Question 1

How do taste and smell decline in the elderly?

Accepted Answer

Taste and smell are two of the five sens

Question 2

Which of the following has not been used to measure infant visual acuity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweep VEP 
B)  Preferential looking 
C)  Habituation 
D)  Selective adaptation 
A)  Sweep VEP 
B)  Preferential looking 
C)  Habituation 
D)  Selective adaptation

Question 3

In a study of infants using preferential looking, Wattam-Bell found that the minimum velocity for discriminating relative motion:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rose between 10 and 13 weeks 
B)  Fell between 10 and 13 weeks 
C)  Could not be measured 
D)  Stayed constant between 10 and 13 weeks 
A)  Rose between 10 and 13 weeks 
B)  Fell between 10 and 13 weeks 
C)  Could not be measured 
D)  Stayed constant between 10 and 13 weeks

Question 4

Banks et al. showed that spatial frequency selectivity of visual masking was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Present at birth 
B)  Present at 6 weeks 
C)  Present at 12 weeks 
D)  Absent at 12 weeks 
A)  Present at birth 
B)  Present at 6 weeks 
C)  Present at 12 weeks 
D)  Absent at 12 weeks

Question 5

At what age does face recognition become adult-like?

Accepted Answer

Face recognition abilities develop throu

Question 6

Tests of monaural sensitivity to pure tones suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  There are losses in the elderly for frequencies above about 100 Hz 
B)  There are no losses between 20 and 30 years of age 
C)  Peak sensitivity is at the same frequency in 20- and 80-year-olds 
D)  There are no losses in the elderly for frequencies above about 3 kHz 
A)  There are losses in the elderly for frequencies above about 100 Hz 
B)  There are no losses between 20 and 30 years of age 
C)  Peak sensitivity is at the same frequency in 20- and 80-year-olds 
D)  There are no losses in the elderly for frequencies above about 3 kHz

Question 7

Pascalis and de Schonen showed that different faces can be discriminated by infants at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neonatal stage 
B)  1 week 
C)  2 weeks 
D)  4 weeks 
A)  Neonatal stage 
B)  1 week 
C)  2 weeks 
D)  4 weeks

Question 8

Kremenitzer et al. showed that OKN:

Accepted Answer

A)  Developed by 6 weeks 
B)  Developed by 1 year 
C)  Was present at birth 
D)  Developed at 4 weeks, but only for very large fields 
A)  Developed by 6 weeks 
B)  Developed by 1 year 
C)  Was present at birth 
D)  Developed at 4 weeks, but only for very large fields

Question 9

Which of the following has not been suggested to contribute to age-related losses of taste?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of taste buds in circumvallate papillae 
B)  Reduced access of tastants to taste buds 
C)  Loss of taste buds in fungiform papillae 
D)  Reduced activity in left posterior insula 
A)  Loss of taste buds in circumvallate papillae 
B)  Reduced access of tastants to taste buds 
C)  Loss of taste buds in fungiform papillae 
D)  Reduced activity in left posterior insula

Question 10

Muir and Field showed that infants have some ability to localise sounds:

Accepted Answer

A)  At 3 weeks 
B)  At birth 
C)  At 3 months 
D)  At 6 weeks 
A)  At 3 weeks 
B)  At birth 
C)  At 3 months 
D)  At 6 weeks

Question 11

Infants begin to prefer looking at human bodies to those of monkeys at:

Accepted Answer

A)  2 weeks 
B)  3.5 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  3.5 weeks 
A)  2 weeks 
B)  3.5 months 
C)  6 months 
D)  3.5 weeks

Question 12

In children under 10 years of age born prematurely:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thresholds for global motion are likely to be worse affected that those for global form 
B)  Thresholds for global form are likely to be worse affected that those for global motion 
C)  Thresholds for global motion and global form are likely to be similar 
D)  Thresholds for biological motion are likely to be normal 
A)  Thresholds for global motion are likely to be worse affected that those for global form 
B)  Thresholds for global form are likely to be worse affected that those for global motion 
C)  Thresholds for global motion and global form are likely to be similar 
D)  Thresholds for biological motion are likely to be normal

Question 13

Which of the following is not a risk factor for hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taking some anti-cancer medications 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Moderate alcohol consumption 
D)  Being male rather than female 
A)  Taking some anti-cancer medications 
B)  Smoking 
C)  Moderate alcohol consumption 
D)  Being male rather than female

Question 14

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the methods have been used to investigate infant vision?

Accepted Answer

The methods used to investigate infant v

Question 15

Scherf et al. (2007) measured activity in the ventral stream with fMRI as their participants viewed still pictures of faces, objects or places, in children, adolescents and adults. They found:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced activity in children to places and objects 
B)  Identical responses to faces in adolescents and adults 
C)  Similar face-specific responses in all participants 
D)  Reduced face-specific activity in children 
A)  Reduced activity in children to places and objects 
B)  Identical responses to faces in adolescents and adults 
C)  Similar face-specific responses in all participants 
D)  Reduced face-specific activity in children

How do taste and smell decline in the elderly?

Which of the following has not been used to measure infant visual acuity?

In a study of infants using preferential looking, Wattam-Bell found that the minimum velocity for discriminating relative motion:

Banks et al. showed that spatial frequency selectivity of visual masking was:

At what age does face recognition become adult-like?

Tests of monaural sensitivity to pure tones suggest that:

Pascalis and de Schonen showed that different faces can be discriminated by infants at:

Kremenitzer et al. showed that OKN:

Which of the following has not been suggested to contribute to age-related losses of taste?

Muir and Field showed that infants have some ability to localise sounds:

Infants begin to prefer looking at human bodies to those of monkeys at:

In children under 10 years of age born prematurely:

Which of the following is not a risk factor for hearing loss?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the methods have been used to investigate infant vision?

Scherf et al. (2007) measured activity in the ventral stream with fMRI as their participants viewed still pictures of faces, objects or places, in children, adolescents and adults. They found:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Pathologies of Perception

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Exam 15: Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

How do taste and smell decline in the elderly?

Which of the following has not been used to measure infant visual acuity?

In a study of infants using preferential looking, Wattam-Bell found that the minimum velocity for discriminating relative motion:

Banks et al. showed that spatial frequency selectivity of visual masking was:

At what age does face recognition become adult-like?

Tests of monaural sensitivity to pure tones suggest that:

Pascalis and de Schonen showed that different faces can be discriminated by infants at:

Kremenitzer et al. showed that OKN:

Which of the following has not been suggested to contribute to age-related losses of taste?

Muir and Field showed that infants have some ability to localise sounds:

Infants begin to prefer looking at human bodies to those of monkeys at:

In children under 10 years of age born prematurely:

Which of the following is not a risk factor for hearing loss?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the methods have been used to investigate infant vision?

Scherf et al. (2007) measured activity in the ventral stream with fMRI as their participants viewed still pictures of faces, objects or places, in children, adolescents and adults. They found:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Pathologies of Perception

Filters