Question 1

The ________ carries sensory information from the retina to the brain areas where visual perception will occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  fovea
B)  lens
C)  optic nerve
D)  retina

Question 2

The process of converting an external energy or substance into neural activity is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation.
B)  perception.
C)  transduction.
D)  sensory adaptation.

Question 3

Our senses of smell and taste converge in the brain at the __________,allowing us to experience complex tastes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of perceptual constancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  An open window looks less like a window than a closed window.
B)  An airplane flying off into the distance appears to get smaller.
C)  As a child throws a ball high into the sky,it looks like it is getting bigger when it comes back down.
D)  As a shadow passes over your newspaper,you know that the page is not getting darker.

Question 5

Seven-month-old Mazie is crawling toward the end of the bed.How likely is it that she will continue on and fall off?

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A)  Unlikely,because depth perception develops very early in infants.
B)  Unlikely,because her mother will probably stop her before she reaches the end.
C)  Likely,because infants only use monocular cues when judging depth.
D)  Likely,because depth perception develops later in childhood.

Question 6

When Stewart wakes up at night and has to walk from his bedroom to the bathroom in the dark,he is most directly aided in this process by his

Accepted Answer

A)  cones.
B)  corneas.
C)  irises.
D)  rods.

Question 7

Your friend Liza has just purchased a series of subliminal tapes on improving one's memory.Describe the difference between subliminal perception and subliminal persuasion,and offer your opinion on the likely impact of these tapes on Liza's memory.

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Question 8

Clay has played professional soccer for seven years and is easily able to tune out the sound of the crowd and all other irrelevant sensory information during the game.Bruce is a rookie and is often distracted by what his opponents are saying and the mood of the crowd.Clay and Bruce are showing differing levels of

Accepted Answer

A)  selective attention.
B)  parallel processing.
C)  absolute thresholds.
D)  top-down processing.

Question 9

Humans can hear sounds ranging from

Accepted Answer

A)  20 to 2,000 dB.
B)  20 to 2,000 Hz.
C)  20 to 20,000 dB.
D)  20 to 20,000 Hz.

Question 10

Your friend Patrick has just opened up a new restaurant and can't wait to start serving customers.Unfortunately,a fish market opened right beside him,and the smells are permeating his restaurant.Provide one reason why Patrick might want to relocate.

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Question 11

Our sense of hearing is called

Accepted Answer

A)  audition.
B)  gustation.
C)  olfaction.
D)  proprioception.

Question 12

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing.
B)  accommodation.
C)  constriction.
D)  dilation.

Question 13

Which of the following most closely mimics the process of transduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Betty mixes eggs,flour,and sugar together to make a cake.
B)  While painting,Stan combines the colors red and blue to make purple.
C)  Gas companies convert crude oil into a fuel that car engines can run on.
D)  Nike changes its logo from a "swoosh" to a "panther."

Question 14

Loudness is associated with a sound wave's

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude.
B)  length.
C)  pitch.
D)  timbre.

Question 15

The lowest level of a stimulus needed for the nervous system to detect a change half the time is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sense receptor.
B)  just noticeable difference.
C)  sensory adaptation.
D)  absolute threshold.

Question 16

Professor Benson is conducting experiments on visual perception.He is currently reflecting light off several patches of cloth and recording his findings.The professor is most concerned with which aspect of visual perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  The visible spectrum
B)  Brightness
C)  Hue
D)  Color mixing

Question 17

The fifth taste,umami,was first identified by researchers in

Accepted Answer

A)  China.
B)  Japan.
C)  Korea.
D)  the United States.

Question 18

Our sense of equilibrium is called

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular sense.
B)  proprioception.
C)  balance.
D)  kinesthesia.

Question 19

The intensity of the reflected light that reaches our eyes is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  hue.
B)  contrast.
C)  brightness.
D)  saturation.

Question 20

Once sound waves have been converted into neural activity,the ________ carries them to the brain for auditory perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory nerve
B)  basilar membrane
C)  cochlea
D)  pinna

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