Question 1

When a person perceives colours when presented with sounds, they are said to experience:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-adaptation 
B)  Sensory substitution 
C)  Synaesthesia 
D)  Superadditivity 
A)  Cross-adaptation 
B)  Sensory substitution 
C)  Synaesthesia 
D)  Superadditivity C

Question 2

Which area of cortex is known as polysensory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  STS 
B)  MT 
C)  IT 
D)  STP 
A)  STS 
B)  MT 
C)  IT 
D)  STP D

Question 3

Relative to unimodal stimuli, reaction times to bimodal stimuli are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Slower 
B)  Equal 
C)  Unpredictable 
D)  Faster 
A)  Slower 
B)  Equal 
C)  Unpredictable 
D)  Faster D

Question 4

The strawberry smell of a liquid appears stronger when the liquid is which colour?

Accepted Answer

A)  green 
B)  red 
C)  clear 
D)  white 
A)  green 
B)  red 
C)  clear 
D)  white

Question 5

A 'valid' cue in a cross-modal cueing experiment has:

Accepted Answer

A)  The same location and matching modality relative to the target stimulus 
B)  A different location and matching modality relative to the target stimulus 
C)  A different location and different modality relative to the target stimulus 
D)  The same location and different modality relative to the target stimulus 
A)  The same location and matching modality relative to the target stimulus 
B)  A different location and matching modality relative to the target stimulus 
C)  A different location and different modality relative to the target stimulus 
D)  The same location and different modality relative to the target stimulus

Question 6

The theory of modular processing in cognition was proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Driver 
B)  Fodor 
C)  Diederich and Colonius 
D)  Spence 
A)  Driver 
B)  Fodor 
C)  Diederich and Colonius 
D)  Spence

Question 7

If the response to stimulation from multiple senses is much greater than the sum of the responses to each sense in isolation, the response is said to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Superadditive 
B)  Cross-modal 
C)  Exogenous 
D)  Inattentional 
E)  Synesthetic 
A)  Superadditive 
B)  Cross-modal 
C)  Exogenous 
D)  Inattentional 
E)  Synesthetic

Question 8

Minute fluctuations in electrical potential in the brain caused by changes in sensory stimulation are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Action-related potentials 
B)  Event-related potentials 
C)  Peak potentials 
D)  Electric potentials 
A)  Action-related potentials 
B)  Event-related potentials 
C)  Peak potentials 
D)  Electric potentials

Question 9

Multimodal stimulus presentation has shown to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase reaction time 
B)  Reduce reaction time 
C)  Block reactions 
D)  Have no effect on reaction time 
A)  Increase reaction time 
B)  Reduce reaction time 
C)  Block reactions 
D)  Have no effect on reaction time

Question 10

Unimodal reaction times are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fastest for vision and slowest for touch 
B)  Fastest for audition and slowest for vision 
C)  Fastest for audition and slowest for touch 
D)  Fastest for touch and slowest for audition 
A)  Fastest for vision and slowest for touch 
B)  Fastest for audition and slowest for vision 
C)  Fastest for audition and slowest for touch 
D)  Fastest for touch and slowest for audition

Question 11

What technique has been used to study decision effects in multi-sensory integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Signal detection theory 
B)  Modular processing theory 
C)  Evolutionary theory 
D)  Modular sensory theory 
A)  Signal detection theory 
B)  Modular processing theory 
C)  Evolutionary theory 
D)  Modular sensory theory

Question 12

Auditory noise presented with light tends to be perceived as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quieter 
B)  Higher pitch 
C)  Lower pitch 
D)  Louder 
A)  Quieter 
B)  Higher pitch 
C)  Lower pitch 
D)  Louder

Question 13

A well-known perceptual interaction between vision and hearing in speech perception is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  McGurk effect 
B)  Context effect 
C)  Halo effect 
D)  Ponzo effect 
E)  Mediator effect 
A)  McGurk effect 
B)  Context effect 
C)  Halo effect 
D)  Ponzo effect 
E)  Mediator effect

Question 14

Orbitofrontal cortex contains multi-sensory cells jointly responsive to vision and:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vestibular signals 
B)  Auditory signals 
C)  Taste signals 
D)  Touch signals 
A)  Vestibular signals 
B)  Auditory signals 
C)  Taste signals 
D)  Touch signals

Question 15

Perceived skin texture can be altered by manipulating:

Accepted Answer

A)  Smell 
B)  Sound 
C)  Light 
D)  Temperature 
A)  Smell 
B)  Sound 
C)  Light 
D)  Temperature

