Question 1

Hubel and Wiesel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1981.What was their achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)   They found out that the superior colliculus is the primary area for visual processing in less developed animals.
B)   They discovered that it is the lateral geniculate nucleus that performs the major part of visual processing.
C)   They studied visual processing and showed that particular cortical cells existed which responded more strongly to particular patterns of light.
D)   Colors are created by our nervous system in response to wavelengths.

Question 2

Light first passes through the ____,____,and ____ and is then focused on the ____ at the back of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A)   iris;fovea;retina;lens
B)   pupil;lens;optic nerve;retina
C)   cornea;pupil;lens;retina
D)   cornea;retina;lens;optic nerve

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes absolute threshold?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the lowest level of intensity that a person can detect.
B)   It is the lowest level of intensity that a person can detect more than half of the time.
C)   It is the lowest level of intensity that a person can detect half of the time.
D)   It is the maximum level of intensity that a person can tolerate before feeling pain.

Question 4

Which sense helps you maintain your sense of balance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kinesthetic sense
B)   Olfaction
C)   Pressure system
D)   Vestibular sense

Question 5

The illusion of in which the perceived length of a line is influenced by placing inward or outward facing wings on the ends of lines is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mueller-Lyer illusion
B)   moon illusion
C)   Ponzo illusion
D)   auditory illusion

Question 6

When people age,their absolute thresholds for all their senses increase.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   As we age,greater stimulation is necessary to detect stimuli.
B)   As we age,our senses get better.
C)   As we age,the absolute threshold for a given sense varies,even though in our youth,it was basically the same for everyone.
D)   As we age,it gets easier to detect changes in stimuli.

Question 7

If you are exposed to an unchanging stimulus over a period of time,you will experience ____,and become less responsive to that stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)   absolute threshold
B)   difference threshold
C)   subliminal stimulation
D)   sensory adaptation

Question 8

Which animal did David Hubel and Tortsen Wiesel use for their experiment on the communication of cells in the visual cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rat
B)   Cat
C)   Frog
D)   Monkey

Question 9

Shortly after leaving the optic chiasm,the optic nerve fibers diverge along two pathways.Eighty percent of the nerve fibers are connected to the ____ of the thalamus,and most of the others are attached to the ____ in the midbrain.

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital lobe;visual cortex
B)   bipolar cells;ganglion cells
C)   superior colliculus;lateral geniculate nucleus
D)   lateral geniculate nucleus;superior colliculus

Question 10

The physical quality of sound frequency roughly corresponds to the psychological experience of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   complexity
B)   timbre
C)   pitch
D)   amplitude

Question 11

How do the ears of mammals differ from those of birds and reptiles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mammalian ears have three small bones to transmit vibrations to the cochlea,while the other species have only one bone.
B)   Birds and reptile ears have the pinna and mammalian ears don't.
C)   The inner ear in mammals have liquid filled in it whereas inner ears of reptiles and birds do not have liquid filled in their inner ear.
D)   Reptiles and birds have more hair cells than mammals.

Question 12

Color constancy demonstrates that we perceive objects in their ____ context.

Accepted Answer

A)   most useful
B)   environmental
C)   processing
D)   proximal

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

How do the ears of mammals differ from those of birds and reptiles?

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Which of the following statements best describes absolute threshold?

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If you are exposed to an unchanging stimulus over a period of time,you will experience ____,and become less responsive to that stimulus.

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Color constancy demonstrates that we perceive objects in their ____ context.

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When people age,their absolute thresholds for all their senses increase.What does this mean?

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Hubel and Wiesel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1981.What was their achievement?

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Shortly after leaving the optic chiasm,the optic nerve fibers diverge along two pathways.Eighty percent of the nerve fibers are connected to the of the thalamus,and most of the others are attached to the in the midbrain.

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Which sense helps you maintain your sense of balance?

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The illusion of in which the perceived length of a line is influenced by placing inward or outward facing wings on the ends of lines is called the ____.

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The physical quality of sound frequency roughly corresponds to the psychological experience of ____.

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Light first passes through the ,,and and is then focused on the at the back of the eye.

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Which animal did David Hubel and Tortsen Wiesel use for their experiment on the communication of cells in the visual cortex?

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How do the ears of mammals differ from those of birds and reptiles?

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Which of the following statements best describes absolute threshold?

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If you are exposed to an unchanging stimulus over a period of time,you will experience ____,and become less responsive to that stimulus.

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Color constancy demonstrates that we perceive objects in their ____ context.

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When people age,their absolute thresholds for all their senses increase.What does this mean?

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Hubel and Wiesel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1981.What was their achievement?

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Shortly after leaving the optic chiasm,the optic nerve fibers diverge along two pathways.Eighty percent of the nerve fibers are connected to the ____ of the thalamus,and most of the others are attached to the ____ in the midbrain.

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Which sense helps you maintain your sense of balance?

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The illusion of in which the perceived length of a line is influenced by placing inward or outward facing wings on the ends of lines is called the ____.

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The physical quality of sound frequency roughly corresponds to the psychological experience of ____.

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Light first passes through the ____,____,and ____ and is then focused on the ____ at the back of the eye.

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Which animal did David Hubel and Tortsen Wiesel use for their experiment on the communication of cells in the visual cortex?

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Shortly after leaving the optic chiasm,the optic nerve fibers diverge along two pathways.Eighty percent of the nerve fibers are connected to the of the thalamus,and most of the others are attached to the in the midbrain.

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