Question 1

We are able to know the position of body parts in relation to one another, and the movement in various body parts because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the sense of touch. 
B)  the semicircular canals our ears. 
C)  visual cues only. 
D)  the kinesthetic sense

Question 2

A sense of elevated mood after exercising could be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  tiredness. 
B)  endorphins 
C)  epinephrine. 
D)  accomplishment.

Question 3

How are sensory stimuli from the environment experienced as sensations?

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Question 4

________ --what you expect to perceive-determines, to a large extent, what you actually see, hear, feel, taste, and smell.

Accepted Answer

A)  Persuasive perception 
B)  Subliminal perception 
C)  Perceptual set 
D)  Cognitive expectation

Question 5

Sensations of complementary colours that occur after staring at a stimulus of a given colour are called

Accepted Answer

A)  negative afterimages 
B)  extrasensory perceptions. 
C)  figure-ground figures. 
D)  trichromatic images.

Question 6

The thresholds for sensory stimuli are the same for a given individual at all times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is listed in your textbook as a "secondary sense?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Smell 
B)  Vision 
C)  Balance 
D)  Touch

Question 8

The process of becoming less sensitive to a stimulus that remains constant over time is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory detection. 
B)  signal detection. 
C)  sensory adaptation 
D)  signal adaptation.

Question 9

As light enters the outer surface of the eye, what structure bends the rays of light so that they travel through the pupils?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cornea 
B)  Lens 
C)  Iris 
D)  Retina

Question 10

If your lens is bulging in the centre, you are probably looking at an object

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

Question 11

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Terry cannot get her balance, nor move in a coordinated way. She may have problems with her

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular sense 
B)  olfactory sense. 
C)  kinesthetic sense. 
D)  tactile sense.

Question 13

The "chemical senses" are senses for

Accepted Answer

A)  smell and taste 
B)  vision and hearing. 
C)  detection of pain, pressure and temperature change. 
D)  touch and taste.

Question 14

Looking out over the ploughed Iowa cornfield, you see that the rows near to you have great detail of 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 15

The process through which we interpret and organize information brought to us by our various senses is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation. 
B)  somnambulism. 
C)  convergence. 
D)  perception

Question 16

The relationship between objects and the background from which they seem to stand out is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dark adaptation. 
B)  figure-ground 
C)  law of closure. 
D)  light-dark.

Question 17

What are seven monocular depth cues?

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Question 18

Which of these statements accurately describes the visual pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)  information from the right half of each eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left half to the left hemisphere 
B)  information from the right eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left eye to the left hemisphere. 
C)  information from the right eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left eye to the right hemisphere. 
D)  information from the right half of each eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left half to the right hemisphere.

Question 19

The ossicles-the hammer, anvil and stirrup-are found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  outer ear. 
B)  vestibule. 
C)  middle ear.
Dner ear.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a true statement about hair cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hair cells play a role both place theory and frequency theory. 
B)  The hair cells thener ear are continuously replacing themselves 
C)  Hair cells are the sensory receptors for hearing. 
D)  There are about 15 000 hair cells the cochlea.

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception