Question 1

Damage to area _____ in the _____ stream leads to a deficit in motion perception.

Accepted Answer

A) VI;dorsal 
B) VI;ventral 
C) MT;dorsal 
D) MT;ventral 
A) VI;dorsal 
B) VI;ventral 
C) MT;dorsal 
D) MT;ventral C

Question 2

Which sense involves transducing changes in air pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) vision 
B) hearing 
C) smell 
D) taste 
A) vision 
B) hearing 
C) smell 
D) taste B

Question 3

People with congenital insensitivity to pain:

Accepted Answer

A) are more likely to live longer than are people with pain perception. 
B) have impaired A-delta fibers but not C fibers. 
C) often mutilate themselves unintentionally. 
D) value touched objects more so than do people with pain perception. 
A) are more likely to live longer than are people with pain perception. 
B) have impaired A-delta fibers but not C fibers. 
C) often mutilate themselves unintentionally. 
D) value touched objects more so than do people with pain perception. C

Question 4

Turf toe injuries make the point that:

Accepted Answer

A) the first pain pathway is more important than the second in our experience of pain. 
B) referred pain is not exclusive to that experienced during a heart attack. 
C) the amount of tissue damage does not necessarily correspond to pain intensity. 
D) athletes may not perceive pain if they are highly motivated to continue playing. 
A) the first pain pathway is more important than the second in our experience of pain. 
B) referred pain is not exclusive to that experienced during a heart attack. 
C) the amount of tissue damage does not necessarily correspond to pain intensity. 
D) athletes may not perceive pain if they are highly motivated to continue playing.

Question 5

As you read this question,your eyeballs are registering different patterns of light reflecting off the page.This activity of your eyes represents:

Accepted Answer

A) sensory adaptation. 
B) sensation. 
C) perception. 
D) transduction. 
A) sensory adaptation. 
B) sensation. 
C) perception. 
D) transduction.

Question 6

The waterfall illusion is analogous to which other visual phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) seeing green after staring at a patch of red 
B) seeing railroad tracks get smaller as they recede into the distance 
C) perceiving one person to be considerably larger than another in the Ames room 
D) perceiving a series of flashing lights as a whole moving object 
A) seeing green after staring at a patch of red 
B) seeing railroad tracks get smaller as they recede into the distance 
C) perceiving one person to be considerably larger than another in the Ames room 
D) perceiving a series of flashing lights as a whole moving object

Question 7

Information from the _____ visual field ends up in the _____ hemisphere,and information from the _____ visual field ends up in the _____ hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) right;left;left;right 
B) left;left;right;right 
C) right;right;left;left 
D) right;right;left;right 
A) right;left;left;right 
B) left;left;right;right 
C) right;right;left;left 
D) right;right;left;right

Question 8

Tori has a head cold,and she can barely taste her food.This BEST illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) the role of expectancies in the perception of flavor. 
B) a valence-centered approach to taste perception. 
C) genetic-based determinants of taste perception. 
D) the role of olfaction in the perception of flavor. 
A) the role of expectancies in the perception of flavor. 
B) a valence-centered approach to taste perception. 
C) genetic-based determinants of taste perception. 
D) the role of olfaction in the perception of flavor.

Question 9

The rate by which hair cells fire is much more important in perceiving:

Accepted Answer

A) low-pitched sounds than it is in perceiving high-pitched sounds. 
B) high-pitched sounds than it is in perceiving low-pitched sounds. 
C) loud sounds than it is in perceiving soft sounds. 
D) soft sounds than it is in perceiving loud sounds. 
A) low-pitched sounds than it is in perceiving high-pitched sounds. 
B) high-pitched sounds than it is in perceiving low-pitched sounds. 
C) loud sounds than it is in perceiving soft sounds. 
D) soft sounds than it is in perceiving loud sounds.

Question 10

Perception takes place at the level of the:

Accepted Answer

A) brain. 
B) spinal cord. 
C) sensory neurons. 
D) specific sensory organs such as eyes. 
A) brain. 
B) spinal cord. 
C) sensory neurons. 
D) specific sensory organs such as eyes.

Question 11

A pilot looks down out of a jet and spots a tiny island in the middle of the vast blue sea.From the perspective of the pilot,what is the figure and what is the (back)ground?

Accepted Answer

A) The island is the figure,and the sea is the ground. 
B) The sea is the figure,and the island is the ground. 
C) The island and sea represent a reversible figure-ground relationship. 
D) The sea is the figure,and the sky is the ground. 
A) The island is the figure,and the sea is the ground. 
B) The sea is the figure,and the island is the ground. 
C) The island and sea represent a reversible figure-ground relationship. 
D) The sea is the figure,and the sky is the ground.

