Deck 4: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Which of the following sensory difficulties is likely to be the most dangerous?

A)Blindness
B)Deafness
C)Loss of smell
D)Pain insensitivity

Answer 1

Pain insensitivity

Question 2

Clara,the psychic,is addressing her audience prior to the show.She notices that two of the audience members are wearing military uniforms.After a brief conversation with one of the soldiers,she suggests to him that he may be experiencing some doubt over recent events that took place.Which process is Clara engaging in?

A)Cold reading
B)Precognition
C)Telepathy
D)Clairvoyance

Answer 2

Cold reading

Question 3

Cason is initially blinded as he walks out of a daytime movie.However,very rapidly his eyes begin to adjust to the bright light.What is the best explanation for his rapid recovery?

A)Perceptual adjustments
B)Sensory deprivation
C)Oversensitivity of his rods and cones
D)Sensory adaptation

Answer 3

Sensory adaptation

Question 4

A common symptom associated with depression is loss of appetite.Research indicates that this occurs because

A)our taste sensitivity is heightened by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs.
B)our taste thresholds are increased by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs.
C)our taste thresholds are unchanged by the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressant drugs.
D)we are more likely to label food as "disgusting" when we are emotionally aroused.

Question 5

Attending to many modalities simultaneously is a phenomenon called

A)bottom-up processing.
B)top-down processing.
C)parallel processing.
D)selective attention.

Question 6

Pete has played lead guitar in a rock band for years.He often would turn the volume on his guitar way up and spend a great deal of time in front of the speakers during the shows.His resulting hearing loss over the past few years is most likely the result of

A)conductive deafness.
B)nerve deafness.
C)noise-induced hearing loss.
D)tinnitus.

Question 7

The somatosensory system responds to sensory information about

A)body position and equilibrium.
B)temperature,touch and pain.
C)taste and smell.
D)sound and vision.

Question 8

The difference between high-definition television and regular television is analogous to which component of sound?

A)Pitch
B)Loudness
C)Amplitude
D)Timbre

Question 9

According to _____,color vision evolved because perceiving color helped our early ancestors forage for food.

A)binocular theory
B)trichromatic theory
C)opponent process theory
D)gestalt theory

Question 10

When light enters the eye,it first passes through what structure?

A)Cornea
B)Lens
C)Pupil
D)Sclera