Question 1

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called

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A) linear perspective. 
B) aerial perspective. 
C) shadowing. 
D) motion parallax. 
A) linear perspective. 
B) aerial perspective. 
C) shadowing. 
D) motion parallax. A

Question 2

The eye is frequently compared with a camera,but in many ways the visual system is not like a camera.Explain why.

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A good answer will include the following key points.
-The visual system,unlike a camera,is not a passive recorder of the external world.
-Visual neurons actively build up a picture of the world by detecting its meaningful features such as colors and lines of a particular orientation.
-A camera lens moves closer or farther from an object to focus.
-The lens in the eye changes its shape and curvature to focus.

Question 3

In addition to a subject's sensory capacity,signal-detection theory takes into account

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A) the tendency for the subject's performance to worsen over time. 
B) the tendency for the subject's performance to improve over time. 
C) the subject's response bias. 
D) the amount of practice a subject has had. 
A) the tendency for the subject's performance to worsen over time. 
B) the tendency for the subject's performance to improve over time. 
C) the subject's response bias. 
D) the amount of practice a subject has had. C

Question 4

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what __________ you see.

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A) brightness 
B) hue 
C) saturation 
D) fine detail 
A) brightness 
B) hue 
C) saturation 
D) fine detail

Question 5

Describe the role of the semicircular canals in the inner ear.

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The semicircular canals are sense organs

Question 6

The fovea contains a mixture of about 75 percent rods and 25 percent cones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hubel and Wiesel identified neurons in the visual cortex that responded to lines at a particular orientation.These cells are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) feature detectors. 
B) line cells. 
C) pattern-sensitive neurons. 
D) Hubel-Wiesel cells. 
A) feature detectors. 
B) line cells. 
C) pattern-sensitive neurons. 
D) Hubel-Wiesel cells.

Question 8

Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people.Because he is so focused on finding her,he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks by,despite looking directly at him.This is an example of

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A) a feature detection failure. 
B) sensory overload. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) inattentional blindness. 
A) a feature detection failure. 
B) sensory overload. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) inattentional blindness.

Question 9

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual

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A) closure. 
B) constancy. 
C) reversibility. 
D) coherency. 
A) closure. 
B) constancy. 
C) reversibility. 
D) coherency.

Question 10

_______ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

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A) Physiology 
B) Psychophysics 
C) Psychometrics 
D) Psychopathology 
A) Physiology 
B) Psychophysics 
C) Psychometrics 
D) Psychopathology

Question 11

Artist Wassily Kandinsky famously associated certain sounds with specific colors,and this was reflected in his painting.This has led some researchers to speculate that Kandinsky may have

Accepted Answer

A) had a condition called synesthesia. 
B) experienced sensory adaptation. 
C) been susceptible to negative afterimages. 
D) experienced sensory overload. 
A) had a condition called synesthesia. 
B) experienced sensory adaptation. 
C) been susceptible to negative afterimages. 
D) experienced sensory overload.

Question 12

In sensory deprivation studies,researchers were interested in what would happen if our senses adapted to most incoming stimuli.Explain the findings and the procedural limitations of the early studies in sensory deprivation.What has been revealed by later research? How do think that you would respond if you spent an hour alone in a "flotation tank"?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

Sense receptors for vision,hearing,and taste are

Accepted Answer

A) extensions of sensory neurons. 
B) specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C) modified axons of sensory neurons. 
D) modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons. 
A) extensions of sensory neurons. 
B) specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C) modified axons of sensory neurons. 
D) modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons.

Question 14

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C,an E,and a G played simultaneously on the piano,but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of

Accepted Answer

A) perception. 
B) sensation. 
C) specific nerve energy. 
D) functional encoding. 
A) perception. 
B) sensation. 
C) specific nerve energy. 
D) functional encoding.

Question 15

Uri is walking home alone on a dark night.He hears a stick breaking and immediately turns to his right to see what made the noise.What cue did Uri most likely use to tell which direction the sound came from?

