Question 1

If a person hears a tone of 300 Hz, three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the brain-the first group for the first 100 Hz, the second group for the next 100 Hz, and the third group for the next 100 Hz. This principle is known as the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  place 
B)  volley 
C)  frequency 
D)  rotational

Question 2

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are all located in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle ear 
B)  inner ear 
C)  external ear 
D)  oval window

Question 3

Pitch is to frequency as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency is to amplitude 
B)  high is to low 
C)  loudness is to amplitude 
D)  peak is to wave

Question 4

A person can have __________ taste buds in his or her mouth.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 to 1,000 
B)  20,000 to 50,000 
C)  6 million to 120 million 
D)  500 to 10,000

Question 5

What does culture have to do with the Müller-Lyer illusion?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Colleen stares at a fixed spot in her bedroom using only one eye. After a while, what might happen to her vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any small object that crosses her visual field very slowly may at one point briefly disappear. 
B)  Any object that she focuses on will begin to rotate, first clockwise, then counterclockwise. 
C)  Objects will become more focused the longer she looks at them. 
D)  Objects will become more distorted the longer she looks at them.

Question 7

Flavor is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taste 
B)  smell 
C)  a combination of taste and smell 
D)  a combination of touch and taste

Question 8

The hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup are part of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle ear 
B)  outer ear 
C)  inner ear 
D)  cochlea

Question 9

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  to protect the hair cells 
B)  to concentrate and funnel sound waves to the eardrum 
C)  to amplify low-intensity sounds to detectable levels 
D)  to filter out high-intensity sound waves that can be harmful

Question 10

Jake acted out in class and made poor grades. After a vision screening at the school, Jake's teacher moved him to the front of the class. Jake's academic and social behaviors improved. Jake probably has which vision problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  astigmatism 
B)  farsightedness 
C)  nearsightedness 
D)  visual occlusion

Question 11

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

When light waves enter the eye, they first pass through the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  iris 
B)  lens 
C)  pupil 
D)  cornea

Question 13

Which of the following pairs is considered an example of opponent cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  green/orange 
B)  red/pink 
C)  yellow/blue 
D)  black/brown

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding sensory thresholds is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the difference threshold varies from person to person. 
B)  Only the absolute threshold is constant for all people. 
C)  Both the difference threshold and the absolute threshold are constant for all people at all times. 
D)  Both the absolute threshold and the difference threshold vary from person to person over time.

Question 16

Stella looks at the tongue of her friend and sees all kinds of bumps on it. "Wow," she says, "you sure have a lot of __________."

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory receptors 
B)  taste buds 
C)  papillae 
D)  taste receptors

Question 17

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  protect the eye from too much light 
B)  let in more light when it is dark 
C)  focus on different objects at different distances 
D)  allow time for the eye to adjust to bright light

Question 18

According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, the correct pairings of opposite colors are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  red versus green and blue versus yellow 
B)  black versus gray and white versus colored 
C)  blue versus red and green versus yellow 
D)  blue versus green and red versus yellow

Question 19

Which of the following is the BEST description of proprioception?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

How is the way the sense of taste works similar to the way the sense of smell works?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception