Question 1

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation-light, sound, odours, etc.-into neural impulses is called

Accepted Answer

A)  transduction. 
B)  stimulus generalization. 
C)  perception. 
D)  signal detection.

Question 2

Place theory and frequency theory are two explanations of

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch perception. 
B)  colour blindness. 
C)  auditory threshold shift. 
D)  sound localization.

Question 3

What kind(s) of hearing loss can sometimes be helped by a hearing aid that bypasses the middle ear and uses bone conduction to reach the cochlea?

Accepted Answer

A)  nerve deafness 
B)  conductive hearing loss 
C)  both conductive hearing loss and nerve deafness 
D)  neither conductive hearing loss nor nerve deafness

Question 4

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 5

Visual information is carried to the brain by the

Accepted Answer

A)  optic nerve. 
B)  auditory nerve. 
C)  papillae. 
D)  hair cells.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

If your lens is flattened, you are probably looking at an object

Accepted Answer

A)  in dim lighting. 
B)  that is far away. 
C)  in bright lighting. 
D)  that is very close.

Question 8

Describe the role of endorphins?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the role of endorphins?...

Question 9

Which part of the ear contains the anvil, hammer, and stirrup?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eustachian tube 
B)  inner ear 
C)  middle ear 
D)  outer ear

Question 10

One building partly blocking another is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective. 
B)  relative size. 
C)  interposition. 
D)  motion parallax.

Question 11

Weber's Law suggests that the just-noticeable difference is a proportion of change rather than a fixed amount of change in a stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization....

Question 13

In which of these body locations would you expect to find the least dense concentration of touch receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)  fingertips 
B)  face 
C)  legs 
D)  lips

Question 14

Visual and auditory information is transduced while other senses are processed directly in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Looking out over the ploughed Alberta wheat fields, you see that the rows near to you have many pieces of dark soil but rows far from you look more uniform in colour and consistency. This is an example of the depth cue of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Tina was walking through the woods, and she saw something moving. When she came closer to it, she realized the movement was a deer. Being able to identify the animal was a product of

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence. 
B)  perception. 
C)  reception. 
D)  aphasia.

Question 17

The dimensions of colour that we experience are

Accepted Answer

A)  hue, brightness, and saturation. 
B)  brightness, intensity, and hue. 
C)  purity, intensity, and wavelength. 
D)  hue, wavelength, and intensity.

Question 18

Pitch is measured in hertz; loudness in decibels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation into neural impulses is called

Accepted Answer

A)  refraction. 
B)  convergence. 
C)  sublimation. 
D)  transduction.

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation-light, sound, odours, etc.-into neural impulses is called

Place theory and frequency theory are two explanations of

What kind(s) of hearing loss can sometimes be helped by a hearing aid that bypasses the middle ear and uses bone conduction to reach the cochlea?

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 .

Visual information is carried to the brain by the

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

If your lens is flattened, you are probably looking at an object

Describe the role of endorphins?

Which part of the ear contains the anvil, hammer, and stirrup?

One building partly blocking another is an example of

Weber's Law suggests that the just-noticeable difference is a proportion of change rather than a fixed amount of change in a stimulus.

Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.

In which of these body locations would you expect to find the least dense concentration of touch receptors?

Visual and auditory information is transduced while other senses are processed directly in the brain.

Looking out over the ploughed Alberta wheat fields, you see that the rows near to you have many pieces of dark soil but rows far from you look more uniform in colour and consistency. This is an example of the depth cue of

Tina was walking through the woods, and she saw something moving. When she came closer to it, she realized the movement was a deer. Being able to identify the animal was a product of

The dimensions of colour that we experience are

Pitch is measured in hertz; loudness in decibels.

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.

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation into neural impulses is called