Question 1

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

Accepted Answer

A) pitch 
B) amplitude 
C) timbre 
D) overtones 
A) pitch 
B) amplitude 
C) timbre 
D) overtones B

Question 2

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cornea 
B) pupil 
C) lens 
D) retina 
A) cornea 
B) pupil 
C) lens 
D) retina B

Question 3

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what __________ you see.

Accepted Answer

A) brightness 
B) hue 
C) saturation 
D) fine detail 
A) brightness 
B) hue 
C) saturation 
D) fine detail B

Question 4

Carrie misread the number 13 as the letter B because she was expecting to see a letter rather than a number.Which term best characterizes this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual constancy 
B) selective attention 
C) feature binding 
D) perceptual set 
A) perceptual constancy 
B) selective attention 
C) feature binding 
D) perceptual set

Question 5

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's _______.

Accepted Answer

A) papillae 
B) hair cells 
C) underside 
D) saccules 
A) papillae 
B) hair cells 
C) underside 
D) saccules

Question 6

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) linear perspective 
B) width perception 
C) depth perception 
D) colour perception 
A) linear perspective 
B) width perception 
C) depth perception 
D) colour perception

Question 7

People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side,top,or any other angle as long as the object is,in fact,a pyramid.This is the law of

Accepted Answer

A) shape constancy. 
B) size constancy. 
C) figure-ground. 
D) visual angle. 
A) shape constancy. 
B) size constancy. 
C) figure-ground. 
D) visual angle.

Question 8

In which scenario would the pupils most likely constrict?

Accepted Answer

A) Danilla rubs belladonna juice on her eyes and goes to see her lover. 
B) Sally is working hard to solve some chemistry equations for a class she is taking. 
C) Janelle is just walking outside from an afternoon movie she went to see. 
D) Tanya is in a dimly lit bar and is very attracted to the person that is sitting next to her. 
A) Danilla rubs belladonna juice on her eyes and goes to see her lover. 
B) Sally is working hard to solve some chemistry equations for a class she is taking. 
C) Janelle is just walking outside from an afternoon movie she went to see. 
D) Tanya is in a dimly lit bar and is very attracted to the person that is sitting next to her.

Question 9

The opponent-process theory of colour vision contends that colour vision is a result of

Accepted Answer

A) lateral inhibition on the retina itself. 
B) lateral inhibition in the visual cortex. 
C) calculation of differences in the firing rates of three types of retinal cells. 
D) competition between three types of rods and three types of cones. 
A) lateral inhibition on the retina itself. 
B) lateral inhibition in the visual cortex. 
C) calculation of differences in the firing rates of three types of retinal cells. 
D) competition between three types of rods and three types of cones.

Question 10

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to

Accepted Answer

A) protect the eye from too much light. 
B) let in more light when it is dark. 
C) focus on different objects at different distances. 
D) allow time for the eye to adjust to bright light. 
A) protect the eye from too much light. 
B) let in more light when it is dark. 
C) focus on different objects at different distances. 
D) allow time for the eye to adjust to bright light.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue?

Accepted Answer

A) clearness 
B) linear perspective 
C) retinal disparity 
D) texture 
A) clearness 
B) linear perspective 
C) retinal disparity 
D) texture

Question 12

A spook house in a local carnival offered its potential patrons free admission if they would allow themselves to be blindfolded and then to eat raw worms.Although they were actually fed cold spaghetti,most of the customers believed they were swallowing real worms.What is the MOST plausible explanation for this finding?

Accepted Answer

A) The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B) This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C) Food flavour is really a composite of taste,smell,sight,and texture. 
D) Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated. 
A) The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B) This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C) Food flavour is really a composite of taste,smell,sight,and texture. 
D) Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated.

Question 13

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called __________ waves.

Accepted Answer

A) alpha 
B) infrared 
C) sound 
D) sine 
A) alpha 
B) infrared 
C) sound 
D) sine

Question 14

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the centre of the visual field in which images are focused MOST sharply is called the

Accepted Answer

A) fovea. 
B) cornea. 
C) iris. 
D) optic nerve. 
A) fovea. 
B) cornea. 
C) iris. 
D) optic nerve.

Question 15

Photo receptors that see best at night are the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) foveas 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods 
A) foveas 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods

Question 16

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

Accepted Answer

A) encoding psychology. 
B) psychophysics. 
C) sensory physiology. 
D) transduction psychology. 
A) encoding psychology. 
B) psychophysics. 
C) sensory physiology. 
D) transduction psychology.

Question 17

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called _______ waves.

Accepted Answer

A) alpha 
B) radio 
C) sound 
D) beta 
A) alpha 
B) radio 
C) sound 
D) beta

Question 18

Which Gestalt principle of form perception must always occur even if other principles are also illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A) figure-ground 
B) similarity 
C) proximity 
D) closure 
A) figure-ground 
B) similarity 
C) proximity 
D) closure

Question 19

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) earlobe 
B) eardrum 
C) oval window 
D) round window 
A) earlobe 
B) eardrum 
C) oval window 
D) round window

Question 20

Sensation is

Accepted Answer

A) the organization of stimuli to create meaningful patterns. 
B) the stimulation of the senses. 
C) the presence of sensory cell activity in the absence of external stimulation. 
D) the result of activity in the efferent nervous system. 
A) the organization of stimuli to create meaningful patterns. 
B) the stimulation of the senses. 
C) the presence of sensory cell activity in the absence of external stimulation. 
D) the result of activity in the efferent nervous system.

Exam 4: D: Sensation and Perception

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the __________.

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what __________ you see.

Carrie misread the number 13 as the letter B because she was expecting to see a letter rather than a number.Which term best characterizes this phenomenon?

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's _______.

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side,top,or any other angle as long as the object is,in fact,a pyramid.This is the law of

In which scenario would the pupils most likely constrict?

The opponent-process theory of colour vision contends that colour vision is a result of

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue?

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called __________ waves.

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the centre of the visual field in which images are focused MOST sharply is called the

Photo receptors that see best at night are the _______.

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called _______ waves.

Which Gestalt principle of form perception must always occur even if other principles are also illustrated?

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______.

Sensation is

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