Question 1

Making sense of a word written in faded scribble by naming each letter utilizes

Accepted Answer

A)  feature detection. 
B)  bottom-up processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  signal detection.

Question 2

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects behind, rather than on the retina is called

Accepted Answer

A)  shortsightedness. 
B)  farsightedness. 
C)  nearsightedness. 
D)  presbyopia.

Question 3

You perceive dimes as round even though the typical retinal image is elliptical, because of

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy. 
B)  invariance. 
C)  shape constancy. 
D)  interposition.

Question 4

What theory suggests that nerve fibres carrying messages that pressure is being applied to some part of the body can prevent pain messages from getting through to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the volley principle 
B)  opponent-process theory 
C)  the Gestalt principle 
D)  gate-control theory

Question 5

Describe the two major theories that attempt to explain hearing?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the two major theories that attempt...

Question 6

Gustation refers to the sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  touch. 
B)  smell 
C)  vision. 
D)  taste.

Question 7

Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy. Give two examples of how strange your world would appear if these perceptual constancies did not occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy....

Question 8

As we view people and objects from different angles and distances and under different lighting conditions, we tend to see them as maintaining the same size, shape, brightness, and colour. We call this phenomenon Gestalt constancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is inattentional blindness?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is inattentional blindness?...

Question 10

While the trichromatic theory of colour perception was first formulated in the 1800s, research in the 1960s suggested that there were ________ kinds of cones and that each was sensitive to either ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  two; red or blue 
B)  three; red, green, or white 
C)  two; red or green 
D)  three; red, green, or blue

Question 11

Describe perceptual constancy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe perceptual constancy....

Question 12

Which sensory organ provides our most valued sensory experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  ear 
B)  nose 
C)  tongue 
D)  eye

Question 13

Which of the following is not a type of motion that is easily detected by the vestibular system?

Accepted Answer

A)  constant motion 
B)  different direction in motion 
C)  initiation of motion 
D)  accelerating motion

Question 14

The process of becoming less sensitive to a stimulus that remains constant over time is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory detection. 
B)  signal detection. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  signal adaptation.

Question 15

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not a good way to control our experience of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  large amounts of attention and sympathy from our family 
B)  relaxation techniques 
C)  placebos 
D)  counter-irritation

Question 17

We must compare an object to other objects viewed at the same time in order to maintain

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness constancy. 
B)  shape constancy. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  closure.

Question 18

The ________ performs the first step in vision by bending the light rays inward

Accepted Answer

A)  lens cover 
B)  iris 
C)  cornea 
D)  retina

Question 19

Researchers have compared non-tasters, medium tasters, and supertasters by actually counting the number of taste buds on the tongues of subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A negative afterimage occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  when you see the colour opposite to the one at which you have been staring. 
B)  when you see a shape emerge from an ambiguous image. 
C)  when you see the flash of a camera for several moments after the picture was taken. 
D)  when special glasses allow you to see an unpleasant image that has been disguised in a pleasant image.

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Making sense of a word written in faded scribble by naming each letter utilizes

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects behind, rather than on the retina is called

You perceive dimes as round even though the typical retinal image is elliptical, because of

What theory suggests that nerve fibres carrying messages that pressure is being applied to some part of the body can prevent pain messages from getting through to the brain?

Describe the two major theories that attempt to explain hearing?

Gustation refers to the sense of

Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy. Give two examples of how strange your world would appear if these perceptual constancies did not occur.

As we view people and objects from different angles and distances and under different lighting conditions, we tend to see them as maintaining the same size, shape, brightness, and colour. We call this phenomenon Gestalt constancy.

What is inattentional blindness?

While the trichromatic theory of colour perception was first formulated in the 1800s, research in the 1960s suggested that there were kinds of cones and that each was sensitive to either .

Describe perceptual constancy.

Which sensory organ provides our most valued sensory experience?

Which of the following is not a type of motion that is easily detected by the vestibular system?

The process of becoming less sensitive to a stimulus that remains constant over time is known as

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

Which of the following is not a good way to control our experience of pain?

We must compare an object to other objects viewed at the same time in order to maintain

The ________ performs the first step in vision by bending the light rays inward

Researchers have compared non-tasters, medium tasters, and supertasters by actually counting the number of taste buds on the tongues of subjects.

A negative afterimage occurs