Question 1

An object appears to be a particular color because of the

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A)  amplitude of the light that the object absorbs and how the brain processes light. 
B)  brain's experience with the color of most objects that people are likely to encounter. 
C)  amount of light available for the eye to process and the color of the object. 
D)  wavelength of light that the object reflects and how the receptors in the eye process light.

Question 2

When Danni was standing directly in front of a door, it appeared rectangular, with right angles at each corner. When the door was opened part way, the door appeared to Danni to change
Shape, with some of the corners appearing as sharper angles and other corners appearing
Wider. However, Danni knew that the door had not actually changed shape because of

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

Question 3

Sadafa loves Indian food, but he is careful about what he eats because it hurts his tongue when he eats very spicy food. Sadafa most likely is

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A)  a supertaster and has few taste buds in his mouth. 
B)  a supertaster with a very large number of taste buds in his mouth. 
C)  not a supertaster and has a large number of pain receptors in his mouth. 
D)  not a supertaster and has few pain receptors in his mouth.

Question 4

Describe the kinesthetic and vestibular senses. Explain what these senses help us do.

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Question 5

Jahrel stares at a blue image for some time and then looks away at a white sheet of paper. According to opponent-process theory, what color will Jahrel see as an after-image?

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A)  yellow 
B)  blue 
C)  green 
D)  red

Question 6

Define sensory adaptation. Provide one example of sensory adaptation.

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Question 7

Kendra loves spicy curry, but her husband prefers a mild curry. Starting with a mild curry, Kendra increases the spiciness every time she cooks. One day her husband complains that the
Curry is too spicy. After that, Kendra always makes the curry as spicy as the last time before
Her husband complained. With this exercise, Kendra assessed her husband's

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A)  difference threshold. 
B)  absolute threshold. 
C)  transduction. 
D)  signal detection.

Question 8

During sensation and perception, sensory receptors on the skin transduce information and then send this information to

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A)  pain receptors. 
B)  pressure receptors. 
C)  the somatosensory cortex. 
D)  the hippocampus.

Question 9

The perception of higher-pitched sounds is called ________ coding.

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A)  temporal 
B)  place 
C)  frequency 
D)  hertz

Question 10

Sound waves cause the ________ to vibrate.

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A)  cochlea 
B)  eardrum 
C)  outer ear 
D)  auditory nerve

Question 11

If you were in pain, would the pain feel worse when you were active during the day or when you were trying to fall asleep at night? Explain your answer. Then, give an example of how pain perception can be managed.

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Question 12

When people hear a sound, they can tell its location. For example, after hearing a whistle blown, a person could tell you whether the sound originated from his or her right or left side. Likewise, a person could tell you whether the sound came from above or below him or her. How can humans do this? Explain how humans are able to locate where a sound originates.

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Question 13

What is the role of hair cells in hearing? Explain how hair cells are crucial to the process of hearing.

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Question 14

Taj wants to create a robot that has sensation but not perception. The robot should

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A)  react to light but not to the stimuli for taste, smell, or touch. 
B)  detect external physical energy but not interpret it. 
C)  understand what things are but be unable to respond to them. 
D)  construct useful information but be unable to remember it.

Question 15

According to the trichromatic theory of color perceptions, we can see the color red because of

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A)  L cones. 
B)  M cones. 
C)  S cones. 
D)  rod cells.

Question 16

For color vision, shorter wavelengths appear ________ while longer wavelengths appear ________.

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A)  red; blue 
B)  blue; red 
C)  bright; dim 
D)  dim; bright

Question 17

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the

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A)  pupil. 
B)  cone. 
C)  fovea. 
D)  blind spot.

Question 18

If you close one eye, you will still be able to use ________ as a depth cue, but you will NOT be able to use ________ as a depth cue.

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A)  linear perspective; occlusion 
B)  texture gradients; binocular disparity 
C)  relative size; stroboscopic motion 
D)  binocular disparity; linear perspective

Question 19

When Margot was a child, her mother baked bread on Fridays. As an adult, whenever Margot smells bread baking she remembers her mother and feels happy. The mood and memories
Result from the processing of smell information in the

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A)  thalamus. 
B)  olfactory epithelium. 
C)  olfactory bulb. 
D)  amygdala.

Question 20

When Petra jumps into a cold lake, she feels as though she is freezing. After a few minutes, she no longer notices the cold and feels comfortable in the water. This change is best
Explained by

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A)  signal detection. 
B)  a just-noticeable difference. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  difference threshold.

Exam 5: Sensation and Perception