Question 1

The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensations at all in a person is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   absolute threshold
B)   difference threshold
C)   minimum threshold
D)   noticeable thresholdE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A person who is blind in one eye can use all of the visual cues except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   aerial perspective
B)   convergence
C)   shadowing
D)   motion parallaxE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

Accepted Answer

A)   encoding psychology.
B)   psychophysics.
C)   sensory physiology.
D)   transduction psychology.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The problem with the trichromatic theory of color vision is that it did not adequately explain color blindness and why staring at the reversed American flag produced an afterimage of a flag with the correct colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The depth cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   linear perspective
B)   shadowing 
C)   aerial (atmospheric)  perspective 
D)   motion parallax E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Contiguity is the tendency to perceive ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping
B)   things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern 
C)   two things that happen close together in time as being related 
D)   objects that are in a common area or region as being in a group E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Perrone's result, using a rigid box moving away from the observer, suggests that the contraction of the retinal image causes the observer to perceive that the box was moving away and getting smaller. The perception of the box getting smaller SEEMS to violate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   size constancy
B)   shape constancy
C)   figure-ground reversal
D)   proximityE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red, green, and blue is known as the ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)   opponent-process 
B)   additive color mixing
C)   trichromatic 
D)   reductive color mixing E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A young man enters a completely darkened room and lights a candle. Which of the following sequences best represents the candle's light as it enters his eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   cornea-pupil-lens-retina
B)   pupil-cornea-lens-retina
C)   lens-cornea-pupil-retina
D)   retina-pupil-lens-corneaE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Rods and cones are found in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   retina
B)   iris
C)   optic nerve
D)   corneaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following tastes is NOT directly related to taste buds?

Accepted Answer

A)   sweet
B)   bitter 
C)   spicy 
D)   umami E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

A method for assessing the accuracy of judgments or decisions under uncertain conditions is called ________ theory. This method assesses a person's "hits" and "rejections" are compared to their "misses" and "false alarms."

Accepted Answer

A)   neural appraisal
B)   transductive 
C)   signal detection 
D)   psychophysics E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

If perceptual information aiding in depth perception must be drawn simultaneously from both eyes, it is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a monocular cue
B)   a binocular cue
C)   contralateral input
D)   a duoretinal imageE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   papillae
B)   hair cells
C)   underside
D)   sacculesE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   transformation
B)   sensory adaptation 
C)   transmutation 
D)   transduction E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The pitch of a sound (from a low bass to a high shriek) is related to the amplitude of the sound waves that reach the eardrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the approximate life expectancy of individual taste receptor cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   1-2 days
B)   10-14 days 
C)   1-2 months
D)   1 year E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)   Young and Helmholtz 
B)   Hering
C)   Wald and Brown 
D)   Smith and Wesson E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pupils 
B)   irises 
C)   corneas
D)   scleras E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

A young man enters a completely darkened room and lights a candle. Which of the following sequences best represents the candle's light as it enters his eye?

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The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

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Contiguity is the tendency to perceive ________.

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The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensations at all in a person is the ________.

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Which of the following tastes is NOT directly related to taste buds?

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Taste buds are contained in the tongue's ________.

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Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

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The depth cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

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The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called ________.

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Perrone's result, using a rigid box moving away from the observer, suggests that the contraction of the retinal image causes the observer to perceive that the box was moving away and getting smaller. The perception of the box getting smaller SEEMS to violate which of the following?

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If perceptual information aiding in depth perception must be drawn simultaneously from both eyes, it is referred to as ________.

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Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

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The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red, green, and blue is known as the ________ theory.

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A method for assessing the accuracy of judgments or decisions under uncertain conditions is called ________ theory. This method assesses a person's "hits" and "rejections" are compared to their "misses" and "false alarms."

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The pitch of a sound (from a low bass to a high shriek) is related to the amplitude of the sound waves that reach the eardrum.

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Rods and cones are found in the ________.

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When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue ________.

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What is the approximate life expectancy of individual taste receptor cells?

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A person who is blind in one eye can use all of the visual cues except ________.

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The problem with the trichromatic theory of color vision is that it did not adequately explain color blindness and why staring at the reversed American flag produced an afterimage of a flag with the correct colors.

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