Question 1

Tone deafness is also called ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  anaudia 
B)  asonia 
C)  amusia 
D)  atonia 
A)  anaudia 
B)  asonia 
C)  amusia 
D)  atonia

Question 2

Transduction from light to a neural signal happens in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea 
B)  iris 
C)  optic nerve 
D)  photoreceptor 
A)  cornea 
B)  iris 
C)  optic nerve 
D)  photoreceptor

Question 3

Visual receptors are found in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea 
B)  retina 
C)  iris 
D)  optic nerve 
A)  cornea 
B)  retina 
C)  iris 
D)  optic nerve

Question 4

Proprioceptive feedback is a combination of which senses?

Accepted Answer

A)  visual, auditory, and vestibular 
B)  chemical, kinesthetic, and visual 
C)  vestibular, kinesthetic, and visual 
D)  somatosensory, vestibular, and kinesthetic 
A)  visual, auditory, and vestibular 
B)  chemical, kinesthetic, and visual 
C)  vestibular, kinesthetic, and visual 
D)  somatosensory, vestibular, and kinesthetic

Question 5

The frequency of a sound is responsible for producing ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude 
B)  Hertz 
C)  pitch 
D)  timbre 
A)  amplitude 
B)  Hertz 
C)  pitch 
D)  timbre

Question 6

According to the opponent process theory of colour vision,why is the afterimage always the opposite colour of the image?

Accepted Answer

A)  because we have three kinds of photoreceptors in the eye 
B)  because the antagonistic colour of a pair will overcompensate following release from inhibition 
C)  because receptors in the visual cortex get fatigued and rebound to the opponent colour 
D)  because the opposite colour is reflected off the surface while all the other colours are absorbed 
A)  because we have three kinds of photoreceptors in the eye 
B)  because the antagonistic colour of a pair will overcompensate following release from inhibition 
C)  because receptors in the visual cortex get fatigued and rebound to the opponent colour 
D)  because the opposite colour is reflected off the surface while all the other colours are absorbed

Question 7

Approximately how many taste receptors are on each taste bud?

Accepted Answer

A)  20-40 
B)  50-90 
C)  30-50 
D)  60-100 
A)  20-40 
B)  50-90 
C)  30-50 
D)  60-100

Question 8

Malika has been staring at an image of a green heart framed in blue for almost a minute.When Malika shifts her gaze to a white wall,what is she likely to see?

Accepted Answer

A)  a red heart framed in yellow 
B)  a yellow heart framed in red 
C)  a green heart framed in blue 
D)  a red heart framed in black 
A)  a red heart framed in yellow 
B)  a yellow heart framed in red 
C)  a green heart framed in blue 
D)  a red heart framed in black

Question 9

How is the consistency of food communicated to the brain?

Accepted Answer

Touch receptors loca

Question 10

Agnes is a supertaster.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  she especially loves bitter flavours 
B)  she is in the top 25% of the population for taste sensitivity 
C)  she is most likely a very old woman 
D)  her taste receptors regenerate faster than people with normal tasting abilities 
A)  she especially loves bitter flavours 
B)  she is in the top 25% of the population for taste sensitivity 
C)  she is most likely a very old woman 
D)  her taste receptors regenerate faster than people with normal tasting abilities

Question 11

"Wow! I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you out of context!" you exclaim,excusing your blank stare when your accounting professor greets you in a café.This vignette illustrates the importance of ___ in perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  transduction 
B)  adaptation 
C)  bottom-up processes 
D)  top-down processes 
A)  transduction 
B)  adaptation 
C)  bottom-up processes 
D)  top-down processes

Question 12

In an fMRI study,Dr.Marvin exposes participants to high heat.Participants rate how painful they find the heat.Which of the following hypotheses is most reasonable considering your text's discussion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain ratings should be positively correlated with activity in the thalamus. 
B)  Pain ratings should be negatively correlated with activity in the thalamus. 
C)  Pain ratings should be positively correlated with activity in the cingulate cortex. 
D)  Pain ratings should be negatively correlated with activity in the cingulate cortex. 
A)  Pain ratings should be positively correlated with activity in the thalamus. 
B)  Pain ratings should be negatively correlated with activity in the thalamus. 
C)  Pain ratings should be positively correlated with activity in the cingulate cortex. 
D)  Pain ratings should be negatively correlated with activity in the cingulate cortex.

Question 13

Describe the difference between absolute threshold and difference threshold.

Accepted Answer

An absolute threshold refers to the mini

Question 14

The noise of the crowd in the bar fades into the background as Latriece becomes engrossed in a conversation with her date.Suddenly,she hears her name mentioned a dozen feet down the bar: her ears perk up.This example illustrates the ___ effect,a ___ influence on auditory perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  cocktail party; top-down 
B)  cocktail party; bottom-up 
C)  happy-hour; top-down 
D)  happy-hour; bottom-up 
A)  cocktail party; top-down 
B)  cocktail party; bottom-up 
C)  happy-hour; top-down 
D)  happy-hour; bottom-up

Question 15

Which tactile receptors respond to temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merkel's discs 
B)  Ruffini's end-organs 
C)  free nerve endings 
D)  Meissner's corpuscles 
A)  Merkel's discs 
B)  Ruffini's end-organs 
C)  free nerve endings 
D)  Meissner's corpuscles

Question 16

In what hair-like structures are the sensory receptors of the olfactory system located?

Accepted Answer

A)  nasal mucosa 
B)  papillae 
C)  odorants 
D)  cilia 
A)  nasal mucosa 
B)  papillae 
C)  odorants 
D)  cilia

Question 17

Based on your text's discussion of the development of the sense of taste,which of the following statements is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research has confirmed the plasticity of both the piriform cortex and the insula. 
B)  Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of either the piriform cortex or the insula. 
C)  Research has established the plasticity of the insula. Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of the piriform cortex. 
D)  Research has established the plasticity of the piriform cortex. Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of the insula. 
A)  Research has confirmed the plasticity of both the piriform cortex and the insula. 
B)  Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of either the piriform cortex or the insula. 
C)  Research has established the plasticity of the insula. Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of the piriform cortex. 
D)  Research has established the plasticity of the piriform cortex. Research has yet to confirm the plasticity of the insula.

Question 18

Melvin has played electric guitar for years at volumes much too loud.Unfortunately,he has permanently damaged his hair cells,and they no longer function.This means that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot identify objects based on sound alone, but can hear sounds 
B)  cannot tell the difference between two tones of different frequencies, but can hear sounds 
C)  cannot detect where sounds are coming from, but can hear sounds 
D)  cannot hear anything 
A)  cannot identify objects based on sound alone, but can hear sounds 
B)  cannot tell the difference between two tones of different frequencies, but can hear sounds 
C)  cannot detect where sounds are coming from, but can hear sounds 
D)  cannot hear anything

Question 19

Convergence is a binocular cue based on ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain's ability to converge signals from both eyes into a single image 
B)  the feeling of a change in muscular tension required to turn the eyes inward when focusing on closer objects 
C)  the ability of the brain to triangulate the distance from the retina to the object 
D)  the detection of movement when objects are coming toward us 
A)  the brain's ability to converge signals from both eyes into a single image 
B)  the feeling of a change in muscular tension required to turn the eyes inward when focusing on closer objects 
C)  the ability of the brain to triangulate the distance from the retina to the object 
D)  the detection of movement when objects are coming toward us

Question 20

Olfaction and gustation emerged early in our evolutionary history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Tone deafness is also called ___.

Transduction from light to a neural signal happens in the:

Visual receptors are found in the:

Proprioceptive feedback is a combination of which senses?

The frequency of a sound is responsible for producing ___.

According to the opponent process theory of colour vision,why is the afterimage always the opposite colour of the image?

Approximately how many taste receptors are on each taste bud?

Malika has been staring at an image of a green heart framed in blue for almost a minute.When Malika shifts her gaze to a white wall,what is she likely to see?

How is the consistency of food communicated to the brain?

Agnes is a supertaster.This means that:

"Wow! I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you out of context!" you exclaim,excusing your blank stare when your accounting professor greets you in a café.This vignette illustrates the importance of ___ in perception.

In an fMRI study,Dr.Marvin exposes participants to high heat.Participants rate how painful they find the heat.Which of the following hypotheses is most reasonable considering your text's discussion?

Describe the difference between absolute threshold and difference threshold.

The noise of the crowd in the bar fades into the background as Latriece becomes engrossed in a conversation with her date.Suddenly,she hears her name mentioned a dozen feet down the bar: her ears perk up.This example illustrates the _ effect,a _ influence on auditory perception.

Which tactile receptors respond to temperature?

In what hair-like structures are the sensory receptors of the olfactory system located?

Based on your text's discussion of the development of the sense of taste,which of the following statements is most likely true?

Melvin has played electric guitar for years at volumes much too loud.Unfortunately,he has permanently damaged his hair cells,and they no longer function.This means that he:

Convergence is a binocular cue based on ___.

Olfaction and gustation emerged early in our evolutionary history.

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Tone deafness is also called ___.

Transduction from light to a neural signal happens in the:

Visual receptors are found in the:

Proprioceptive feedback is a combination of which senses?

The frequency of a sound is responsible for producing ___.

According to the opponent process theory of colour vision,why is the afterimage always the opposite colour of the image?

Approximately how many taste receptors are on each taste bud?

Malika has been staring at an image of a green heart framed in blue for almost a minute.When Malika shifts her gaze to a white wall,what is she likely to see?

How is the consistency of food communicated to the brain?

Agnes is a supertaster.This means that:

"Wow! I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you out of context!" you exclaim,excusing your blank stare when your accounting professor greets you in a café.This vignette illustrates the importance of ___ in perception.

In an fMRI study,Dr.Marvin exposes participants to high heat.Participants rate how painful they find the heat.Which of the following hypotheses is most reasonable considering your text's discussion?

Describe the difference between absolute threshold and difference threshold.

The noise of the crowd in the bar fades into the background as Latriece becomes engrossed in a conversation with her date.Suddenly,she hears her name mentioned a dozen feet down the bar: her ears perk up.This example illustrates the ___ effect,a ___ influence on auditory perception.

Which tactile receptors respond to temperature?

In what hair-like structures are the sensory receptors of the olfactory system located?

Based on your text's discussion of the development of the sense of taste,which of the following statements is most likely true?

Melvin has played electric guitar for years at volumes much too loud.Unfortunately,he has permanently damaged his hair cells,and they no longer function.This means that he:

Convergence is a binocular cue based on ___.

Olfaction and gustation emerged early in our evolutionary history.

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The noise of the crowd in the bar fades into the background as Latriece becomes engrossed in a conversation with her date.Suddenly,she hears her name mentioned a dozen feet down the bar: her ears perk up.This example illustrates the _ effect,a _ influence on auditory perception.