Question 1

Timbre is what makes a note played on a flute,which produces relatively pure tones,sound different from the same note played on an oboe,which produces very complex sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen.He watches as flashes of light,varying in brightness,are flashed one at a time.Whenever he notices a flash he informs the researchers.What are the researchers measuring?

Accepted Answer

A) Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness 
B) Neil's absolute threshold for brightness 
C) Neil's functional encoding of brightness 
D) Neil's difference threshold for brightness

Question 3

When Kayla's teacher switches on the lights after showing the class a video,Kayla's _______________ gets smaller to let less light in.

Accepted Answer

A) pupils 
B) semicircular canals 
C) cochlea 
D) papillae

Question 4

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C,an E,and a G played simultaneously on the piano,but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of:

Accepted Answer

A) perception. 
B) sensation. 
C) specific nerve energy. 
D) functional encoding.

Question 5

_______________ is the ability to perceive and respond to messages that are below the absolute threshold.

Accepted Answer

A) ESP 
B) Subliminal perception 
C) Selective attention 
D) Primacy

Question 6

Research on rods and cones has revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A) the center of the retina contains a mixture of about 75 percent rods and 25 percent cones. 
B) there are about 120 to 125 million rods and about 7 or 8 million cones in the retina. 
C) the outer edges of the retina,which are responsible for peripheral vision,contain only cones. 
D) rods are more effective than cones in distinguishing different wavelengths of light.

Question 7

Rods need much more light than do cones in order to respond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A) In dark adaptation,rods adapt slowly,taking 20 minutes or longer. 
B) Rods are much more sensitive than are cones in darkness. 
C) Cones adapt quickly under conditions of dim illumination. 
D) After cones adapt to the dark,your vision is as good as it will get.

Question 9

Research on taste shows that:

Accepted Answer

A) the taste receptor cells are replaced by new cells about every 40 days. 
B) the tongue is divided into sections,each of which is sensitive to a particular basic taste. 
C) people who are about 40 years of age and older enjoy stronger tastes than do the young. 
D) the highest concentration of taste buds is found in the center of the tongue.

Question 10

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored they are able to make sense of what they see within days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

This figure -O- tends to be perceived as a single line partially covered by a circle.Which of the Gestalt principles explains the tendency to organize the visual world in this way? How do we tend to perceive lines and patterns?

Accepted Answer

The answer of This figure -O- tends to be perceived...

Question 12

Describe the course of hearing from the time a sound wave passes into the outer ear until the time that a signal is passed along to the auditory nerve.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the course of hearing from the...

Question 13

In dark adaptation,rods adapt slowly,taking 20 minutes or longer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The complexity of light is related to our perception of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Isaac lost a leg in Vietnam after a land mine exploded near him.In middle age,he still has times when he feels intense pain that is seemingly coming from his missing leg.It is obvious that Isaac:

Accepted Answer

A) is craving the attention of his family and friends. 
B) has unresolved internal conflicts about the war. 
C) is experiencing phantom pain. 
D) has been faking the pain to avoid working.

Question 16

The trichromatic theory explains:

Accepted Answer

A) the first level of color processing which occurs in the retina. 
B) the second level of color processing which occurs in the ganglion cells. 
C) the third level of color processing which occurs in the thalamus. 
D) the fourth level of color processing which occurs in the visual cortex.

Question 17

In a signal detection task,the participant says that she doesn't detect a signal but a signal was present.This is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) hit. 
B) false alarm. 
C) miss. 
D) correct rejection.

Question 18

The tendency to perceive what we expect to perceive is called perceptual set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) sensory deprivation. 
B) selective attention. 
C) sensory overload. 
D) inattentional blindness.

Question 20

Visual receptors that respond to dim light are called cones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

Timbre is what makes a note played on a flute,which produces relatively pure tones,sound different from the same note played on an oboe,which produces very complex sounds.

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen.He watches as flashes of light,varying in brightness,are flashed one at a time.Whenever he notices a flash he informs the researchers.What are the researchers measuring?

When Kayla's teacher switches on the lights after showing the class a video,Kayla's _______________ gets smaller to let less light in.

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C,an E,and a G played simultaneously on the piano,but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of:

_______________ is the ability to perceive and respond to messages that are below the absolute threshold.

Research on rods and cones has revealed that:

Rods need much more light than do cones in order to respond.

Which of the following statements is inaccurate?

Research on taste shows that:

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored they are able to make sense of what they see within days.

This figure -O- tends to be perceived as a single line partially covered by a circle.Which of the Gestalt principles explains the tendency to organize the visual world in this way? How do we tend to perceive lines and patterns?

Describe the course of hearing from the time a sound wave passes into the outer ear until the time that a signal is passed along to the auditory nerve.

In dark adaptation,rods adapt slowly,taking 20 minutes or longer.

The complexity of light is related to our perception of:

Isaac lost a leg in Vietnam after a land mine exploded near him.In middle age,he still has times when he feels intense pain that is seemingly coming from his missing leg.It is obvious that Isaac:

The trichromatic theory explains:

In a signal detection task,the participant says that she doesn't detect a signal but a signal was present.This is called a:

The tendency to perceive what we expect to perceive is called perceptual set.

The ability to focus on some parts of the environment and block out others is referred to as:

Visual receptors that respond to dim light are called cones.