Question 12

The axon of a retinal ganglion cell (RGC)joins all other RGC axons to form the:

Accepted Answer

A) basal ganglion. 
B) occipital lobe. 
C) bipolar cells. 
D) optic nerve. 
A) basal ganglion. 
B) occipital lobe. 
C) bipolar cells. 
D) optic nerve.

Question 13

A psychology professor perceives that his pants are getting too tight around his expanding waistline;_____ in the skin are responsible for conveying this sensory information to his brain.

Accepted Answer

A) thermoreceptors 
B) texture receptors 
C) pressure receptors 
D) pain receptors 
A) thermoreceptors 
B) texture receptors 
C) pressure receptors 
D) pain receptors

Question 14

To which compound do sour receptors respond MOST strongly?

Accepted Answer

A) sodium chloride 
B) glutamate 
C) vinegar 
D) cayenne pepper 
A) sodium chloride 
B) glutamate 
C) vinegar 
D) cayenne pepper

Question 15

Painting a field of sunflowers,Casey delineated the flowers in the foreground and blended those farther away in the field,as she saw them in life.She was depicting:

Accepted Answer

A) interposition. 
B) linear perspective. 
C) a retinal disparity. 
D) a texture gradient. 
A) interposition. 
B) linear perspective. 
C) a retinal disparity. 
D) a texture gradient.

Question 16

Who is MOST likely to be a supertaster?

Accepted Answer

A) Brenda,who loves eating green leafy vegetables 
B) Willy,a child who is picky about what he eats 
C) Charles,who isn't bothered by the bitterness in black coffee 
D) Helen,who loves creamy desserts high in fat 
A) Brenda,who loves eating green leafy vegetables 
B) Willy,a child who is picky about what he eats 
C) Charles,who isn't bothered by the bitterness in black coffee 
D) Helen,who loves creamy desserts high in fat

Question 17

Ali is driving down a dark country road when she catches a glimpse of something on the side of the road.Thanks to her dorsal stream of visual perception,Ali recognizes that the:

Accepted Answer

A) object is a deer. 
B) object is not human. 
C) edges of the object contrast with the trees in the background. 
D) object is moving in her direction. 
A) object is a deer. 
B) object is not human. 
C) edges of the object contrast with the trees in the background. 
D) object is moving in her direction.

Question 18

A(n)_____ psychologist would conceptualize the perceptual experience as more than just the sum of its component parts.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary 
B) cultural 
C) Gestalt 
D) behavioral neuroscientist 
A) evolutionary 
B) cultural 
C) Gestalt 
D) behavioral neuroscientist

Question 19

Perception of complex sounds begins when the inner ear breaks down the different _____ components of the sound wave.

Accepted Answer

A) frequency 
B) amplitude 
C) complexity 
D) timbre 
A) frequency 
B) amplitude 
C) complexity 
D) timbre

Question 20

_____ states that the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion despite variations in intensity.

Accepted Answer

A) Signal detection theory 
B) Fechner's postulate 
C) Weber's law 
D) Gate-control theory 
A) Signal detection theory 
B) Fechner's postulate 
C) Weber's law 
D) Gate-control theory

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A

Damage to area _____ in the _____ stream leads to a deficit in motion perception.

Which sense involves transducing changes in air pressure?

People with congenital insensitivity to pain:

Turf toe injuries make the point that:

As you read this question,your eyeballs are registering different patterns of light reflecting off the page.This activity of your eyes represents:

The waterfall illusion is analogous to which other visual phenomenon?

Information from the _____ visual field ends up in the _____ hemisphere,and information from the _____ visual field ends up in the _____ hemisphere.

Tori has a head cold,and she can barely taste her food.This BEST illustrates:

The rate by which hair cells fire is much more important in perceiving:

Perception takes place at the level of the:

A pilot looks down out of a jet and spots a tiny island in the middle of the vast blue sea.From the perspective of the pilot,what is the figure and what is the (back)ground?

The axon of a retinal ganglion cell (RGC)joins all other RGC axons to form the:

A psychology professor perceives that his pants are getting too tight around his expanding waistline;_____ in the skin are responsible for conveying this sensory information to his brain.

To which compound do sour receptors respond MOST strongly?

Painting a field of sunflowers,Casey delineated the flowers in the foreground and blended those farther away in the field,as she saw them in life.She was depicting:

Who is MOST likely to be a supertaster?

Ali is driving down a dark country road when she catches a glimpse of something on the side of the road.Thanks to her dorsal stream of visual perception,Ali recognizes that the:

A(n)_____ psychologist would conceptualize the perceptual experience as more than just the sum of its component parts.

Perception of complex sounds begins when the inner ear breaks down the different _____ components of the sound wave.

_____ states that the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion despite variations in intensity.

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

Damage to area _ in the _ stream leads to a deficit in motion perception.

Information from the ___ visual field ends up in the _ hemisphere,and information from the _ visual field ends up in the ___ hemisphere.