Question 1

The purported ability to perceive events or gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance or normal physical barriers is called clairvoyance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The three factors related to size constancy are the perceived size,

Accepted Answer

A) the relative motion, and the retinal image. 
B) the aerial perspective, and the relative motion. 
C) the retinal image, and the perceived distance. 
D) the retinal disparity, and the aerial perspective. 
A) the relative motion, and the retinal image. 
B) the aerial perspective, and the relative motion. 
C) the retinal image, and the perceived distance. 
D) the retinal disparity, and the aerial perspective.

Question 3

Illusions differ from hallucinations in that

Accepted Answer

A) illusions are based on perceptions that have no external reality. 
B) hallucinations are simply misjudgments of sensory information. 
C) illusions are based on perceptual learning. 
D) hallucinations are permanent perceptual habits. 
A) illusions are based on perceptions that have no external reality. 
B) hallucinations are simply misjudgments of sensory information. 
C) illusions are based on perceptual learning. 
D) hallucinations are permanent perceptual habits.

Question 4

_____ tried to study ESP objectively with many of his experiments making use of the Zener cards.

Accepted Answer

A) J.B.Rhine 
B) Uri Geller 
C) Charles Bonnet 
D) Eric Berne 
A) J.B.Rhine 
B) Uri Geller 
C) Charles Bonnet 
D) Eric Berne

Question 5

_____ refers to changes in the brain that alter how we process sensory information so that we can focus on just one part of a group of stimuli rather than processing all of the stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory adaptation 
B) Sensory habituation 
C) Perceptual learning 
D) Perceptual accommodation 
A) Sensory adaptation 
B) Sensory habituation 
C) Perceptual learning 
D) Perceptual accommodation

Question 6

When we cease paying attention to familiar stimuli, we are _____, while taking a fresh look and paying attention to these sensations we have previously ignored is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) habituating; dishabituation 
B) convergent thinking; divergent thinking 
C) experiencing the "decline effect;" immersion 
D) being subjective; perceptual objectivity 
A) habituating; dishabituation 
B) convergent thinking; divergent thinking 
C) experiencing the "decline effect;" immersion 
D) being subjective; perceptual objectivity

Exam 5: Extension B: Perceiving the World

The purported ability to perceive events or gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance or normal physical barriers is called clairvoyance.

The three factors related to size constancy are the perceived size,

Illusions differ from hallucinations in that

_____ tried to study ESP objectively with many of his experiments making use of the Zener cards.

_____ refers to changes in the brain that alter how we process sensory information so that we can focus on just one part of a group of stimuli rather than processing all of the stimuli.

When we cease paying attention to familiar stimuli, we are _____, while taking a fresh look and paying attention to these sensations we have previously ignored is known as _____.

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

Filters

When we cease paying attention to familiar stimuli, we are _, while taking a fresh look and paying attention to these sensations we have previously ignored is known as _.