to his nose,he could feel his eyes turn inwards.The cue that is telling Jared how close the butterfly is getting to him is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal disparity. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  convergence. 
D)  texture gradient. 
A)  retinal disparity. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  convergence. 
D)  texture gradient.

Question 9

What measure do we use to describe levels of sound?

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Question 10

Define phantom limb sensations.

Accepted Answer

People with amputated limbs re

Question 11

For over a minute,Laura has been staring at an image with seemingly random areas of white-on-black.When she shifts her gaze from the original image to a white wall,she suddenly sees an image of Jesus on the wall.Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photoreceptors in the retina have become fatigued. 
B)  Photoreceptors in the lateral geniculate nucleus have become fatigued. 
C)  negative afterimage 
D)  positive afterimage 
A)  Photoreceptors in the retina have become fatigued. 
B)  Photoreceptors in the lateral geniculate nucleus have become fatigued. 
C)  negative afterimage 
D)  positive afterimage

Question 12

Brayden has just burnt his tongue eating hot pizza.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brayden has done damage to the taste receptors on his tongue. 
B)  If Brayden keeps burning his tongue, he will experience a permanently decreased sense of taste. 
C)  Burning his tongue will not do any permanent damage as the taste receptors will regenerate. 
D)  It is unlikely that Brayden has damaged enough taste receptors that he will lose his sense of taste temporarily. 
A)  Brayden has done damage to the taste receptors on his tongue. 
B)  If Brayden keeps burning his tongue, he will experience a permanently decreased sense of taste. 
C)  Burning his tongue will not do any permanent damage as the taste receptors will regenerate. 
D)  It is unlikely that Brayden has damaged enough taste receptors that he will lose his sense of taste temporarily.

Question 13

What is the technical term for the ear drum?

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital membrane 
B)  tympanic membrane 
C)  rhythmic membrane 
D)  temporal membrane 
A)  occipital membrane 
B)  tympanic membrane 
C)  rhythmic membrane 
D)  temporal membrane

Question 14

Which of the following Gestalt laws is correctly defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity - we tend to fill in small gaps in objects. 
B)  continuity - stimuli falling along the same plane tend to be grouped together. 
C)  good form - stimuli near to one another tend to be grouped together. 
D)  closure - stimuli resembling one another tend to be grouped together. 
A)  proximity - we tend to fill in small gaps in objects. 
B)  continuity - stimuli falling along the same plane tend to be grouped together. 
C)  good form - stimuli near to one another tend to be grouped together. 
D)  closure - stimuli resembling one another tend to be grouped together.

Question 15

To what extent are colour afterimages adequately explained by trichromatic theory on the one hand,and opponent-process theory on the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trichromatic theory offers a more satisfactory account of colour afterimages than does opponent-process theory. 
B)  Opponent-process theory offers a more satisfactory account of colour afterimages than does trichromatic theory. 
C)  Both trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory offer satisfactory accounts of colour afterimages. 
D)  Neither trichromatic theory nor opponent-process theory offers a satisfactory account of colour afterimages. 
A)  Trichromatic theory offers a more satisfactory account of colour afterimages than does opponent-process theory. 
B)  Opponent-process theory offers a more satisfactory account of colour afterimages than does trichromatic theory. 
C)  Both trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory offer satisfactory accounts of colour afterimages. 
D)  Neither trichromatic theory nor opponent-process theory offers a satisfactory account of colour afterimages.

Question 16

The absolute threshold for touch is ___ correlated with the density of touch receptors in the part of the body being stimulated.

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively 
B)  positively 
C)  perfectly 
D)  not 
A)  negatively 
B)  positively 
C)  perfectly 
D)  not

Question 17

Relative to the location of the stimulation,tactile information is processed on the __ side of the brain; that is,it is processed ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  opposite; ipsilaterally 
B)  opposite; contralaterally 
C)  same; ipsilaterally 
D)  same; contralaterally 
A)  opposite; ipsilaterally 
B)  opposite; contralaterally 
C)  same; ipsilaterally 
D)  same; contralaterally

Question 18

Since Jolly Roger,the pirate,lost one eye in a sword fight,he can no longer use ___ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  monocular cues 
D)  accommodation 
A)  convergence 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  monocular cues 
D)  accommodation

Question 19

What sensory process describes why the continual presence of a stimulus results in a decreased response to that stimulus over time?

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Question 20

The specialized sheet of nerve cells located in the back of the eye is called the ___.

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The last of the three ossicles contacts which part of the ear?

What sense is most closely tied to taste?

Which of the following is an example of pain information that would have traveled along the slow pathway?

A snack manufacturer finds that it must increase the salt content of its chips by 8% so that a sample of consumers will notice that the chips are saltier than they were before.This example most nearly illustrates the concept of a(n)___ threshold.

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is FALSE?

What type of perceptual processing begins with physical energies that enter the body from the environment?

Ye-jun is participating in a study in which he is presented with different unpleasant odours that he has to identify.Unfortunately,most of the odours are presented above his absolute threshold.What does this mean?

What measure do we use to describe levels of sound?

Define phantom limb sensations.

For over a minute,Laura has been staring at an image with seemingly random areas of white-on-black.When she shifts her gaze from the original image to a white wall,she suddenly sees an image of Jesus on the wall.Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

Brayden has just burnt his tongue eating hot pizza.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

What is the technical term for the ear drum?

Which of the following Gestalt laws is correctly defined?

To what extent are colour afterimages adequately explained by trichromatic theory on the one hand,and opponent-process theory on the other?

The absolute threshold for touch is ___ correlated with the density of touch receptors in the part of the body being stimulated.

Relative to the location of the stimulation,tactile information is processed on the side of the brain; that is,it is processed _.

Since Jolly Roger,the pirate,lost one eye in a sword fight,he can no longer use ___ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

What sensory process describes why the continual presence of a stimulus results in a decreased response to that stimulus over time?

The specialized sheet of nerve cells located in the back of the eye is called the ___.

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The last of the three ossicles contacts which part of the ear?

What sense is most closely tied to taste?

Which of the following is an example of pain information that would have traveled along the slow pathway?

A snack manufacturer finds that it must increase the salt content of its chips by 8% so that a sample of consumers will notice that the chips are saltier than they were before.This example most nearly illustrates the concept of a(n)___ threshold.

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is FALSE?

What type of perceptual processing begins with physical energies that enter the body from the environment?

Ye-jun is participating in a study in which he is presented with different unpleasant odours that he has to identify.Unfortunately,most of the odours are presented above his absolute threshold.What does this mean?

What measure do we use to describe levels of sound?

Define phantom limb sensations.

For over a minute,Laura has been staring at an image with seemingly random areas of white-on-black.When she shifts her gaze from the original image to a white wall,she suddenly sees an image of Jesus on the wall.Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

Brayden has just burnt his tongue eating hot pizza.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

What is the technical term for the ear drum?

Which of the following Gestalt laws is correctly defined?

To what extent are colour afterimages adequately explained by trichromatic theory on the one hand,and opponent-process theory on the other?

The absolute threshold for touch is ___ correlated with the density of touch receptors in the part of the body being stimulated.

Relative to the location of the stimulation,tactile information is processed on the __ side of the brain; that is,it is processed ___.

Since Jolly Roger,the pirate,lost one eye in a sword fight,he can no longer use ___ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

What sensory process describes why the continual presence of a stimulus results in a decreased response to that stimulus over time?

The specialized sheet of nerve cells located in the back of the eye is called the ___.

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Relative to the location of the stimulation,tactile information is processed on the side of the brain; that is,it is processed _.