Question 1

Which of the following represents the second of three steps basic to all sensory systems?

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A)   transduction
B)   subliminal stimulation
C)   perceptual adaptation
D)   priming

Question 2

The Ames room illusion involving two girls who are perceived as very different in size can best be explained in terms of

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A)   shape constancy.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   the principle of continuity.
D)   the misperception of distance.

Question 3

The Moon illusion can best be explained in terms of the relationship between

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A)   relative motion and relative height.
B)   perceived distance and perceived size.
C)   proximity and closure.
D)   atmospheric air pressure and diffusion of light waves.

Question 4

The process of transforming air pressure waves into neural messages that the brain interprets as meaningful sound is known as

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A)   sensory interaction.
B)   the vestibular sense.
C)   kinesthesia.
D)   audition.

Question 5

Many hard-of-hearing people like sound compressed because they remain sensitive to ________ sounds.

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A)   loud
B)   high-pitched
C)   prolonged
D)   unpredictable

Question 6

Those who believe in the value of subliminal audio programs would be wrong to claim that

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A)   people are capable of bottom-up processing.
B)   signal detection is influenced by a person's motivational state.
C)   unconsciously processed information is unusually persuasive.
D)   sensory transduction can occur without conscious awareness.

Question 7

Brightness is to intensity as hue is to

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A)   amplitude.
B)   color.
C)   pitch.
D)   wavelength.

Question 8

In one experiment,being told that a wine cost $90 rather than its real price made it taste better.This best illustrates that taste is influenced by

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A)   psychokinesis.
B)   the volley principle.
C)   mental expectations.
D)   dissociation.

Question 9

Our sense of the position and movement of individual body parts is called

Accepted Answer

A)   the vestibular sense.
B)   olfaction.
C)   kinesthesia.
D)   sensory interaction.

Question 10

Areas of the brain involved in memory are located most closely to areas of the brain responsible for our sense of

Accepted Answer

A)   touch.
B)   smell.
C)   vision.
D)   hearing.

Question 11

Color constancy refers to the fact that

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A)   light waves reflected by an object remain constant despite changes in lighting.
B)   objects are perceived to be the same color even if the light they reflect changes.
C)   the perceived color of an object has a constant relation to its brightness.
D)   the frequency of light waves is directly proportional to the light's wavelength.

Question 12

The somatosensory cortex is activated by ________ sensations.

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A)   auditory
B)   touch
C)   taste
D)   visual

Question 13

Sensory receptor cells that project antenna-like hairs are located within

Accepted Answer

A)   the eardrum.
B)   phantom limbs.
C)   taste buds.
D)   nociceptors.

Question 14

On a cloudy day,a yellow flower is likely to appear ________ it does on a bright sunny day.

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A)   less yellow than
B)   equally as yellow as
C)   more yellow than
D)   whiter than

Question 15

Perceptual adaptation refers to the

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A)   grouping of stimuli into smooth,uninterrupted patterns.
B)   processing of information without conscious awareness.
C)   perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of our own viewing angle.
D)   perceptual adjustment to an artificially displaced visual field.

Question 16

Men's sense of hearing tends to be ________ sensitive than women's,and women are ________ pain sensitive than men.

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A)   more;more
B)   less;less
C)   more;less
D)   less;more

Question 17

On the way to the temporal lobe's auditory cortex,neural impulses from the auditory nerve are first relayed to the

Accepted Answer

A)   thalamus.
B)   amygdala.
C)   hippocampus.
D)   hypothalamus.

Question 18

The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of

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A)   pleasure,pain,warmth,and cold.
B)   pain,pressure,hot,and cold.
C)   wetness,pain,hot,and cold.
D)   pressure,pain,warmth,and cold.

Question 19

Experiments evaluating the impact of subliminal self-help recordings for improving memory indicated that they

Accepted Answer

A)   interfere with people's capacity for sensory adaptation.
B)   did not help more than a placebo.
C)   improve people's capacity for transduction.
D)   have a positive long-lasting impact on people's health.

Question 20

The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the way in which we

Accepted Answer

A)   adapt to perceptual changes.
B)   perceive depth and distance.
C)   organize stimuli into coherent groups.
D)   see objects in three dimensions.

Exam 7: Sensation and Perception

The Ames room illusion involving two girls who are perceived as very different in size can best be explained in terms of

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The somatosensory cortex is activated by ________ sensations.

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The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of

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Color constancy refers to the fact that

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Men's sense of hearing tends to be ________ sensitive than women's,and women are ________ pain sensitive than men.

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