Question 1

Consider the figure within the parentheses: (XX XX XX). The fact that one is likely to perceive three pairs of X's reflects the gestalt principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  symmetry. 
B)  proximity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  chromaticity. 
A)  symmetry. 
B)  proximity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  chromaticity. B

Question 2

When ______  are bent by the vibrations entering the cochlea, the cells send a neural message to the brain.

Accepted Answer

hair cells

Question 3

Artie decides to rearrange his office and organizes the binders in his office by color. This color-coding exemplifies the gestalt principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  chromaticity. 
D)  closure. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  chromaticity. 
D)  closure. B

Question 4

In the context of what one can see, the range of wavelengths that humans can detect is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  power spectrum 
B)  mass spectrum 
C)  frequency spectrum 
D)  visual spectrum 
A)  power spectrum 
B)  mass spectrum 
C)  frequency spectrum 
D)  visual spectrum

Question 5

Hair cells for hearing are located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  eardrum. 
B)  cochlea. 
C)  auditory canal. 
D)  semicircular canals. 
A)  eardrum. 
B)  cochlea. 
C)  auditory canal. 
D)  semicircular canals.

Question 6

________ are light-sensitive receptor cells in the retina that are responsible for sharp focus and color perception, particularly in bright light, and are concentrated on the part of the retina called the fovea.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lenses 
B)  Pons 
C)  Rods 
D)  Cones 
A)  Lenses 
B)  Pons 
C)  Rods 
D)  Cones

Question 7

Approximately, how much does pain management cost the United States each year?

Accepted Answer

A)  $600 billion 
B)  $1 billion 
C)  $600 million 
D)  $3.49 million 
A)  $600 billion 
B)  $1 billion 
C)  $600 million 
D)  $3.49 million

Question 8

The basilar membrane is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  part of the outer ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it. 
B)  tube like passage that leads to the eardrum. 
C)  coiled tube in the inner ear filled with fluid that vibrates in response to sound. 
D)  vibrating structure that runs through the center of the cochlea, dividing it into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and contains sense receptors for sound. 
A)  part of the outer ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it. 
B)  tube like passage that leads to the eardrum. 
C)  coiled tube in the inner ear filled with fluid that vibrates in response to sound. 
D)  vibrating structure that runs through the center of the cochlea, dividing it into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and contains sense receptors for sound.

Question 9

Perception that is guided by higher-level knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal processing 
B)  bottom-up processing 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  diagonal processing 
A)  horizontal processing 
B)  bottom-up processing 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  diagonal processing

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of light therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It passes an electric current through the part of the body that is affected by pain. 
B)  It stimulates nerve cells in the brain to provide direct pain relief. 
C)  It stimulates the production of healing enzymes. 
D)  It encourages the development of different thought patterns and beliefs. 
A)  It passes an electric current through the part of the body that is affected by pain. 
B)  It stimulates nerve cells in the brain to provide direct pain relief. 
C)  It stimulates the production of healing enzymes. 
D)  It encourages the development of different thought patterns and beliefs.

Question 11

A person can forget where his or her sunglasses are placed even though they are on top of his or her head. Which of the following statements best explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is difficult for one to remember everything that one has to. 
B)  Sensory nerve receptors are unable to fire off messages to the brain indefinitely. 
C)  The sensation of the glasses on the person's head has not reached the absolute threshold for touch. 
D)  The difference threshold for touch is not strong enough. 
A)  It is difficult for one to remember everything that one has to. 
B)  Sensory nerve receptors are unable to fire off messages to the brain indefinitely. 
C)  The sensation of the glasses on the person's head has not reached the absolute threshold for touch. 
D)  The difference threshold for touch is not strong enough.

Question 12

The law relating the value of a stimulus along some dimension to the just noticeable difference is ________ law.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's 
B)  Wundt's 
C)  Weber's 
D)  Wertheimer's 
A)  Wernicke's 
B)  Wundt's 
C)  Weber's 
D)  Wertheimer's

Question 13

The brain's inexperience in interpreting messages from the weightless ________ causes the space sickness commonly experienced by two-thirds of all space travelers.

Accepted Answer

A)  hair cells 
B)  otoliths 
C)  Eustachian tube 
D)  cochlea 
A)  hair cells 
B)  otoliths 
C)  Eustachian tube 
D)  cochlea

Question 14

The human sense of taste involves receptor cells that respond to ________ basic tastes.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-3 
B)  4-5 
C)  6-7 
D)  8-10 
A)  1-3 
B)  4-5 
C)  6-7 
D)  8-10

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of "supertasters"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They seek out relatively sweeter and fattier foods than do nontasters. 
B)  They are prone to obesity. 
C)  They are relatively insensitive to the taste known as umami. 
D)  They find sweets sweeter, cream creamier, and spicy dishes spicier. 
A)  They seek out relatively sweeter and fattier foods than do nontasters. 
B)  They are prone to obesity. 
C)  They are relatively insensitive to the taste known as umami. 
D)  They find sweets sweeter, cream creamier, and spicy dishes spicier.

