Question 1

What causes a phantom limb?​

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional distress 
B) ​Hypnosis 
C) ​Rewiring in the brain 
D) ​Irritation at the site of an amputation 
A) Emotional distress 
B) ​Hypnosis 
C) ​Rewiring in the brain 
D) ​Irritation at the site of an amputation C

Question 2

Red,yellow,and other colors differ physically in which regard?​

Accepted Answer

A) Intensity​ 
B) ​Velocity 
C) ​Wavelength 
D) ​Polarization 
A) Intensity​ 
B) ​Velocity 
C) ​Wavelength 
D) ​Polarization C

Question 3

Pain stimulates a brain area responsible for sensation,and another responsible for what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Time 
B) ​Movement 
C) ​Emotion 
D) ​Balance 
A) Time 
B) ​Movement 
C) ​Emotion 
D) ​Balance C

Question 4

The trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory emphasizes which of these points?​

Accepted Answer

A) The brain compares the responses of one retinal area to that of another to infer colors. 
B) ​Certain brain cells increase response for some colors and decrease it for others. 
C) ​Three types of cones react differently depending on the wavelength of light. 
D) ​Red-green color deficiency is more common in men than it is in women. 
A) The brain compares the responses of one retinal area to that of another to infer colors. 
B) ​Certain brain cells increase response for some colors and decrease it for others. 
C) ​Three types of cones react differently depending on the wavelength of light. 
D) ​Red-green color deficiency is more common in men than it is in women.

Question 5

You might know something is close to you because you have to pull your eyes toward the center to focus on it.What do we call this cue to distance?​

Accepted Answer

A) Convergence​ 
B) ​Motion parallax 
C) ​Texture gradient 
D) ​Retinal disparity 
A) Convergence​ 
B) ​Motion parallax 
C) ​Texture gradient 
D) ​Retinal disparity

Question 6

Why is it difficult to tickle yourself?​

Accepted Answer

A) Tickle requires a social relationship. 
B) ​Tickle requires surprise. 
C) ​You cannot get your fingers into the correct position. 
D) ​You don't move your fingers fast enough. 
A) Tickle requires a social relationship. 
B) ​Tickle requires surprise. 
C) ​You cannot get your fingers into the correct position. 
D) ​You don't move your fingers fast enough.

Question 7

Suppose someone claims that color can be explained by the physics of light.What evidence argues against that claim?​

Accepted Answer

A) Binocular depth perception​ 
B) ​Optical illusions 
C) ​Diffraction of light by a prism 
D) ​Color vision deficiency 
A) Binocular depth perception​ 
B) ​Optical illusions 
C) ​Diffraction of light by a prism 
D) ​Color vision deficiency

Question 8

Research on human perception leads to this conclusion:​

Accepted Answer

A) Perception simply repeats all the information on the retina. 
B) ​Perception is an inference we make about what the objects really are. 
C) ​People are well aware of all the factors that influence their perceptions. 
D) ​More information goes from the brain to the eyes than from the eyes to the brain. 
A) Perception simply repeats all the information on the retina. 
B) ​Perception is an inference we make about what the objects really are. 
C) ​People are well aware of all the factors that influence their perceptions. 
D) ​More information goes from the brain to the eyes than from the eyes to the brain.

Question 9

Why do some people have stronger taste experiences than others do?​

Accepted Answer

A) They have more taste buds. 
B) ​Each taste bud has more axons connecting it to the brain. 
C) ​The brain area devoted to taste is located closer to the center of the brain. 
D) ​They simply have more experience with tastes. 
A) They have more taste buds. 
B) ​Each taste bud has more axons connecting it to the brain. 
C) ​The brain area devoted to taste is located closer to the center of the brain. 
D) ​They simply have more experience with tastes.

Question 10

What makes the blind spot of the retina blind?​

Accepted Answer

A) The shape of the lens prevents light from focusing at that point.​ 
B) ​Axons exit from the retina at that point. 
C) ​Inhibition from neighboring rods cancels out all the input from the cones. 
D) ​No blood vessels reach that part of the retina. 
A) The shape of the lens prevents light from focusing at that point.​ 
B) ​Axons exit from the retina at that point. 
C) ​Inhibition from neighboring rods cancels out all the input from the cones. 
D) ​No blood vessels reach that part of the retina.

Question 11

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the wavelength of a sound?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pitch 
B) ​Reaction time 
C) ​Location 
D) ​Loudness 
A) Pitch 
B) ​Reaction time 
C) ​Location 
D) ​Loudness

Question 12

Scientists estimate that a person could distinguish among how many odors?​

Accepted Answer

A) Seven 
B) ​About a hundred 
C) ​About a thousand 
D) ​More than a trillion 
A) Seven 
B) ​About a hundred 
C) ​About a thousand 
D) ​More than a trillion

Question 13

Can people track an odor trail,as dogs do?​

Accepted Answer

A) No! 
B) ​Yes, if they crawl on their hands and knees. 
C) ​Yes, after they practice by following a dog. 
D) ​Yes, but only if it is the odor left by a dog or cat. 
A) No! 
B) ​Yes, if they crawl on their hands and knees. 
C) ​Yes, after they practice by following a dog. 
D) ​Yes, but only if it is the odor left by a dog or cat.

Question 14

Which of the following observations supports the retinex theory of color vision?​

Accepted Answer

A) On average, women perceive finer distinctions among colors than men do. 
B) ​After you stare at a colored object long enough, you look away and see a different color. 
C) ​The apparent color of an object depends on the surrounding objects. 
D) ​Colors seem brighter in the center of vision, and less bright toward the periphery. 
A) On average, women perceive finer distinctions among colors than men do. 
B) ​After you stare at a colored object long enough, you look away and see a different color. 
C) ​The apparent color of an object depends on the surrounding objects. 
D) ​Colors seem brighter in the center of vision, and less bright toward the periphery.

