Question 1

Due to the partial crossing of visual information at the _____,information from the _____ visual field projects to the brain's right hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) optic chiasm;right 
B) optic chiasm;left 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus;right 
D) lateral geniculate nucleus;left 
A) optic chiasm;right 
B) optic chiasm;left 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus;right 
D) lateral geniculate nucleus;left B

Question 2

Days after breaking his nose in a football game,Ben still perceived a dull pain in his nose.Which pain-sensory neurons are responsible for this sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) A-delta fibers 
B) B-gamma fibers 
C) C fibers 
D) V fibers 
A) A-delta fibers 
B) B-gamma fibers 
C) C fibers 
D) V fibers C

Question 3

According to _____-based theories of object recognition,your brain compares perceived retinal images with _____ to make identifications.

Accepted Answer

A) image;templates 
B) image;geons 
C) parts;templates 
D) parts;geons 
A) image;templates 
B) image;geons 
C) parts;templates 
D) parts;geons A

Question 4

Visual form agnosia is MOST associated with impaired functioning in the:

Accepted Answer

A) ventral stream of visual processing. 
B) dorsal stream of visual processing. 
C) superior colliculus. 
D) optic chiasm. 
A) ventral stream of visual processing. 
B) dorsal stream of visual processing. 
C) superior colliculus. 
D) optic chiasm.

Question 5

Giulio holds a bag of 70 marbles in his hands.Jim blindfolds Giulio and keeps adding marbles to Giulio's bag,one at a time.However,Giulio notices the difference in the weight only after Jim has added 5 marbles.They now repeat the same experiment with a bag of 140 marbles.This time,Giulio notices the difference in the weight only after Jim has added 10 marbles.This scenario BEST illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) signal detection theory. 
B) Weber's law. 
C) accommodation. 
D) Ricco's law. 
A) signal detection theory. 
B) Weber's law. 
C) accommodation. 
D) Ricco's law.

Question 6

After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged,Joseph experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only.Joseph's hearing loss is best explained by the impairment of the base of the membrane involved in the _____ mechanism of the ear to encode sound-wave frequencies.

Accepted Answer

A) place code 
B) opponent 
C) temporal 
D) modular 
A) place code 
B) opponent 
C) temporal 
D) modular

Question 7

The registration of light,sound,pressure,odor,or taste as your body interacts with the physical world is called:

Accepted Answer

A) priming. 
B) perception. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) sensation. 
A) priming. 
B) perception. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) sensation.

Question 8

In landscape paintings,artists often paint distant objects,such as trees,closer to the top edge of the canvas than nearby objects,such as flowers.This is an example of the use of the monocular depth cue known as:

Accepted Answer

A) linear perspective. 
B) texture gradient. 
C) relative height. 
D) interposition. 
A) linear perspective. 
B) texture gradient. 
C) relative height. 
D) interposition.

Question 9

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock siren.The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is called:

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation. 
B) parallel processing. 
C) transduction. 
D) sensory adaptation. 
A) accommodation. 
B) parallel processing. 
C) transduction. 
D) sensory adaptation.

Question 10

_____ would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your house.

Accepted Answer

A) The vestibular system 
B) Olfactory receptor neurons 
C) Feature detectors in the A1 area of the occipital cortex 
D) Thermoreceptors 
A) The vestibular system 
B) Olfactory receptor neurons 
C) Feature detectors in the A1 area of the occipital cortex 
D) Thermoreceptors

Question 11

Brightness is to amplitude as hue is to:

Accepted Answer

A) purity. 
B) pitch. 
C) color. 
D) wavelength. 
A) purity. 
B) pitch. 
C) color. 
D) wavelength.

Question 12

A participant is shown two flash cards,one with a black-colored 8 and the other with a gold-colored 6.When asked to describe what she saw,she responds that she saw a gold-colored 8 and a black-colored 6,illustrating _____ primarily caused by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) color blindness;genetics 
B) agnosia;hippocampal impairments 
C) illusory conjunction;occipital lesions 
D) illusory conjunction;lack of focused attention 
A) color blindness;genetics 
B) agnosia;hippocampal impairments 
C) illusory conjunction;occipital lesions 
D) illusory conjunction;lack of focused attention

Question 13

Which structure(s)is/are contained in the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

A) the auditory canal 
B) the ossicles 
C) the eardrum 
D) the cochlea 
A) the auditory canal 
B) the ossicles 
C) the eardrum 
D) the cochlea

Question 14

Which structures become active under low-light conditions for night vision?

Accepted Answer

A) rods 
B) bipolar cells 
C) cones 
D) feature detectors 
A) rods 
B) bipolar cells 
C) cones 
D) feature detectors

Question 15

The optic nerve leaves the eye through a hole in the:

Accepted Answer

A) pupil. 
B) fovea. 
C) retina. 
D) cornea. 
A) pupil. 
B) fovea. 
C) retina. 
D) cornea.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part E

Due to the partial crossing of visual information at the _____,information from the _____ visual field projects to the brain's right hemisphere.

Days after breaking his nose in a football game,Ben still perceived a dull pain in his nose.Which pain-sensory neurons are responsible for this sensation?

According to _____-based theories of object recognition,your brain compares perceived retinal images with _____ to make identifications.

Visual form agnosia is MOST associated with impaired functioning in the:

After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged,Joseph experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only.Joseph's hearing loss is best explained by the impairment of the base of the membrane involved in the _____ mechanism of the ear to encode sound-wave frequencies.

The registration of light,sound,pressure,odor,or taste as your body interacts with the physical world is called:

In landscape paintings,artists often paint distant objects,such as trees,closer to the top edge of the canvas than nearby objects,such as flowers.This is an example of the use of the monocular depth cue known as:

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock siren.The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is called:

_____ would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your house.

Brightness is to amplitude as hue is to:

A participant is shown two flash cards,one with a black-colored 8 and the other with a gold-colored 6.When asked to describe what she saw,she responds that she saw a gold-colored 8 and a black-colored 6,illustrating _____ primarily caused by _____.

Which structure(s)is/are contained in the middle ear?

Which structures become active under low-light conditions for night vision?

The optic nerve leaves the eye through a hole in the:

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Due to the partial crossing of visual information at the _,information from the _ visual field projects to the brain's right hemisphere.

According to _-based theories of object recognition,your brain compares perceived retinal images with _ to make identifications.

A participant is shown two flash cards,one with a black-colored 8 and the other with a gold-colored 6.When asked to describe what she saw,she responds that she saw a gold-colored 8 and a black-colored 6,illustrating _ primarily caused by _.