Question 1

Which statement about object recognition theories is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Parts-based theories involve recognizing objects based on three-dimensional geons. 
B) Image-based theories cannot account for how we recognize a friend's face from a stranger's face. 
C) Parts-based theories easily account for object identification when the object is turned upside down. 
D) Image-based theories struggle to account for how we can easily recognize an object,even when it is tilted on its side.

Question 2

College students talking on cell phones while walking through campus were much less likely to notice a clown ride past them on a unicycle than were students not talking on cell phones,BEST illustrating _____ blindness.

Accepted Answer

A) change 
B) inattentional 
C) visual 
D) feature

Question 3

As illustrated by the Ames room illusion,if you perceive that two objects (A and B)are an equal distance from you,yet object A casts a larger image on your retina,you will conclude that object A is _____ object B.

Accepted Answer

A) larger than 
B) smaller than 
C) farther away than 
D) the same size as

Question 4

The _____ portion of the auditory cortex handles nonspatial ("what")features,allowing you to identify sound.

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal 
B) ventral 
C) anterior 
D) caudal

Question 5

Malcolm goes to an abstract art exhibit titled "Explorations of Red." After staring intensely at a piece of art,he shifts his gaze to a white wall and momentarily perceives the color:

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) green. 
C) orange. 
D) pink.

Question 6

Early _____ psychologists attempted to study perception using introspective techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) structuralist 
C) behavioral 
D) Gestalt

Question 7

Which statement is NOT a reason why sensory adaptation is a useful process?

Accepted Answer

A) An unchanging stimulus is less likely to require immediate action. 
B) Constantly sensing stimuli that are always in our environment would be highly distracting. 
C) Stimuli that change frequently usually are of no consequence and therefore not important to sense. 
D) Sensory adaptation better allows our senses to selectively respond to important changes in stimulation.

Question 8

One type of photoreceptors that detect color,operate in daylight,and permit us to focus on fine detail is called:

Accepted Answer

A) cones. 
B) rods. 
C) retinal ganglion cells. 
D) area V1 neurons.

Question 9

When two objects cast a retinal image of the same size,the one that is perceived as being _____ will be perceived as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) farther away;larger 
B) farther away;equivalent in size to the closer object 
C) closer;larger 
D) closer;equivalent in size to the more distant object

Question 10

Susan perceives a pinch as painful and is motivated to escape from it due to the functions of her:

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) somatosensory cortex. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) C fibers.

Question 11

Which statement BEST illustrates the role of top-down processing in taste perception?

Accepted Answer

A) Having a head cold diminishes a wine drinker's ability to judge flavor. 
B) Smelling the wine aids a wine drinker's ability to judge flavor. 
C) Knowing the wine's price affects a wine drinker's perception of its flavor. 
D) Wines that activate umami receptors will be judged as more savory than wines that do not.

Question 12

Babbling brooks and buzzing bees get their interesting sound qualities due to their:

Accepted Answer

A) loudness. 
B) pitch. 
C) purity. 
D) complexity.

Question 13

To which compound do umami receptors respond MOST strongly?

Accepted Answer

A) sodium chloride 
B) lactose 
C) fructose 
D) glutamate

Question 14

Staring too long at one color fatigues the cones that respond to that color,producing a form of sensory adaptation resulting in:

Accepted Answer

A) visual form agnosia. 
B) trichromatic color representation. 
C) color afterimage. 
D) color mixing.

Question 15

Receptors in the muscles,tendons,and joints:

Accepted Answer

A) constitute the vestibular system. 
B) allow us to perceive head movement. 
C) are responsible for the maintenance of balance. 
D) provide information about body position in space.

Question 16

Sensorineural hearing loss may be caused by damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A) vestibular system. 
B) eardrum. 
C) ossicles. 
D) auditory nerve.

Question 17

Wine aficionados rely on taste and _____ in perceiving the flavor of a wine.

Accepted Answer

A) olfaction 
B) haptic perception 
C) Gestalt grouping principles 
D) audition

Question 18

In 2014,Axl Rose was voted the greatest rock vocalist ever,in part due to his unique raspy voice that is impossible to truly duplicate.Many people find Axl's vocals interesting due to these variations in sound,which is related to the _____ of his vocals.

Accepted Answer

A) loudness 
B) pitch 
C) purity 
D) complexity

Question 19

The part of the occipital lobe that contains the primary visual cortex is:

Accepted Answer

A) the lateral geniculate nucleus. 
B) the optic chiasm. 
C) the superior colliculus. 
D) area V1.

Question 20

Recent research has shown that a testosterone-based odor activated the _____ in homosexual men and _____.

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus;heterosexual women 
B) hypothalamus;homosexual women 
C) thalamus;heterosexual women 
D) thalamus;heterosexual men

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A