Question 15

Some have claimed that messages recorded backward on rock music are perverting the minds of American youth.Which of these is the best supported evidence against that claim?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is illegal to put backward messages on recordings. 
B) ​People do not understand or respond to backward messages. 
C) ​Backward messages produce only brief changes in anyone's behavior. 
D) ​It doesn't matter, because the minds of American youth are already perverted. 
A) It is illegal to put backward messages on recordings. 
B) ​People do not understand or respond to backward messages. 
C) ​Backward messages produce only brief changes in anyone's behavior. 
D) ​It doesn't matter, because the minds of American youth are already perverted.

Question 16

What causes a phantom limb sensation?​

Accepted Answer

A) The spinal cord gets out of alignment. 
B) ​The stump where the limb was amputated continues to irritate receptors. 
C) ​Neurons form altered connections in the cerebral cortex. 
D) ​People who cannot accept their loss experience an emotional reaction. 
A) The spinal cord gets out of alignment. 
B) ​The stump where the limb was amputated continues to irritate receptors. 
C) ​Neurons form altered connections in the cerebral cortex. 
D) ​People who cannot accept their loss experience an emotional reaction.

Question 17

By what means do we perceive the pitch of an intermediate-frequency sound (such as 1000 Hz)?​

Accepted Answer

A) The number of hair cells responding is proportional to the sound frequency. 
B) ​The sound wave excites a particular location on the basilar membrane. 
C) ​Each hair cell produces an impulse for each sound wave. 
D) ​Each sound wave excites a group, or volley, of hair cells. 
A) The number of hair cells responding is proportional to the sound frequency. 
B) ​The sound wave excites a particular location on the basilar membrane. 
C) ​Each hair cell produces an impulse for each sound wave. 
D) ​Each sound wave excites a group, or volley, of hair cells.

Question 18

You stare at narrow black-and-white lines for a minute and then look at wider lines.The second set of lines appears even wider than usual.What did staring at the first set of lines cause?​

Accepted Answer

A) Retinal disparity 
B) ​Fatigue of feature detectors 
C) ​A shift in the signal-detection function 
D) ​Motion parallax 
A) Retinal disparity 
B) ​Fatigue of feature detectors 
C) ​A shift in the signal-detection function 
D) ​Motion parallax

Question 19

If someone is completely deaf in one ear,which aspect of hearing is most likely to be impaired?​

Accepted Answer

A) Loudness discrimination 
B) ​Localization of sounds 
C) ​Perception of high pitches 
D) ​Perception of low pitches 
A) Loudness discrimination 
B) ​Localization of sounds 
C) ​Perception of high pitches 
D) ​Perception of low pitches

Question 20

The rods in the retina contribute most strongly to which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition of faces 
B) ​Color vision 
C) ​Perception of visual detail 
D) ​Detection of faint light 
A) Recognition of faces 
B) ​Color vision 
C) ​Perception of visual detail 
D) ​Detection of faint light

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

What causes a phantom limb?​

Red,yellow,and other colors differ physically in which regard?​

Pain stimulates a brain area responsible for sensation,and another responsible for what?​

The trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory emphasizes which of these points?​

You might know something is close to you because you have to pull your eyes toward the center to focus on it.What do we call this cue to distance?​

Why is it difficult to tickle yourself?​

Suppose someone claims that color can be explained by the physics of light.What evidence argues against that claim?​

Research on human perception leads to this conclusion:​

Why do some people have stronger taste experiences than others do?​

What makes the blind spot of the retina blind?​

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the wavelength of a sound?​

Scientists estimate that a person could distinguish among how many odors?​

Can people track an odor trail,as dogs do?​

Which of the following observations supports the retinex theory of color vision?​

Some have claimed that messages recorded backward on rock music are perverting the minds of American youth.Which of these is the best supported evidence against that claim?​

What causes a phantom limb sensation?​

By what means do we perceive the pitch of an intermediate-frequency sound (such as 1000 Hz)?​

You stare at narrow black-and-white lines for a minute and then look at wider lines.The second set of lines appears even wider than usual.What did staring at the first set of lines cause?​

If someone is completely deaf in one ear,which aspect of hearing is most likely to be impaired?​

The rods in the retina contribute most strongly to which of these?​

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What causes a phantom limb?

Red,yellow,and other colors differ physically in which regard?

Pain stimulates a brain area responsible for sensation,and another responsible for what?

The trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory emphasizes which of these points?

You might know something is close to you because you have to pull your eyes toward the center to focus on it.What do we call this cue to distance?

Why is it difficult to tickle yourself?

Suppose someone claims that color can be explained by the physics of light.What evidence argues against that claim?

Research on human perception leads to this conclusion:

Why do some people have stronger taste experiences than others do?

What makes the blind spot of the retina blind?

Which aspect of hearing relates most closely to the wavelength of a sound?

Scientists estimate that a person could distinguish among how many odors?

Can people track an odor trail,as dogs do?

Which of the following observations supports the retinex theory of color vision?

Some have claimed that messages recorded backward on rock music are perverting the minds of American youth.Which of these is the best supported evidence against that claim?

What causes a phantom limb sensation?

By what means do we perceive the pitch of an intermediate-frequency sound (such as 1000 Hz)?

You stare at narrow black-and-white lines for a minute and then look at wider lines.The second set of lines appears even wider than usual.What did staring at the first set of lines cause?

If someone is completely deaf in one ear,which aspect of hearing is most likely to be impaired?

The rods in the retina contribute most strongly to which of these?