Question 1

Simon was diagnosed in childhood with a condition called CIPA, which stands for congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis. This means that, in addition to being unable to feel pain, Simon is also unable to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perspire 
B)  salivate 
C)  urinate 
D)  produce tears when crying

Question 2

In the figure above, seeing rows of 0s and a row of Xs illustrates the Gestalt law of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  figure-ground 
B)  similarity 
C)  proximity 
D)  closure

Question 3

An olfactory stimulus travels from receptor to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory bulb 
B)  thalamus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  pons

Question 4

You are told that you are going to be shown some words related to food. The experimenter then shows you the word "pizao" and you perceive the word "pizza." This example illustrates that your perceptions are affected by your __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motivations 
B)  expectations 
C)  cognitive style 
D)  cultural background

Question 5

Dr. Aziz wants to determine how loud a certain noise must be in order for it to be heard from a distance of 50 feet. Her question involves the concept of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  relative magnitude 
B)  difference threshold 
C)  absolute threshold 
D)  just noticeable difference (JN
D)

Question 6

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord 
B)  skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation 
C)  cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P 
D)  gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals

Question 7

How often are olfactory receptors replaced by new olfactory receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)  every 5-8 weeks 
B)  every 12-24 hours 
C)  every 2-3 days 
D)  every 30 days

Question 8

When you first put your hat on, you can feel it quite easily, but after a while, you forget that you are wearing a hat at all-the sensation is gone. What happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory fatigue 
B)  subliminal perception 
C)  habituation 
D)  perceptual defense

Question 9

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with __________ threshold.

Accepted Answer

A)  separation 
B)  response 
C)  difference 
D)  absolute

Question 10

Pain sensations in the skin, muscles, tendons, and joints that are carried on large nerve fibers are called __________ pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  visceral 
B)  somatic 
C)  referred 
D)  indigenous

Question 11

The __________ states that we see an object's size as constant even if the object's distance from us changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  law of size constancy 
B)  visual angle theory 
C)  retinal image theory 
D)  Ames Room theory

Question 12

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch 
B)  volume 
C)  purity 
D)  timbre

Question 13

Figure is to ground as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  light is to dark 
B)  obvious is to hidden 
C)  objects are to background 
D)  shape is to texture

Question 14

Experiencing MEANINGFUL patterns in the jumble of sensory information received by the brain is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation 
B)  perception 
C)  adaptation 
D)  transduction

Question 15

Which of the following is the BEST description of the vestibular senses?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have to do with touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. 
B)  They have to do with the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other. 
C)  They have to do with movement and body position. 
D)  They have to do with your location as compared to the position of the sun.

Question 16

The outermost part of the ear is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pinna 
B)  oval window 
C)  tympanic membrane 
D)  cochlea

Question 17

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called __________ cues.

Accepted Answer

A)  monocular 
B)  diocular 
C)  binocular 
D)  dichromatic

Question 18

You hit yourself with a hammer and later suffer a deep ache. This is an example of __________ pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic 
B)  visceral 
C)  pressure 
D)  free-standing

Question 19

The tendency to perceive things that resemble each other as being part of the same group is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  figure-ground relationship 
B)  closure 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity

Question 20

When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pupils 
B)  irises 
C)  corneas 
D)  scleras

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception