Question 1

Although the neon sign on the gas station window actually reads "CLO ED" because a letter has burned out,Hector perceives it as reading "CLOSED" because of the Gestalt principle of:

Accepted Answer

A) simplicity. 
B) closure. 
C) proximity. 
D) similarity.

Question 2

Even though a friend may change hairstyle and color,we can both notice the differences and recognize that friend because of:

Accepted Answer

A) feature-integration theory. 
B) visual reliability. 
C) distributed representation. 
D) perceptual constancy.

Question 3

The temporal code works BEST for encoding:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

People with brain damage in the _____ often are unable to _____ an object.

Accepted Answer

A) parietal cortex;aim or reach for 
B) occipital cortex;aim or reach for 
C) ventral stream;determine the location or movement of 
D) dorsal stream;correctly identify

Question 5

The pain pathway involving the _____ determines the location and type of pain.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) somatosensory cortex 
C) hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus

Question 6

The _____ stream travels across the occipital lobe into the lower levels of the temporal lobe and includes brain areas that represent an object's _____.

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal;location and motion 
B) dorsal;shape and identity 
C) ventral;shape and identity 
D) ventral;location and motion

Question 7

Wavelength is to wave amplitude as:

Accepted Answer

A) color is to saturation. 
B) color is to brightness. 
C) brightness is to color. 
D) brightness is to saturation.

Question 8

In 2014,Axl Rose was voted the greatest rock vocalist ever,in part due to his incredible vocal range.His vocals can range from very low to very high at the same decibel level,illustrating a tremendous ability to vary his:

Accepted Answer

A) loudness. 
B) pitch. 
C) timbre. 
D) resonance.

Question 9

Pam has a cochlear implant.She MOST likely has experienced:

Accepted Answer

A) damage to area A1 in the temporal cortex. 
B) a loss of hair cells on the basilar membrane. 
C) damage to the ossicles. 
D) a punctured eardrum.

Question 10

Using fMRI,researchers have shown that a subregion in the _____ lobe MOST strongly responds to faces compared with almost any other object.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) parietal

Question 11

Place code is to temporal code as:

Accepted Answer

A) pure tones are to complex tones. 
B) complex tones are to pure tones. 
C) high-pitched sounds are to low-pitched sounds. 
D) low-pitched sounds are to high-pitched sounds.

Question 12

Katie is at Niagara Falls,staring at the downward rush of the water for several seconds.When she then looks at the nearby trees and rocks,they will seem to be:

Accepted Answer

A) moving upward. 
B) moving downward. 
C) moving sideways. 
D) oscillating upward and downward.

Question 13

Papillae,the bumps on the tongue,each contain hundreds of _____,the organ of taste transduction.

Accepted Answer

A) glomeruli 
B) ORNs 
C) taste buds 
D) umamis

Question 14

Which sequence of transmission for the sense of smell is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory receptor neurons,olfactory bulb,olfactory nerve 
B) olfactory nerve,olfactory bulb,olfactory reception neurons 
C) olfactory bulb,olfactory receptor neurons,olfactory nerve 
D) olfactory receptor neurons,olfactory nerve,olfactory bulb

Question 15

The brain's capacity to perform many activities at one time is termed _____ processing.

Accepted Answer

A) high-speed 
B) perceptual 
C) parallel 
D) multiplicative

Question 16

Players on a soccer team are clearly distinguished from their opponents by their uniforms,which,according to Gestalt principle,are grouped by:

Accepted Answer

A) proximity. 
B) closure. 
C) similarity. 
D) continuity.

Question 17

Jeri finds broccoli to be a little bitter,but she still eats it often as part of a healthy diet.Jeri would probably be classified as a:

Accepted Answer

A) nontaster. 
B) moderate taster. 
C) taster. 
D) supertaster.

Question 18

About what percentage of the population is classified as supertasters?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 15% 
D) 25%

Question 19

Any sound above _____ db is enough to produce hearing damage,depending on the length and type of exposure.

Accepted Answer

A) 45 
B) 70 
C) 85 
D) 100

Question 20

Misty is standing at the edge of a large field of flowers.She perceives the flowers lower in her visual field as _____ than are the flowers higher in her visual field due to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) farther away;linear perspective 
B) farther away;texture gradient 
C) closer;interposition 
D) closer;relative height in the image

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A