Question 16

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which light stimulates cells during the visual processing of an image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipolar cells → ganglion cells → rods and cones 
B)  Bipolar cells → rods and cones → ganglion cells 
C)  Ganglion cells → rods and cones → bipolar cells 
D)  Rods and cones → bipolar cells → ganglion cells 
A)  Bipolar cells → ganglion cells → rods and cones 
B)  Bipolar cells → rods and cones → ganglion cells 
C)  Ganglion cells → rods and cones → bipolar cells 
D)  Rods and cones → bipolar cells → ganglion cells

Question 17

________ are chemicals nonhumans release into the environment that produce a reaction in other members of the same species, permitting the transmission of messages such as sexual availability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pheromones 
B)  Ketones 
C)  Hydratones 
D)  Kairomones 
A)  Pheromones 
B)  Ketones 
C)  Hydratones 
D)  Kairomones

Question 18

Mark and Jacob are driving home during a college break. Mark is in the passenger seat. Mark is bored and gazes toward an empty field. He notices that distant hilltops seem to be moving slowly in the same direction in which their car is moving, whereas mile markers on the side of the highway seem to moving swiftly past them in the opposite direction. The difference in the apparent speed and direction of the objects' motion serves as a depth cue known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  motion disparity. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  motion perspective. 
D)  motion gradient. 
A)  motion disparity. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  motion perspective. 
D)  motion gradient.

Question 19

______  is the phenomenon in which physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment.

Accepted Answer

Perceptual

Question 20

Which of the following sequences arranges the structures from the largest and most inclusive to the smallest and most specific?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inner ear → otoliths → semicircular canal 
B)  Inner ear → semicircular canals → otoliths 
C)  Otoliths → semicircular canals → inner ear 
D)  Otoliths → inner ear → semicircular canals 
A)  Inner ear → otoliths → semicircular canal 
B)  Inner ear → semicircular canals → otoliths 
C)  Otoliths → semicircular canals → inner ear 
D)  Otoliths → inner ear → semicircular canals

Consider the figure within the parentheses: (XX XX XX). The fact that one is likely to perceive three pairs of X's reflects the gestalt principle of:

When ______ are bent by the vibrations entering the cochlea, the cells send a neural message to the brain.

Artie decides to rearrange his office and organizes the binders in his office by color. This color-coding exemplifies the gestalt principle of:

In the context of what one can see, the range of wavelengths that humans can detect is called the ________.

Hair cells for hearing are located in the:

________ are light-sensitive receptor cells in the retina that are responsible for sharp focus and color perception, particularly in bright light, and are concentrated on the part of the retina called the fovea.

Approximately, how much does pain management cost the United States each year?

The basilar membrane is a:

Perception that is guided by higher-level knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is true of light therapy?

A person can forget where his or her sunglasses are placed even though they are on top of his or her head. Which of the following statements best explains this phenomenon?

The law relating the value of a stimulus along some dimension to the just noticeable difference is ________ law.

The brain's inexperience in interpreting messages from the weightless ________ causes the space sickness commonly experienced by two-thirds of all space travelers.

The human sense of taste involves receptor cells that respond to ________ basic tastes.

Which of the following statements is true of "supertasters"?

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which light stimulates cells during the visual processing of an image?

________ are chemicals nonhumans release into the environment that produce a reaction in other members of the same species, permitting the transmission of messages such as sexual availability.

______ is the phenomenon in which physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment.

Which of the following sequences arranges the structures from the largest and most inclusive to the smallest and most specific?

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Exam 3: Reading and Remembering

Consider the figure within the parentheses: (XX XX XX). The fact that one is likely to perceive three pairs of X's reflects the gestalt principle of:

When ______ are bent by the vibrations entering the cochlea, the cells send a neural message to the brain.

Artie decides to rearrange his office and organizes the binders in his office by color. This color-coding exemplifies the gestalt principle of:

In the context of what one can see, the range of wavelengths that humans can detect is called the ________.

Hair cells for hearing are located in the:

________ are light-sensitive receptor cells in the retina that are responsible for sharp focus and color perception, particularly in bright light, and are concentrated on the part of the retina called the fovea.

Approximately, how much does pain management cost the United States each year?

The basilar membrane is a:

Perception that is guided by higher-level knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is true of light therapy?

A person can forget where his or her sunglasses are placed even though they are on top of his or her head. Which of the following statements best explains this phenomenon?

The law relating the value of a stimulus along some dimension to the just noticeable difference is ________ law.

The brain's inexperience in interpreting messages from the weightless ________ causes the space sickness commonly experienced by two-thirds of all space travelers.

The human sense of taste involves receptor cells that respond to ________ basic tastes.

Which of the following statements is true of "supertasters"?

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order in which light stimulates cells during the visual processing of an image?

________ are chemicals nonhumans release into the environment that produce a reaction in other members of the same species, permitting the transmission of messages such as sexual availability.

______ is the phenomenon in which physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment.

Which of the following sequences arranges the structures from the largest and most inclusive to the smallest and most specific?

Power Learning: Becoming an Expert Student

Making the Most of Your Time

Taking Notes

Taking Tests

Leveraging Technology and Developing Information Competency

Writing and Presenting

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Collaborating With Others

Managing Stress and Money

Planning Your Career Online

Understanding Social Psychology and Persuasion Techniques

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