Question 1

In the context of controlling pain, ________ are a class of drugs prescribed for severe pain by physicians. The term means "without pain."

Accepted Answer

A)  analgesics 
B)  antiseptics 
C)  antibiotics 
D)  antipyretics

Question 2

Which part of the eye is responsible for bending light rays so that light can be focused on the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The iris 
B)  The lens 
C)  The cornea 
D)  The pupil

Question 3

Diana goes to a theater to watch a movie. Outside the theater, the area is well-lit and she can see clearly. As soon as she enters the theater hall, she is engulfed by darkness and momentarily blinded as the lighting is dim. However, she is soon able to make out objects clearly once again. The phenomenon that Diana experiences is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dark adaptation 
B)  perceptual constancy 
C)  accommodation 
D)  depth perception

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about atmospheric perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  It primarily involves parallel lines that converge or come together the farther away they are from the viewer. 
B)  It is seen in 3D technology in movie theatres that uses polarizing filters. 
C)  It depends on the location of the eyes in the head. 
D)  It comes from looking across a vast space into the distance in the outdoors.

Question 5

Which of the following are sets of bones from the middle ear that vibrate and amplify sound waves from the tympanic membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cochlea, anvil, and stirrup 
B)  Hammer, anvil, and stirrup 
C)  Pinnae, stirrup, and anvil 
D)  Anvil, cochlea, and, pinnae

Question 6

While driving on a highway, José spots a sign on which a rapid succession of bulbs light up in a row. They look like a moving arrow pointing toward a motel. This visual effect is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depth perception 
B)  optical movement 
C)  apparent motion 
D)  moon illusion

Question 7

________ is a monocular depth cue that causes the texture of a surface to appear more tightly packed together as the surface moves to the background.

Accepted Answer

A)  Texture gradient 
B)  Texture interposition 
C)  Linear perspective 
D)  Atmospheric perspective

Question 8

Jenny and John are siblings. Jenny asks John if he heard her cell phone ring, but John states that he did not hear it. Jenny, convinced that she heard her cell phone ring, rushes to her room to check, but she finds that the phone actually did not ring. Signal detection theorists would label John's report that Jenny's cell phone did not ring as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  miss 
B)  false alarm 
C)  correct rejection 
D)  hit

Question 9

Because some fibers of the olfactory bulb are directly connected to the amygdala, some smells we encounter ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can adversely affect our breathing and balance 
B)  will influence our comprehension and production of speech 
C)  may alter our ability to consider the consequences of our actions 
D)  are strongly connected to specific memories and emotions

Question 10

In a certain experiment, a research subject is supposed to hear the sound of a bell. The sound of the bell that the research subject can hear in 50 percent of the trials is his ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual set 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  convergence 
D)  sensor resolution

Question 11

Which of the following sequences correctly depicts the general pathway of a sound entering the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hammer-Stirrup-Anvil 
B)  Anvil-Hammer-Stirrup 
C)  Pinnae-Auditory canal-Tympanic membrane 
D)  Auditory canal-Pinnae-Tympanic membrane

Question 12

Janice and Brandon are siblings. Janice asks Brandon if he heard her cell phone ring. Brandon tells her that it did not ring. Janice, convinced that she heard her cell phone ring, rushes to her room to check, but she finds that the phone actually did not ring. Signal detection theorists would label Janice's perception of the cell phone ringing as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  false alarm 
B)  hit 
C)  miss 
D)  correct rejection

Question 13

Complete the following analogy: Vision is to photoreceptors as sound is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semicircular canals 
B)  hair cells 
C)  tympanic membrane 
D)  oval window

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the sensation of taste by humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human experience of taste results from stimulation of taste buds throughout the tongue. 
B)  Humans cannot differentiate between different types of taste with the help of the papillae. 
C)  The papillae at the center region of the tongue are exclusively responsible for processing umami. 
D)  The central part of the tongue holds all the taste buds.

Question 15

In the context of pain perception, the brain regions active in both physical and emotional pain are the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  insula 
D)  hippocampus

Question 16

Karolina can see only a part of a stack of books because a box is partially obstructing the view. Karolina, therefore, knows the box is in front of the stack of books. This cue to depth is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence 
B)  interposition 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  texture gradient

Question 17

Which of the following is a theory of color vision that can account for the color afterimage of the American flag as well as help explain some instances of color blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gate control theory 
B)  Trichromatic color theory 
C)  Signal detection theory 
D)  Opponent-process theory

Question 18

The trichromatic theory explains processing at the retina or cone, of which there are three types. The ________ explains more about how cells in the LGN of the thalamus and visual cortex process color information.

Accepted Answer

A)  apparent motion theory 
B)  opponent-process theory 
C)  signal detection theory 
D)  gate control theory

Question 19

________ happens when objects closer to the viewer partially block objects farther away from the viewer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Interposition 
B)  Perception 
C)  Dark adaptation 
D)  Convergence

Question 20

In the context of the Trichromatic theory, humans have cones that are sensitive to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cyan, brown, and yellow wavelengths of light 
B)  orange, red, and cyan wavelengths of light 
C)  yellow, brown, and green wavelengths of light 
D)  red, blue, and green wavelengths of light

Exam 4: Sensing and Perceiving Our World