Question 1

Renard is missing S-cones and,as a result,perceives _____ differently from those who do have L-cones.

Accepted Answer

A) stop signs 
B) broccoli 
C) snowflakes 
D) blueberries

Question 2

Each taste bud contains 50 to 100:

Accepted Answer

A) papillae. 
B) taste pores. 
C) taste receptor cells. 
D) hair cells.

Question 3

From three-dimensional geometric elements such as cubes and tetrahedrons,along with their spatial relations,Jesse recognizes that he is standing in front of a house.This BEST illustrates _____ theories of object recognition.

Accepted Answer

A) template-based 
B) Gestalt 
C) parts-based 
D) image-based

Question 4

If you hear a flute play a high note and a tuba play a low note,in comparison with the tuba,the flute would register _____ on the primary auditory cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) toward the back 
B) toward the front 
C) further to the right 
D) further to the left

Question 5

Participants in a perceptual study are shown a green square and a blue circle.Subsequently,they might report seeing a green circle,illustrating the phenomenon of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) interposition. 
B) shape constancy. 
C) perceptual grouping rule. 
D) illusory conjunction.

Question 6

Kevin correctly judged that his car was parked farther from his classroom than was his friend's car because it cast a smaller image on his retina than did his friend's.His brain was making use of a monocular cue called:

Accepted Answer

A) proximity. 
B) familiar size. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) disparity.

Question 7

The cochlea resembles a:

Accepted Answer

A) sea horse. 
B) funnel. 
C) corkscrew. 
D) snail.

Question 8

Although it is the area of the retina where vision is clearest,the fovea contains no:

Accepted Answer

A) cones. 
B) rods. 
C) retinal ganglia. 
D) bipolar cells.

Question 9

Damage to the occipital lobe can interfere with the processing of information coming in through the eyes,indicating that:

Accepted Answer

A) sensation occurs in the brain. 
B) sensation occurs at the same time as perception. 
C) sensation and perception are different but related processes. 
D) the eyes will not sense if cortical areas in the occipital lobe are damaged.

Question 10

Rods and cones are to vision as _____ is/are to audition.

Accepted Answer

A) the ossicles 
B) hair cells 
C) the ear drum 
D) area A1

Question 11

When Lupe grasps a teddy bear with her right hand,the touch receptors in her hand project sensory signals to the _____ lobe of her brain.

Accepted Answer

A) left parietal 
B) right parietal 
C) left temporal 
D) right temporal

Question 12

The human ear has two mechanisms to encode sound-wave frequency: the _____,used primarily for high frequencies,and the _____,used primarily for low frequencies.

Accepted Answer

A) V1 area;A1 area 
B) A1 area;V1 area 
C) place code;temporal code 
D) temporal code;place code

Question 13

A graphic artist's rather large computer monitor sitting on her desk partially obscures the window of her office.When sitting at her desk,she perceives the monitor to be in front of the window as a result of the depth cue termed:

Accepted Answer

A) interposition. 
B) relative size. 
C) texture gradient. 
D) retinal disparity.

Question 14

The human eye has approximately _____ million rods and _____ million cones.

Accepted Answer

A) 60;12 
B) 12;60 
C) 120;6 
D) 6;120

Question 15

Wavelength is to purity as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Isabelle cannot tell if an object is hot or cold.She was born without _____ in her skin.

Accepted Answer

A) thermoreceptors 
B) haptic receptors 
C) A-delta fibers 
D) C fibers

Question 17

The perceptual system adapts to:

Accepted Answer

A) constant levels of stimulation faster than it does to variable levels of stimulation. 
B) changing levels of stimulation faster than it does to constant levels of stimulation. 
C) unpredictable levels of stimulation faster than it does to predictable levels of stimulation. 
D) rare occurrences of stimulation faster than it does to frequent occurrences of stimulation.

Question 18

For most people,the auditory areas in the left hemisphere analyze _____ sounds,and those in the right hemisphere analyze _____ sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) rhythmic and musical;language 
B) language;rhythmic and musical 
C) high-frequency;low-frequency 
D) low-frequency;high-frequency

Question 19

Elements of a visual image that move together are perceived as parts of a single moving object,illustrating the _____ rule of perceptual grouping.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which eye part is a muscle controlling the size of the pupil?

Accepted Answer

A) the fovea 
B) the lens 
C) the iris 
D) the retina

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A