Question 16

Synaesthesia may involve what sort of neural connections between unimodal cortical areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Branching 
B)  Parallel 
C)  Indirect 
D)  Direct 
A)  Branching 
B)  Parallel 
C)  Indirect 
D)  Direct

Question 17

Research results indicate that enhanced reactions due to cross-modal cueing are likely to reflect:

Accepted Answer

A)  The response of the fastest unimodal neurons 
B)  Parallel activation of different unimodal neurons 
C)  Activity in polysensory neurons 
D)  Changes in decision criterion. 
A)  The response of the fastest unimodal neurons 
B)  Parallel activation of different unimodal neurons 
C)  Activity in polysensory neurons 
D)  Changes in decision criterion.

Question 18

Visual observation has been shown to improve discrimination thresholds for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Touch 
B)  Smell 
C)  Taste 
D)  Loudness 
A)  Touch 
B)  Smell 
C)  Taste 
D)  Loudness

Question 19

How do tactile discrimination thresholds change during visual observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are higher 
B)  they don't change 
C)  they are lower 
D)  they are unpredictable 
A)  they are higher 
B)  they don't change 
C)  they are lower 
D)  they are unpredictable

Question 20

The ratio of females to males exhibiting synaesthesia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  6:1 
B)  3:2 
C)  3:1 
D)  2:1 
A)  6:1 
B)  3:2 
C)  3:1 
D)  2:1

When a person perceives colours when presented with sounds, they are said to experience:

Which area of cortex is known as polysensory cortex?

Relative to unimodal stimuli, reaction times to bimodal stimuli are:

The strawberry smell of a liquid appears stronger when the liquid is which colour?

A 'valid' cue in a cross-modal cueing experiment has:

The theory of modular processing in cognition was proposed by:

If the response to stimulation from multiple senses is much greater than the sum of the responses to each sense in isolation, the response is said to be:

Minute fluctuations in electrical potential in the brain caused by changes in sensory stimulation are known as:

Multimodal stimulus presentation has shown to:

Unimodal reaction times are:

What technique has been used to study decision effects in multi-sensory integration?

Auditory noise presented with light tends to be perceived as:

A well-known perceptual interaction between vision and hearing in speech perception is known as:

Orbitofrontal cortex contains multi-sensory cells jointly responsive to vision and:

Perceived skin texture can be altered by manipulating:

Synaesthesia may involve what sort of neural connections between unimodal cortical areas?

Research results indicate that enhanced reactions due to cross-modal cueing are likely to reflect:

Visual observation has been shown to improve discrimination thresholds for:

How do tactile discrimination thresholds change during visual observation?

The ratio of females to males exhibiting synaesthesia is:

General Principles

The Chemical Senses

The Body Senses

The Physics and Biology of Audition

Perception of Sound

The Physics of Vision & Light and the Eye

Visual Physiology

Colour Vision

Spatial Vision

Shape and Object Perception

Depth Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Attention and Perception

Individual Differences in Perception

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Exam 13: Multisensory Processing in Perception

When a person perceives colours when presented with sounds, they are said to experience:

Which area of cortex is known as polysensory cortex?

Relative to unimodal stimuli, reaction times to bimodal stimuli are:

The strawberry smell of a liquid appears stronger when the liquid is which colour?

A 'valid' cue in a cross-modal cueing experiment has:

The theory of modular processing in cognition was proposed by:

If the response to stimulation from multiple senses is much greater than the sum of the responses to each sense in isolation, the response is said to be:

Minute fluctuations in electrical potential in the brain caused by changes in sensory stimulation are known as:

Multimodal stimulus presentation has shown to:

Unimodal reaction times are:

What technique has been used to study decision effects in multi-sensory integration?

Auditory noise presented with light tends to be perceived as:

A well-known perceptual interaction between vision and hearing in speech perception is known as:

Orbitofrontal cortex contains multi-sensory cells jointly responsive to vision and:

Perceived skin texture can be altered by manipulating:

Synaesthesia may involve what sort of neural connections between unimodal cortical areas?

Research results indicate that enhanced reactions due to cross-modal cueing are likely to reflect:

Visual observation has been shown to improve discrimination thresholds for:

How do tactile discrimination thresholds change during visual observation?

The ratio of females to males exhibiting synaesthesia is:

General Principles

The Chemical Senses

The Body Senses

The Physics and Biology of Audition

Perception of Sound

The Physics of Vision & Light and the Eye

Visual Physiology

Colour Vision

Spatial Vision

Shape and Object Perception

Depth Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Attention and Perception

Individual Differences in Perception

Filters