Question 1

Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?

Accepted Answer

A) Height in plane 
B) Interposition 
C) Linear perspective 
D) Relative size

Question 2

Seven-month-old Mazie is crawling toward the end of the bed. How likely is it that she will continue on and fall off?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlikely, because depth perception develops by about six months of age 
B) Unlikely, because her mother will probably stop her before she reaches the end 
C) Likely, because infants only use monocular cues when judging depth 
D) Likely, because depth perception develops later in childhood

Question 3

The average human being has more than ________ olfactory genes.

Accepted Answer

A) 1000 
B) 10 000 
C) 100 000 
D) 1 000 000

Question 4

Humans can hear sounds ranging from

Accepted Answer

A) 20 to 2000 dB. 
B) 20 to 2000 Hz. 
C) 20 to 20 000 dB. 
D) 20 to 20 000 Hz.

Question 5

What experimental apparatus has been used to study depth perception in infants?

Accepted Answer

A) The Ames Room 
B) Escher lithographs 
C) The visual cliff 
D) Zener cards

Question 6

Our sense of equilibrium is called

Accepted Answer

A) the vestibular sense. 
B) proprioception. 
C) balance. 
D) kinesthesia.

Question 7

Valerie is able to keep her attention focused on her biology teacher despite the fact that two separate groups of students behind her are talking during the class. This is an example of the Gestalt principle of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Valerie is able to keep her attention...

Question 8

What structure changes its shape to focus light at the back of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A) Cone 
B) Fovea 
C) Lens 
D) Retina

Question 9

At the beginning of the football season, Alex tells his friends that there are several different teams that could win the Super Bowl, and he makes compelling arguments for why each one is a contender. His logic is so strong that his buddies fail to realise that he has not actually made a real prediction. If one of his many choices wins the championship, he may look like he had ESP! Alex's friends are falling for a technique of psychics called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the beginning of the football season,...

Question 10

The fact that you can easily recognise a picture of Mickey Mouse or Bart Simpson as that character, no matter what angle they are presented in during a cartoon, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) colour constancy. 
B) location constancy. 
C) shape constancy. 
D) size constancy.

Question 11

Bumps on the tongue called ________ contain numerous ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mechanoreceptors; taste buds 
B) papillae; taste buds 
C) taste buds; mechanoreceptors 
D) taste buds; papillae

Question 12

The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite variations in viewing conditions is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite...

Question 13

Morris has got into the collection of paint cans that his mother uses to create beautiful works of art. Because it is fun, Morris takes the lids off of each can and pours the paints into a puddle on the floor. If every colour is represented by the paints, what colour will the puddle be?

Accepted Answer

A) clear 
B) grey 
C) white 
D) black

Question 14

When Stewart wakes up at night and has to walk from his bedroom to the bathroom in the dark, he is most directly aided in this process by his

Accepted Answer

A) cones. 
B) corneas. 
C) irises. 
D) rods.

Question 15

________ processing is conceptually driven and influenced by our beliefs and expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) Bottom-up 
B) Parallel 
C) Top-down 
D) Sensory

Question 16

According to the authors, one reason why people continue to believe in the existence of ESP is that

Accepted Answer

A) the general public is biased against science and reason. 
B) overestimation of coincidences is more common than underestimation. 
C) people don't realise how probable some "improbable" events are. 
D) they fail to understand how scientific research is conducted.

Question 17

The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite variations in viewing conditions is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite...

Question 18

The intensity of the reflected light that reaches our eyes is known as

Accepted Answer

A) hue. 
B) contrast. 
C) brightness. 
D) saturation.

Question 19

Jason is an ex-football player who now hosts his own sports talk show. He spends most of his time predicting who will win the game on Sunday. Which of the following abilities would be most useful to Jason?

Accepted Answer

A) Precognition 
B) Telepathy 
C) Clairvoyance 
D) Top-down processing

Question 20

According to ________, colour vision evolved because perceiving colour helped our early ancestors find edible food.

Accepted Answer

A) binocular theory 
B) Gestalt theory 
C) opponent process theory 
D) trichromatic theory

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?

Seven-month-old Mazie is crawling toward the end of the bed. How likely is it that she will continue on and fall off?

The average human being has more than ________ olfactory genes.

Humans can hear sounds ranging from

What experimental apparatus has been used to study depth perception in infants?

Our sense of equilibrium is called

Valerie is able to keep her attention focused on her biology teacher despite the fact that two separate groups of students behind her are talking during the class. This is an example of the Gestalt principle of ________.

What structure changes its shape to focus light at the back of the eye?

The fact that you can easily recognise a picture of Mickey Mouse or Bart Simpson as that character, no matter what angle they are presented in during a cartoon, is an example of

Bumps on the tongue called contain numerous .

The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite variations in viewing conditions is called ________.

Morris has got into the collection of paint cans that his mother uses to create beautiful works of art. Because it is fun, Morris takes the lids off of each can and pours the paints into a puddle on the floor. If every colour is represented by the paints, what colour will the puddle be?

When Stewart wakes up at night and has to walk from his bedroom to the bathroom in the dark, he is most directly aided in this process by his

________ processing is conceptually driven and influenced by our beliefs and expectations.

According to the authors, one reason why people continue to believe in the existence of ESP is that

The ability to perceive stimuli consistently despite variations in viewing conditions is called ________.

The intensity of the reflected light that reaches our eyes is known as

Jason is an ex-football player who now hosts his own sports talk show. He spends most of his time predicting who will win the game on Sunday. Which of the following abilities would be most useful to Jason?

According to ________, colour vision evolved because perceiving colour helped our early ancestors find edible food.