Accepted Answer

A) the timbre of the sound 
B) the slight time difference between when the sound reached each ear 
C) the overall loudness of the sound 
D) the frequency of the sound 
A) the timbre of the sound 
B) the slight time difference between when the sound reached each ear 
C) the overall loudness of the sound 
D) the frequency of the sound

Question 16

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the middle ear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tara was born with a deformity to her eyes that made effectively blind.When she was an adult,Tara had an operation that restored the functioning of her eyes to near normal.Despite this,Tara still had difficulty interpreting what she was looking at,judging distances,and recognizing faces.This is because

Accepted Answer

A) she was not exposed to visual stimuli during the critical period for vision. 
B) she had her operation during the critical period for vision. 
C) her blindness caused the critical period for vision to become extended. 
D) her blindness caused her critical period to become shortened. 
A) she was not exposed to visual stimuli during the critical period for vision. 
B) she had her operation during the critical period for vision. 
C) her blindness caused the critical period for vision to become extended. 
D) her blindness caused her critical period to become shortened.

Question 18

When you look at the drawing below,your brain fills in the gaps so that you perceive a complete form-in this case,a square.This occurs due to the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) proximity. 
B) continuity. 
C) similarity. 
D) closure. 
A) proximity. 
B) continuity. 
C) similarity. 
D) closure.

Question 19

Sense receptors for smell,pressure,pain,and temperature are

Accepted Answer

A) extensions of sensory neurons. 
B) specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C) modified axons of sensory neurons. 
D) modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons. 
A) extensions of sensory neurons. 
B) specialized cells separated from sensory neurons by synapses. 
C) modified axons of sensory neurons. 
D) modified skin cells connected to sensory neurons.

Question 20

The receptor cells for taste are called "taste buds."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called

The eye is frequently compared with a camera,but in many ways the visual system is not like a camera.Explain why.

In addition to a subject's sensory capacity,signal-detection theory takes into account

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what __________ you see.

Describe the role of the semicircular canals in the inner ear.

The fovea contains a mixture of about 75 percent rods and 25 percent cones.

Hubel and Wiesel identified neurons in the visual cortex that responded to lines at a particular orientation.These cells are referred to as

Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people.Because he is so focused on finding her,he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks by,despite looking directly at him.This is an example of

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual

_______ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

Artist Wassily Kandinsky famously associated certain sounds with specific colors,and this was reflected in his painting.This has led some researchers to speculate that Kandinsky may have

Sense receptors for vision,hearing,and taste are

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C,an E,and a G played simultaneously on the piano,but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of

Uri is walking home alone on a dark night.He hears a stick breaking and immediately turns to his right to see what made the noise.What cue did Uri most likely use to tell which direction the sound came from?

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the middle ear.

When you look at the drawing below,your brain fills in the gaps so that you perceive a complete form-in this case,a square.This occurs due to the principle of

Sense receptors for smell,pressure,pain,and temperature are

The receptor cells for taste are called "taste buds."

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Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called

The eye is frequently compared with a camera,but in many ways the visual system is not like a camera.Explain why.

In addition to a subject's sensory capacity,signal-detection theory takes into account

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what __________ you see.

Describe the role of the semicircular canals in the inner ear.

The fovea contains a mixture of about 75 percent rods and 25 percent cones.

Hubel and Wiesel identified neurons in the visual cortex that responded to lines at a particular orientation.These cells are referred to as

Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people.Because he is so focused on finding her,he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks by,despite looking directly at him.This is an example of

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual

_______ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

Artist Wassily Kandinsky famously associated certain sounds with specific colors,and this was reflected in his painting.This has led some researchers to speculate that Kandinsky may have

Sense receptors for vision,hearing,and taste are

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C,an E,and a G played simultaneously on the piano,but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of

Uri is walking home alone on a dark night.He hears a stick breaking and immediately turns to his right to see what made the noise.What cue did Uri most likely use to tell which direction the sound came from?

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the middle ear.

When you look at the drawing below,your brain fills in the gaps so that you perceive a complete form-in this case,a square.This occurs due to the principle of

Sense receptors for smell,pressure,pain,and temperature are

The receptor cells for taste are called "taste buds."

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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