Question 1

Vanessa describes a new melody that she heard at a concert by telling you each of the individual notes,in the order that they were played.In providing this type of description,it appears that Vanessa processed the melody using

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down processing. 
B)  figure-ground processing. 
C)  opponent-processes. 
D)  bottom-up processing.

Question 2

The phenomenon of perceptual constancy implies that

Accepted Answer

A)  the perception of size is not related to the perception of distance. 
B)  the farther away an object is, the more we underestimate its true size. 
C)  two objects will be perceived as the same size whenever they produce the same size retinal image. 
D)  two objects may be perceived as being the same size even though they produce different size retinal images.

Question 3

Charlie's eyes function normally but he is unable to recognize familiar faces.Charlie is suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  gustatory agnosia. 
B)  retinal lesioning. 
C)  colliculitis. 
D)  prosopagnosia.

Question 4

Perception of color hue is primarily determined by the wavelength of the light wave; whereas brightness is determined by the purity of the wave and saturation by the wave amplitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The moon illusion is the moon appears ____ when near the horizon than when overhead and is explained by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  larger; size constancy 
B)  larger; texture gradient 
C)  smaller; size constancy 
D)  smaller; texture gradient

Question 6

Through ____________________,sensitivity to constant stimuli decreases and people are allowed to ignore the obvious.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Through ____________________,sensitivity to constant stimuli decreases and...

Question 7

The fovea is the area of the retina where ____ is best in large part because the fovea contains only ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral vision; cones 
B)  peripheral vision; rods 
C)  visual acuity; cones 
D)  visual acuity; rods

Question 8

The perception of timbre corresponds to a sound wave's

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch. 
B)  panache. 
C)  amplitude. 
D)  purity.

Question 9

The theory of hearing that views the basilar membrane as being like a drumhead is

Accepted Answer

A)  place theory. 
B)  timpani theory. 
C)  frequency theory. 
D)  opponent process theory.

Question 10

Jonathon pulled over onto the shoulder of the road because he thought he heard the sirens for emergency vehicles.However,after several minutes it became clear that there were no emergency vehicles.According to signal detection theory,this would represent a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jonathon pulled over onto the shoulder of...

Question 11

Feature analysis assumes that we progress from individual elements to the whole in the formation of our perceptions.This is a case of

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up processing. 
B)  bottom-down processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  top-to-bottom processing.

Question 12

Subliminal means

Accepted Answer

A)  below threshold. 
B)  barely perceptible. 
C)  deceptive. 
D)  superimposed.

Question 13

Courtney wears glasses to correct the far-sightedness in her left eye.If she were not wearing her glasses,

Accepted Answer

A)  the lens would focus images in front of the retina in her left eye. 
B)  the pupil in her left eye would dilate and let in too much light energy. 
C)  the lens would focus images behind the retina in her left eye. 
D)  the pupil in her left eye would constrict and not let in sufficient light energy.

Question 14

The correct order that auditory information travels as sounds enter the ear is from the auditory canal to

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlea - oval window - ossicles - eardrum. 
B)  cochlea - ossicles - oval window - eardrum. 
C)  eardrum - ossicles - oval window - cochlea. 
D)  eardrum - oval window - ossicles - cochlea.

Question 15

If you mix red,green,and blue paint,you will get

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A)  purple. 
B)  white. 
C)  orange. 
D)  black.

Question 16

The lens in the eye

Accepted Answer

A)  converts light energy into neural energy. 
B)  controls the amount of light entering the eye. 
C)  bends entering light rays and focuses them onto the retina. 
D)  is the part of the eye that gives it its color.

Question 17

The newest discovery in the research on the experience of pain is that certain types of ____ may play in important role in chronic pain.

Accepted Answer

A)  free nerve endings 
B)  glial cells 
C)  gate neurons 
D)  endorphins

Question 18

The stronger your expectation that a signal is present,the greater the likelihood that you will

Accepted Answer

A)  miss a signal. 
B)  report a false alarm. 
C)  correctly reject a signal when it appears. 
D)  be aware of background noise.

Question 19

One key gender difference that has been found with respect to tasting is that

Accepted Answer

A)  men are more likely than women to be supertasters. 
B)  women tend to react more to sweet tastes while men react more to bitter tastes. 
C)  men tend to react more to sweet tastes while women react more to bitter tastes. 
D)  women are more likely than men to be supertasters.

Question 20

It is difficult to see a chameleon that has blended in with its background because

Accepted Answer

A)  of the principle of common fate. 
B)  we cannot easily distinguish between figure and ground. 
C)  of the perceptual principle of shape constancy. 
D)  of the illusion of relative size.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception