Question 1

Sound waves are simply ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the vibration of the molecules of the air surrounding us 
B) the impact of acoustrons in the air 
C) a form of electronic radiation 
D) none of these 
A) the vibration of the molecules of the air surrounding us 
B) the impact of acoustrons in the air 
C) a form of electronic radiation 
D) none of these A

Question 2

The pupil is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) opening in the center of the iris 
B) white of the eye 
C) colored part of the eye 
D) lining in the back of the eyeball 
A) opening in the center of the iris 
B) white of the eye 
C) colored part of the eye 
D) lining in the back of the eyeball A

Question 3

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Accepted Answer

A) vestibular sense 
B) kinesthetic sense 
C) somasthetic sense 
D) anomalous cognition 
A) vestibular sense 
B) kinesthetic sense 
C) somasthetic sense 
D) anomalous cognition A

Question 4

Endorphins are the neural transmitters that _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) control your muscles 
B) generate pain sensations 
C) act as a natural version of morphine 
D) excite the ventral horn of the spinal cord 
A) control your muscles 
B) generate pain sensations 
C) act as a natural version of morphine 
D) excite the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Question 5

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

Accepted Answer

A) Grieco trichromatic 
B) opponent-process 
C) Helmholtz trichromatic 
D) Hering's vibration 
A) Grieco trichromatic 
B) opponent-process 
C) Helmholtz trichromatic 
D) Hering's vibration

Question 6

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) absolute threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) just noticeable difference 
D) psychophysical threshold 
A) absolute threshold 
B) difference threshold 
C) just noticeable difference 
D) psychophysical threshold

Question 7

______ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information.

Accepted Answer

A) Abstraction 
B) Sensation 
C) Perception 
D) Consciousness 
A) Abstraction 
B) Sensation 
C) Perception 
D) Consciousness

Question 8

According to your authors, we identify where objects are by coding ________.

Accepted Answer

A) categorical spatial relations 
B) temporal relations 
C) proximal spatial relations 
D) occipital relations 
A) categorical spatial relations 
B) temporal relations 
C) proximal spatial relations 
D) occipital relations

Question 9

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theatre)you will find it hard to see at first but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better.This phenomenon is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) color adaptation. 
B) cone adaptation. 
C) dark adaptation. 
D) light adaptation. 
A) color adaptation. 
B) cone adaptation. 
C) dark adaptation. 
D) light adaptation.

Question 10

A study reviewed in your text investigated the effect of pheromone perfume on various behaviors in females.The results included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) increase in number of males approaching them. 
B) increased sexual intercourse. 
C) increase in number of formal dates. 
D) increased "petting." 
A) increase in number of males approaching them. 
B) increased sexual intercourse. 
C) increase in number of formal dates. 
D) increased "petting."

Sound waves are simply ___________.

The pupil is the ______.

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Endorphins are the neural transmitters that _____________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ___________.

______ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information.

According to your authors, we identify where objects are by coding ________.

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theatre)you will find it hard to see at first but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better.This phenomenon is referred to as:

A study reviewed in your text investigated the effect of pheromone perfume on various behaviors in females.The results included all of the following except:

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

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Exam 3: Section 2: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Sound waves are simply ___________.

The pupil is the ______.

Astronauts who spend too much time in outer space may ultimately jeopardize their ________.

Endorphins are the neural transmitters that _____________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon BEST supports the ______ theory of color vision.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ___________.

______ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information.

According to your authors, we identify where objects are by coding ________.

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theatre)you will find it hard to see at first but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better.This phenomenon is referred to as:

A study reviewed in your text investigated the effect of pheromone perfume on various behaviors in females.The results included all of the following except:

Section 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 2: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Section 1: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 2: The Biology of Mind and Behavior: the Brain in Action

Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Section 1: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 2: Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Section 1: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 2: Memory: Living With Yesterday

Section 1: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 2: Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Section 1: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 2: Personality: Vive La Différence

Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 2: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 2: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 2: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Section 1: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 2: Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Section 1: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

Section 2: Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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