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Gestalt theorists are known for explaining:


A) figure-ground reversals.
B) the law of similarity.
C) the law of proximity.
D) all of the above

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Hertz is a unit of measurement of _______.


A) frequency
B) amplitude
C) loudness
D) overtones

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From past experience, you know that commercial jets typically fly around 500 miles per hour at a height of 30,000 feet. However, as you watch one fly high overhead, it seems to slowly pass by. What monocular depth cue best explains this?


A) motion parallax
B) linear perspective
C) overlap
D) texture gradient

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When Ann went to her doctor, he gave her a hearing test. During the test, the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones. The tones varied only along the loud-soft dimensions (from very loud to very soft) . The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she heard a sound. The doctor was testing Ann's _______.


A) auditory convergence
B) refractory threshold
C) absolute threshold
D) difference threshold

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Hair follicle nerve endings respond to ________.


A) temperature alone
B) pain and touch
C) only pain
D) temperature and pain

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How do cochlear implants work?

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Axons from the nerve cells in the nose carry messages directly to the __________ of the brain.


A) olfactory epithelium
B) olfactory bulbs
C) papillae
D) vomeronasal organ

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The Doppler shift may be helpful for someone trying to _______.


A) overcome a visual illusion
B) block out irrelevant noises
C) locate sounds
D) see an object in very dim light

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"One-eye vision is to _______ as two-eye vision is to ________."


A) kinetic; monocular
B) monocular; kinetic
C) monocular; binocular
D) binocular; monocular

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All of the following are true about color blindness EXCEPT:


A) People are either unable to distinguish two or more hues from each other or unable to see hue at all.
B) Most color blindness is a result of sex-linked inheritance.
C) It seems to be more common in women than men.
D) One form of colorblindness that is seen causes people to have difficulty distinguishing blues from yellows.

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The tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping is known as ________.


A) figure-ground relationship
B) closure
C) similarity
D) proximity

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When objects are 60 or 70 feet away, _______ does not occur.


A) convergence
B) stereoscopic vision
C) motion parallax
D) retinal disparity

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The amount of light let into the eye is controlled by the iris.

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What does culture have to do with the Müller-Lyer illusion?

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John has played his music loudly for years. Now, in his 20s, he finds he has a continuous ringing in both of his ears. What would John probably be diagnosed with?


A) Tinnitus, which is a nerve-based disorder that has no permanent cure.
B) Conduction-based hearing impairment; however, hearing aids may be able to help.
C) Damage to the pinna, which can be
D) Regardless of the disorder, John will ultimately require a cochlear implant.

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Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with regular hearing aids.

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The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are ________.


A) more men than women
B) more women than men
C) lots of telephone poles
D) buildings with lots of corners

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Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.


A) outer ear
B) inner ear
C) eardrum and middle ear
D) auditory pathways and brain

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Which Gestalt law of organization must always occur even if other laws of organization are also illustrated?


A) figure-ground
B) similarity
C) proximity
D) closure

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In nerve hearing impairment, the problem lies in ________.


A) either the inner ear or the auditory pathways and cortical areas of the brain
B) the outer or middle ear
C) the pontine nucleus
D) the occipital lobe

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