Question 1

The place code works BEST for encoding:

Accepted Answer

A) high intensities. 
B) medium frequencies. 
C) low frequencies. 
D) high frequencies.

Question 2

Jordan was born without hair cells and has been deaf since birth.She experiences which type of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A) conductive 
B) inattentional 
C) sensorineural 
D) area A1 damage

Question 3

In signal detection research,correctly detecting a signal in noise is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

A) just noticeable difference. 
B) hit. 
C) correct rejection. 
D) win.

Question 4

Objects that cast a GREATER retinal disparity are perceived as being:

Accepted Answer

A) higher in the visual field. 
B) closer. 
C) farther away. 
D) in motion.

Question 5

The perception of movement as a result of alternating signals appearing in rapid succession in different locations is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) apparent motion. 
B) an illusory conjunction. 
C) opponent processes. 
D) the Ames illusion.

Question 6

Knowledge of a wine's price will affect our perception of its flavor,illustrating:

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-up processing. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) the valence-centered approach. 
D) the object-centered approach.

Question 7

The hole in the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye is termed the:

Accepted Answer

A) fovea. 
B) blind spot. 
C) iris. 
D) optic tract.

Question 8

Participants in a perceptual study are shown a green square,a blue circle,and a red triangle.Subsequently,which object would they be LEAST likely to report seeing?

Accepted Answer

A) a green circle 
B) a yellow triangle 
C) a red square 
D) a blue circle

Question 9

People with visual form agnosia:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot recognize objects by sight but otherwise have memories of those objects. 
B) cannot recognize objects by sight and have no memories of those objects. 
C) can recognize an object by sight but cannot determine if it is moving or stationary. 
D) can recognize an object by sight but cannot remember the last time they saw the object.

Question 10

In 2015,a picture of a dress became an Internet sensation because people could not agree if it was blue/black or white/gold.Research that followed suggests which group is MOST likely to perceive the dress as white/gold?

Accepted Answer

A) people who had seen the dress before 
B) men 
C) older people 
D) people who are night owls

Question 11

As you read this question,your eyeballs are registering different patterns of light reflecting off the page.This information is converted into a neural code in a process termed:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Brittany suffered severe ear infections as a child and had to have tubes inserted into her ear canal so that she could hear.The ear infections were causing which type of hearing loss in Brittany?

Accepted Answer

A) conductive 
B) inattentional 
C) sensorineural 
D) area A1 damage

Question 13

A tennis player might use feedback from the receptors in her forearm to:

Accepted Answer

A) improve her backhand stroke. 
B) maintain her balance during a serve. 
C) keep her eye on the ball as she hits it. 
D) decide whether to stroke a near-court or cross-court shot.

Question 14

Meg orders food at the counter of her favorite fast-food restaurant.The employee who takes her order steps aside and another employee then takes Meg's money.Although the two employees look somewhat different,Meg perceives that it is the same person who both took her order and money.This failure to perceive BEST illustrates _____ blindness.

Accepted Answer

A) change 
B) inattentional 
C) visual 
D) feature

Question 15

Cochlear base is to cochlear tip as:

Accepted Answer

A) a simple tone is to a complex tone. 
B) a loud noise is to a soft noise. 
C) high frequency is to low frequency. 
D) temporal code is to place code.

Question 16

The shortest wavelengths in the visible spectrum will be perceived as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In class,Calvin suddenly noticed that a classmate was wearing the same perfume as his first girlfriend.After identifying the perfume,Calvin experienced warm memories associated with this relationship,illustrating the _____ approach to odor perception.

Accepted Answer

A) parts-based object recognition 
B) valence-centered 
C) object-centered 
D) place code

Question 18

Tammy and Chad sent their toddler to time-out 10 minutes ago,and ever since,the boy has been crying.Tammy notes that the crying just decreased in volume ever so slightly and comments that perhaps he is beginning to settle down.From Chad's perspective,however,the boy is crying just as loudly as before.Tammy and Chad differ in the _____ threshold for detecting a sound.

Accepted Answer

A) absolute 
B) minimal 
C) difference 
D) auditory

Question 19

According to _____ theories,the brain recognizes objects by comparing the current pattern of retinal stimulation to its library of mental templates of objects.

Accepted Answer

A) geon-based 
B) feature-detection-based 
C) parts-based 
D) image-based

Question 20

A moving object stimulates different locations at different time points on a stationary viewer's:

Accepted Answer

A) optic nerve. 
B) retina. 
C) cornea. 
D) lateral geniculate nucleus.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A