Question 1

When you look at the pattern below,you tend to perceive three "groups" of two items each rather than perceiving six separate items. XXXXXX
This tendency is best explained by the Gestalt principle of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  common fate 
B)  closure 
C)  similarity 
D)  proximity

Question 2

In perceiving depth and distance,we interpret the pattern of light and shadow,and we normally assume that illumination comes from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  below 
B)  above 
C)  the side 
D)  behind

Question 3

Chiang wishes he had a date.As he changes the channels on TV one day,he hears a commercial stating,"The pheromones in our product guarantee you'll get a date the first time you use it!" That product would most likely be a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  tape of music with subliminal messages 
B)  drug that he would slip into someone's drink 
C)  perfume he would put on his body 
D)  mask that would cover his face

Question 4

A new robot is able to examine a photograph of a crowd and pick out a figure wearing a wool cap in exactly 200 milliseconds.The time it takes to do this is always the same,whether there are 10 or 1,000 people in the crowd.The robot must be using ____ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  attentional 
B)  parallel 
C)  serial 
D)  connectionist

Question 5

As you and your friend walk across the street toward the cafeteria,she says,"Oh,I can smell the lobster from here." You,however,can't smell it yet.Which explanation is most plausible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your friend has a lower absolute threshold than you. 
B)  Sensory adaptation has decreased your response. 
C)  You have a higher just-noticeable difference than she. 
D)  Your friend She has a greater sense of subliminal perception than you.

Question 6

When Ray leaves his dark room and enters the bright hallway,his eyes begin to adjust to the increased amount of light.During this process,the size of Ray's ____ will become smaller,allowing less light to pass through.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Dr.Tsunami wants to produce a sound that will be perceived as very loud.He should produce a waveform that has ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a high frequency 
B)  a long wavelength 
C)  a large amplitude 
D)  fundamental timbre

Question 8

Gabe impresses his friends by showing them a machine he built that can change an object's color by altering the ____ of light the object reflects.

Accepted Answer

A)  amount 
B)  wavelength 
C)  type 
D)  intensity

Question 9

"While watching a crowd of people,one does not focus on individual colors,movements,and shapes.Instead,one perceives the event as a whole." This statement has most likely been made by a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive psychologist 
B)  functionalist 
C)  Gestalt psychologist 
D)  structuralist

Question 10

Doctor Payne,a dentist,is trying to decide if he should explain to his patients the kind of pain they will endure before performing certain procedures.According to your text,if Doctor Payne does this,the patients will be more likely to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  report a higher degree of pain than if they were not prepared 
B)  cognitively prepare and object less to the pain 
C)  find difficulty focusing on pleasant distractions 
D)  release endorphins to block the painful experience

Question 11

Upon awakening from a nap,you open your eyes and immediately have the image of a cat's paw rapidly expanding on your retina.Which concept explains why you perceive this image as moving and not as an expanding object fixed in space?

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal disparity 
B)  perceptual constancy 
C)  movement gradient 
D)  eye convergence

Question 12

Because of an eye injury,you have to temporarily wear a patch over one eye.Using your uncovered eye,you notice that there is a small region of the visual field where you cannot see anything.This is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporary blindness 
B)  retinal discontinuity 
C)  retinal sympathy 
D)  the blind spot

Question 13

Kerri does not like light.In fact,she would prefer to see no light at all.She could accomplish this by removing the ____ from both of her eyes.

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea 
B)  lens 
C)  retina 
D)  basilar membrane

Question 14

After riding several roller coasters,you find that you feel nauseous.You feel the nausea because your ____ has been overstimulated.

Accepted Answer

A)  gustation 
B)  kinesthetic perception 
C)  sense of equilibrium 
D)  analgesia

Question 15

You are having trouble reading a word in an exam item because the type is blurry,so you move the page to be able to see the word most clearly.You have probably just focused the word onto your ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  optic nerve 
B)  stapes 
C)  iris 
D)  fovea

Question 16

In math class,while trying to understand a complicated problem on the chalkboard,you look over your physics notes in preparation for a physics quiz scheduled for the next hour.How successful will you be at these dual-attention tasks,and why? Include at least three influences on attention in your discussion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In math class,while trying to understand a...

Question 17

Raz is a stormtrooper working for the evil commander,Vader.Vader tells Raz that he is in charge of detecting enemy ships on a radar screen.Vader also tells Raz that if he misses one ship,he will be thrown into space.This makes Raz more likely to detect a ship if it is not there.Vader has influenced Raz's ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  response criterion 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  internal noise 
D)  relative frequency

Question 18

A ____ is a system that translates data from outside the nervous system into neural activity,thus giving the brain information about the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  stimulus 
C)  receptive field 
D)  sense

Question 19

After smashing his foot,Gwo-Ling feels no pain because messages from his brain block incoming pain messages.This effect is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  analgesia 
B)  asensation 
C)  kinesthetic perception 
D)  inhibition

Question 20

The structures responsible for the process of transduction are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  accessory structures 
B)  sensory nerves 
C)  neural receptors 
D)  feature detectors

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

When you look at the pattern below,you tend to perceive three "groups" of two items each rather than perceiving six separate items. XXXXXX This tendency is best explained by the Gestalt principle of ____.