Question 1

Some people are incapable of detecting pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Antarctica scientists have just discovered the frozen body of a new animal species.Upon examination,they discover that the retina of one of the species is only comprised of rods.What could scientists hypothesize about this animal's lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had full colour vision. 
B)  It did not see colour 
C)  It is nocturnal. 
D)  Both b) and c) 
A)  It had full colour vision. 
B)  It did not see colour 
C)  It is nocturnal. 
D)  Both b) and c)

Question 3

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of the cocktail party effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otto was listening to his phone until he heard his name being spoken by someone nearby 
B)  Otto skipped dinner and went from one cocktail party to another all night 
C)  Otto put headphones on his wife's stomach and played music for his fetus 
D)  Otto has a ringing in his hears after spending an evening at a cocktail party 
A)  Otto was listening to his phone until he heard his name being spoken by someone nearby 
B)  Otto skipped dinner and went from one cocktail party to another all night 
C)  Otto put headphones on his wife's stomach and played music for his fetus 
D)  Otto has a ringing in his hears after spending an evening at a cocktail party

Question 4

The term for the perpetual sense of a ringing in the ears is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  conduction deafness 
B)  amusia 
C)  tinnitus 
D)  strabismus 
A)  conduction deafness 
B)  amusia 
C)  tinnitus 
D)  strabismus

Question 5

An image of the Ames room illusion is shown below.Explain why the illusion leads us to perceive one individual to be larger than the other individual.

Accepted Answer

The Ames room illusion is the result of

Question 6

Of the following,who is MOST likely to suffer from phantom limb pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Midori, who had her leg amputated after suffering very painful bone cancer. 
B)  Julian, who was born missing his right hand. 
C)  Letisha, who always wore a wrist watch on the arm she had amputated. 
D)  They are all equally likely to suffer phantom limb pain. 
A)  Midori, who had her leg amputated after suffering very painful bone cancer. 
B)  Julian, who was born missing his right hand. 
C)  Letisha, who always wore a wrist watch on the arm she had amputated. 
D)  They are all equally likely to suffer phantom limb pain.

Question 7

List the technical names for each of the five sensory systems.

Accepted Answer

olfactory,

Question 8

Aroon is a newborn.Which of the following statements is true with respect to his chemical senses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aroon prefers the odour of his mother's milk to the odour of another woman's milk. 
B)  Aroon will rapidly develop a preference for sour tastes. 
C)  Aroon's ability to taste is quite poor. 
D)  Aroon does not yet show a preference for sweet tastes over bitter tastes. 
A)  Aroon prefers the odour of his mother's milk to the odour of another woman's milk. 
B)  Aroon will rapidly develop a preference for sour tastes. 
C)  Aroon's ability to taste is quite poor. 
D)  Aroon does not yet show a preference for sweet tastes over bitter tastes.

Question 9

What tactile receptors located deep in the skin respond to the movement of joints?

Accepted Answer

Ruffini's

Question 10

The process of converting physical stimuli in the environment into a signal that the brain can read is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  transduction 
B)  perception 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  sensory adaptation 
A)  transduction 
B)  perception 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  sensory adaptation

Question 11

Jahar suffers from reflex epilepsy,and experiences a seizure only after smelling roses.This suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the olfactory pathways are crossed with multiple sensory pathways 
B)  the seizure is likely initiated in the olfactory pathways 
C)  Jahar will be anosmic for a few days following the seizure 
D)  Jahar's olfactory bulb is overactive and firing too many action potentials 
A)  the olfactory pathways are crossed with multiple sensory pathways 
B)  the seizure is likely initiated in the olfactory pathways 
C)  Jahar will be anosmic for a few days following the seizure 
D)  Jahar's olfactory bulb is overactive and firing too many action potentials

Question 12

Hunter and Samuel are both looking at an ambiguous picture.Hunter was shown a series of rabbit pictures in advance of viewing the ambiguous picture; whereas Samuel was shown a series of duck pictures in advance of seeing the ambiguous picture.Based on the concept of perceptual set,what would each say was the object in the picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunter - rabbit; Samuel - duck 
B)  Hunter - duck; Samuel - rabbit 
C)  They would both see the same object. 
D)  It depends on how long they have to look at the picture. 
A)  Hunter - rabbit; Samuel - duck 
B)  Hunter - duck; Samuel - rabbit 
C)  They would both see the same object. 
D)  It depends on how long they have to look at the picture.

Question 13

Which of the basic tastes are considered rewarding? Which are considered aversive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salty and sweet are considered rewarding. Sour and bitter are considered aversive. 
B)  Sweet is considered rewarding. Salty, sour, and bitter are considered aversive. 
C)  Sweet and sour are considered rewarding. Salty and bitter are considered aversive. 
D)  Sweet, sour, and salty are considered rewarding. Bitter is considered aversive. 
A)  Salty and sweet are considered rewarding. Sour and bitter are considered aversive. 
B)  Sweet is considered rewarding. Salty, sour, and bitter are considered aversive. 
C)  Sweet and sour are considered rewarding. Salty and bitter are considered aversive. 
D)  Sweet, sour, and salty are considered rewarding. Bitter is considered aversive.

Question 14

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is true?

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)  all pain pathways by-pass the thalamus and have direct connections with the cortex 
D)  anxiously focusing on the painful stimulus makes it feel better 
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)  all pain pathways by-pass the thalamus and have direct connections with the cortex 
D)  anxiously focusing on the painful stimulus makes it feel better

Question 15

Which of the following sentences expresses bottom-up processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  You see what's in front of you. 
B)  You see what you want to see. 
C)  You see what you expect to see. 
D)  You see what you're conditioned to see. 
A)  You see what's in front of you. 
B)  You see what you want to see. 
C)  You see what you expect to see. 
D)  You see what you're conditioned to see.

Question 16

Noah was born with the inability to detect pain.Opal lost the ability to detect pain through a medical condition blocking messages from her extremities.Noah suffers from ___.Opal suffers from ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  neuropathy; neuropathy too 
B)  neuropathy; dysautonomia 
C)  dysautonomia; dysautonomia too 
D)  dysautonomia; neuropathy 
A)  neuropathy; neuropathy too 
B)  neuropathy; dysautonomia 
C)  dysautonomia; dysautonomia too 
D)  dysautonomia; neuropathy

Question 17

Some people experience hallucinations before or during migraines or epileptic seizures.What are these hallucinations called? Which sensory system(s)do they involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  These hallucinations are called auras and usually involve vision. 
B)  These hallucinations are called auras and may involve any sensory system. 
C)  These hallucinations are called ageusias and usually involve taste or smell. 
D)  These hallucinations are called ageusias and may involve any sensory system. 
A)  These hallucinations are called auras and usually involve vision. 
B)  These hallucinations are called auras and may involve any sensory system. 
C)  These hallucinations are called ageusias and usually involve taste or smell. 
D)  These hallucinations are called ageusias and may involve any sensory system.

Question 18

Yvonne says goodnight to her boyfriend and watches him walk away.Although the retinal image of her boyfriend is getting smaller and smaller,Yvonne isn't left wondering why he is suddenly shrinking.This is because Yvonne has:

Accepted Answer

A)  shape constancy 
B)  size constancy 
C)  colour constancy 
D)  object permanence 
A)  shape constancy 
B)  size constancy 
C)  colour constancy 
D)  object permanence

Question 19

The sense receptors for olfaction are located on hair-like structures called ___.They convert odorants into neural impulses,an example of a process termed ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  papillae; transduction 
B)  papillae; perception 
C)  cilia; transduction 
D)  cilia; perception 
A)  papillae; transduction 
B)  papillae; perception 
C)  cilia; transduction 
D)  cilia; perception

Question 20

People with red-green colour blindness have a shortage of cones that respond to either greenish or reddish wavelengths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Some people are incapable of detecting pain.

Antarctica scientists have just discovered the frozen body of a new animal species.Upon examination,they discover that the retina of one of the species is only comprised of rods.What could scientists hypothesize about this animal's lifestyle?

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of the cocktail party effect?

The term for the perpetual sense of a ringing in the ears is called:

An image of the Ames room illusion is shown below.Explain why the illusion leads us to perceive one individual to be larger than the other individual.

Of the following,who is MOST likely to suffer from phantom limb pain?

List the technical names for each of the five sensory systems.

Aroon is a newborn.Which of the following statements is true with respect to his chemical senses?

What tactile receptors located deep in the skin respond to the movement of joints?

The process of converting physical stimuli in the environment into a signal that the brain can read is called:

Jahar suffers from reflex epilepsy,and experiences a seizure only after smelling roses.This suggests that:

Which of the basic tastes are considered rewarding? Which are considered aversive?

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is true?

Which of the following sentences expresses bottom-up processing?

Noah was born with the inability to detect pain.Opal lost the ability to detect pain through a medical condition blocking messages from her extremities.Noah suffers from _.Opal suffers from _.

Some people experience hallucinations before or during migraines or epileptic seizures.What are these hallucinations called? Which sensory system(s)do they involve?

Yvonne says goodnight to her boyfriend and watches him walk away.Although the retinal image of her boyfriend is getting smaller and smaller,Yvonne isn't left wondering why he is suddenly shrinking.This is because Yvonne has:

The sense receptors for olfaction are located on hair-like structures called _.They convert odorants into neural impulses,an example of a process termed _.

People with red-green colour blindness have a shortage of cones that respond to either greenish or reddish wavelengths.

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Some people are incapable of detecting pain.

Antarctica scientists have just discovered the frozen body of a new animal species.Upon examination,they discover that the retina of one of the species is only comprised of rods.What could scientists hypothesize about this animal's lifestyle?

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of the cocktail party effect?

The term for the perpetual sense of a ringing in the ears is called:

An image of the Ames room illusion is shown below.Explain why the illusion leads us to perceive one individual to be larger than the other individual.

Of the following,who is MOST likely to suffer from phantom limb pain?

List the technical names for each of the five sensory systems.

Aroon is a newborn.Which of the following statements is true with respect to his chemical senses?

What tactile receptors located deep in the skin respond to the movement of joints?

The process of converting physical stimuli in the environment into a signal that the brain can read is called:

Jahar suffers from reflex epilepsy,and experiences a seizure only after smelling roses.This suggests that:

Which of the basic tastes are considered rewarding? Which are considered aversive?

Which of the following facts about detecting pain is true?

Which of the following sentences expresses bottom-up processing?

Noah was born with the inability to detect pain.Opal lost the ability to detect pain through a medical condition blocking messages from her extremities.Noah suffers from ___.Opal suffers from ___.

Some people experience hallucinations before or during migraines or epileptic seizures.What are these hallucinations called? Which sensory system(s)do they involve?

Yvonne says goodnight to her boyfriend and watches him walk away.Although the retinal image of her boyfriend is getting smaller and smaller,Yvonne isn't left wondering why he is suddenly shrinking.This is because Yvonne has:

The sense receptors for olfaction are located on hair-like structures called ___.They convert odorants into neural impulses,an example of a process termed ___.

People with red-green colour blindness have a shortage of cones that respond to either greenish or reddish wavelengths.

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Noah was born with the inability to detect pain.Opal lost the ability to detect pain through a medical condition blocking messages from her extremities.Noah suffers from _.Opal suffers from _.

The sense receptors for olfaction are located on hair-like structures called _.They convert odorants into neural impulses,an example of a process termed _.