Question 1

The Rubin vase illusion illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) the Gestalt principle of similarity. 
B) a reversible figure-ground relationship. 
C) an illusory conjunction. 
D) perceptual constancy. 
A) the Gestalt principle of similarity. 
B) a reversible figure-ground relationship. 
C) an illusory conjunction. 
D) perceptual constancy.

Question 2

Which sense involves transducing changes in light?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

If you forget to take out the trash for 2 weeks,it will probably stink.After 30 minutes of being around it,you don't notice the smell.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) signal detection. 
B) accommodation. 
C) Weber's law. 
D) sensory adaptation. 
A) signal detection. 
B) accommodation. 
C) Weber's law. 
D) sensory adaptation.

Question 4

Sound-wave frequency is to pitch as amplitude is to:

Accepted Answer

A) complexity. 
B) quality of sound. 
C) timbre. 
D) loudness. 
A) complexity. 
B) quality of sound. 
C) timbre. 
D) loudness.

Question 5

In localizing the sources of sounds,we rely _____ difference of sounds in our two ears.

Accepted Answer

A) exclusively on the loudness 
B) exclusively on the timing 
C) exclusively on the timbre 
D) on both the loudness and the timing 
A) exclusively on the loudness 
B) exclusively on the timing 
C) exclusively on the timbre 
D) on both the loudness and the timing

Question 6

When driving down the street,the car immediately in front of you appears quite differently than the car off in the distance.Yet you recognize both as cars,due to:

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual constancy. 
B) interposition. 
C) common fate. 
D) distributed representation. 
A) perceptual constancy. 
B) interposition. 
C) common fate. 
D) distributed representation.

Question 7

The pitch of a sound corresponds to our perception of:

Accepted Answer

A) how high or low it sounds. 
B) the timbre of the sound. 
C) its loudness. 
D) its complexity. 
A) how high or low it sounds. 
B) the timbre of the sound. 
C) its loudness. 
D) its complexity.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) is a deer. 
B) is to her left. 
C) and she may collide. 
D) is moving in her direction. 
A) is a deer. 
B) is to her left. 
C) and she may collide. 
D) is moving in her direction.

Question 9

In a person who is myopic (nearsighted),images are focused:

Accepted Answer

A) behind the retina. 
B) in front of the retina. 
C) on the retina. 
D) on the optic chiasm. 
A) behind the retina. 
B) in front of the retina. 
C) on the retina. 
D) on the optic chiasm.

Question 10

When you are pinched by your significant other,neurons embedded in the skin sensitive to pressure fire and send a neural signal to the spinal cord and brain.The detection of pressure by these neurons represents:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which structure is NOT part of the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A) the ear drum 
B) the ossicles 
C) the pinna 
D) the auditory canal 
A) the ear drum 
B) the ossicles 
C) the pinna 
D) the auditory canal

Question 12

Humans do NOT have distinct cone types to respond to light wavelengths associated with the color:

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) green. 
C) yellow. 
D) blue. 
A) red. 
B) green. 
C) yellow. 
D) blue.

Question 13

Objects that are close together in physical space tend to be grouped together,illustrating which Gestalt perceptual grouping rule?

Accepted Answer

A) proximity 
B) common fate 
C) continuity 
D) similarity 
A) proximity 
B) common fate 
C) continuity 
D) similarity

Question 14

According to feature-integration theory,illusory conjunctions become more common when participants:

Accepted Answer

A) are distracted. 
B) are completely attending to the task. 
C) have a liberal decision-making strategy. 
D) are shown an ambiguous figure and ground. 
A) are distracted. 
B) are completely attending to the task. 
C) have a liberal decision-making strategy. 
D) are shown an ambiguous figure and ground.

Question 15

Luckily,Cy can spot the fly in his soup and distinguish it from the flecks of pepper also floating in the broth.From Cy's perspective,what is the figure and what is the (back)ground?

Accepted Answer

A) The pepper is the ground,and the broth is the figure. 
B) The fly is the figure,and the broth is the ground. 
C) The broth is the figure,and the pepper is the ground. 
D) The pepper is the figure,and the fly is the ground. 
A) The pepper is the ground,and the broth is the figure. 
B) The fly is the figure,and the broth is the ground. 
C) The broth is the figure,and the pepper is the ground. 
D) The pepper is the figure,and the fly is the ground.

Question 16

Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____% of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 50 
D) 100 
A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 50 
D) 100

Question 17

Humans have about _____ ORN types,permitting us to discriminate among some _____ different odorants.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000;10 million 
B) 10 million;10,000 
C) 350;10 million 
D) 350;10,000 
A) 10,000;10 million 
B) 10 million;10,000 
C) 350;10 million 
D) 350;10,000

Question 18

Tissue damage is transduced by:

Accepted Answer

A) thermoreceptors. 
B) the spinal cord 
C) pain receptors. 
D) the somatosensory cortex. 
A) thermoreceptors. 
B) the spinal cord 
C) pain receptors. 
D) the somatosensory cortex.

Question 19

When Jackson was stung by a bee,a friend told him to rub the affected area to ease the pain.His friend's suggestion is based on _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) signal detection 
B) the gate-control 
C) threshold 
D) the referred pain 
A) signal detection 
B) the gate-control 
C) threshold 
D) the referred pain

Question 20

Specialized auditory receptor neurons embedded in the basilar membrane are called:

Accepted Answer

A) hair cells. 
B) ossicles. 
C) semicircular canals. 
D) vibrator receptors. 
A) hair cells. 
B) ossicles. 
C) semicircular canals. 
D) vibrator receptors.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A

The Rubin vase illusion illustrates:

Which sense involves transducing changes in light?

If you forget to take out the trash for 2 weeks,it will probably stink.After 30 minutes of being around it,you don't notice the smell.This is an example of:

Sound-wave frequency is to pitch as amplitude is to:

In localizing the sources of sounds,we rely _____ difference of sounds in our two ears.

When driving down the street,the car immediately in front of you appears quite differently than the car off in the distance.Yet you recognize both as cars,due to:

The pitch of a sound corresponds to our perception of:

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

In a person who is myopic (nearsighted),images are focused:

When you are pinched by your significant other,neurons embedded in the skin sensitive to pressure fire and send a neural signal to the spinal cord and brain.The detection of pressure by these neurons represents:

Which structure is NOT part of the outer ear?

Humans do NOT have distinct cone types to respond to light wavelengths associated with the color:

Objects that are close together in physical space tend to be grouped together,illustrating which Gestalt perceptual grouping rule?

According to feature-integration theory,illusory conjunctions become more common when participants:

Luckily,Cy can spot the fly in his soup and distinguish it from the flecks of pepper also floating in the broth.From Cy's perspective,what is the figure and what is the (back)ground?

Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____% of the time.

Humans have about _____ ORN types,permitting us to discriminate among some _____ different odorants.

Tissue damage is transduced by:

When Jackson was stung by a bee,a friend told him to rub the affected area to ease the pain.His friend's suggestion is based on _____ theory.

Specialized auditory receptor neurons embedded in the basilar membrane are called:

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Humans have about _ ORN types,permitting us to discriminate among some _ different odorants.