Question 1

During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air,your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell.At the same time,your food all seems to taste the same.This illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory interaction.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   tinnitus.
D)   dissociation.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

High-frequency sound waves are to ________ as low-frequency sound waves are to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a loud voice;a soft voice
B)   a high-pitched voice;a low-pitched voice
C)   a soft voice;a loud voice
D)   a low-pitched voice;a high-pitched voiceE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes have demonstrated the value of

Accepted Answer

A)   clairvoyance.
B)   telepathy.
C)   precognition.
D)   none of these things.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The brain,responding to the absence of auditory stimulation,may amplify irrelevant neural activity to produce

Accepted Answer

A)   tinnitus.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   sensory interaction.
D)   psychokinesis.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The greatest difficulty facing contemporary parapsychology is the

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A)   inability to subject claims of ESP to scientific testing.
B)   lack of a reproducible ESP phenomenon.
C)   willingness of many experts to accept fraudulent evidence.
D)   difficulty of persuading many ordinary people that there really is such a thing as ESP.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Mr.Phillips is a professional wine taster who works for a large number of California wine producers.As he grows older,his taste sensitivity is likely to ________,and daily consumption of alcohol is likely to speed up the ________ of his taste buds.

Accepted Answer

A)   increase;reproduction
B)   increase;loss
C)   decrease;reproduction
D)   decrease;lossE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Kinesthesia refers to the

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A)   deactivation of pain receptors on the skin's surface.
B)   process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural signals.
C)   ringing-in-the-ears sensation that sometimes accompanies hearing loss.
D)   system for sensing the position and movement of tendons,joints,and muscles.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

You are in an unfamiliar setting and your eyes are closed.Which of the following sounds would be hardest for you to locate correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)   a bell ringing 6 feet directly in front of you
B)   a pen hitting the top of a table beside you
C)   a crying child standing 5 feet off to your right
D)   music from a loudspeaker 15 feet to your leftE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Joshua just watched a movie in which one of the characters could levitate objects.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   telepathy.
B)   psychokinesis.
C)   clairvoyance.
D)   precognition.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

An integrated understanding of pain control in terms of mental distraction,the release of endorphins,and the presence of empathic caregivers is most clearly provided by

Accepted Answer

A)   parapsychology.
B)   dissociation theory.
C)   a biopsychosocial approach.
D)   the volley principle.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The discovery that high-frequency sounds trigger large vibrations near the beginning of the basilar membrane supports the ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   gate-control
B)   frequency
C)   dissociation
D)   placeE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The loudness of sounds is conveyed to the brain by

Accepted Answer

A)   the number of hair cells that are activated.
B)   the intensity of hair cell vibrations.
C)   the region of the basilar membrane that triggers hair cell vibrations.
D)   the frequency of neural impulses traveling up the auditory nerve.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Our experience of pain may be intensified when we perceive that others are experiencing pain.This best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   phantom limb sensations.
B)   the vestibular sense.
C)   top-down processing.
D)   dissociation.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Explain why both top-down and bottom-up processing are emphasized by those who take a biopsychosocial approach to understanding pain and pain control.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The same brand of chocolate truffles tasted better to Julia when she thought they cost $20 a pound than when she thought they cost half that much.This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)   the volley principle.
B)   top-down processing.
C)   synesthesia.
D)   precognition.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The green-colored ham and eggs had such a strange appearance that they tasted terrible to Sam.This illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   difference thresholds.
B)   dissociation.
C)   synesthesia.
D)   sensory interaction.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

A device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   cochlear implant.
B)   decibel inducer.
C)   hearing aid.
D)   oval window.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Shauna claims that she knows at any given moment exactly what important political figures are thinking.Shauna is claiming to possess the power of

Accepted Answer

A)   telepathy.
B)   precognition.
C)   psychokinesis.
D)   clairvoyance.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

All of us visually read lips as part of our hearing.This is best illustrated by

Accepted Answer

A)   retinal disparity.
B)   cochlear implants.
C)   phantom limb sensations.
D)   the McGurk effect.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

People in the United States tend to like the smell of wintergreen more than do those in Britain.This best illustrates that our preferences for certain odors depends on

Accepted Answer

A)   difference thresholds.
B)   the vestibular sense.
C)   learned associations.
D)   the McGurk effect.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 19: Hypnosis

Mr.Phillips is a professional wine taster who works for a large number of California wine producers.As he grows older,his taste sensitivity is likely to ________,and daily consumption of alcohol is likely to speed up the ________ of his taste buds.

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Explain why both top-down and bottom-up processing are emphasized by those who take a biopsychosocial approach to understanding pain and pain control.

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The green-colored ham and eggs had such a strange appearance that they tasted terrible to Sam.This illustrates the importance of

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Psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes have demonstrated the value of

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A device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea is called a(n)

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People in the United States tend to like the smell of wintergreen more than do those in Britain.This best illustrates that our preferences for certain odors depends on

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You are in an unfamiliar setting and your eyes are closed.Which of the following sounds would be hardest for you to locate correctly?

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Shauna claims that she knows at any given moment exactly what important political figures are thinking.Shauna is claiming to possess the power of

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The loudness of sounds is conveyed to the brain by

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High-frequency sound waves are to ________ as low-frequency sound waves are to ________.

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Joshua just watched a movie in which one of the characters could levitate objects.This is known as

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During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air,your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell.At the same time,your food all seems to taste the same.This illustrates the importance of

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The greatest difficulty facing contemporary parapsychology is the

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The brain,responding to the absence of auditory stimulation,may amplify irrelevant neural activity to produce

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The discovery that high-frequency sounds trigger large vibrations near the beginning of the basilar membrane supports the ________ theory.

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The same brand of chocolate truffles tasted better to Julia when she thought they cost $20 a pound than when she thought they cost half that much.This best illustrates the impact of

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An integrated understanding of pain control in terms of mental distraction,the release of endorphins,and the presence of empathic caregivers is most clearly provided by

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Kinesthesia refers to the

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All of us visually read lips as part of our hearing.This is best illustrated by

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Our experience of pain may be intensified when we perceive that others are experiencing pain.This best illustrates the importance of

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Mr.Phillips is a professional wine taster who works for a large number of California wine producers.As he grows older,his taste sensitivity is likely to ,and daily consumption of alcohol is likely to speed up the of his taste buds.

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