Question 1

You have been talking with someone online and would like to send a picture of yourself. Since you want to be considered attractive, which of the following factors explains why you should send a picture of yourself alone rather than one that includes your gorgeous roommate standing next to you?

Accepted Answer

A)   personal motivation
B)   expectation
C)   frame of reference
D)   referential perception

Question 2

Sounds between _____ _____ db are dangerous upon prolonged exposure.

Accepted Answer

A)   90 and 130
B)   100 and 200
C)   130 and 180
D)   150 and 200

Question 3

If you stubbed your toe, how could you apply the gate-control theory of pain to keep your toe from hurting?

Accepted Answer

A)   You could do jumping jacks.
B)   You could count to 10.
C)   You could swear up a blue streak.
D)   You could rub the toe that hurts.

Question 4

In the Ames room, people appear to grow larger or smaller as they walk from one side of the room to the other because _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   retinal disparity occurs
B)   accommodation cannot be determined without movement by the people
C)   people's expectations of the room being square in shape are violated
D)   there are no reference cues to judge the height of people

Question 5

Belief in ESP is believed to be associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the fallacy of positive instances
B)   critical thinking
C)   noncritical thinking
D)   a and c

Question 6

Small-range sounds produce ________ sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)   less complex
B)   more complex
C)   louder
D)   higher pitched

Question 7

AC circuit wavelengths are _____ visible light wavelengths.

Accepted Answer

A)   longer than
B)   shorter than
C)   the same size as
D)   both a and b

Question 8

Both light waves and sound waves vary in ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   wavelength
B)   frequency
C)   range
D)   a and c

Question 9

Through a process called _____________, sensory stimuli are interpreted as distinct sensations because their neural impulses travel to different parts of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   transduction
B)   organization
C)   coding
D)   sensory reduction

Question 10

We tend to focus our attention on stimuli that are ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   constant
B)   novel
C)   changing
D)   b and c

Question 11

Phantom limb pain is believed to be caused by "static" that arises in the spinal cord area responsible for pain signaling. What happens when an amputee is fitted with a prosthetic limb?

Accepted Answer

A)   The pain generally disappears.
B)   The pain becomes a dull ache.
C)   The pain becomes an itch.
D)   The pain becomes a tickle.

Question 12

Conduction deafness is also known as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   inner-ear deafness
B)   cochlear deafness
C)   nerve deafness
D)   middle-ear deafness

Question 13

Gymnasts depend greatly on their ____ sense(s)  to maintain balance and coordination.

Accepted Answer

A)   vestibular
B)   kinesthetic
C)   postural
D)   a and b

Question 14

Which Gestalt principle is demonstrated by the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

A)   continuity
B)   similarity
C)   contiguity
D)   proximity

Question 15

The sense of balance, or body orientation and position in respect to gravity and 3-D space, is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   kinesthetic sense
B)   vestibular sense
C)   cochlear sense
D)   postural sense

Question 16

Someone who has vision in only one eye can no longer use _____ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

Accepted Answer

A)   accommodation
B)   retinal disparity
C)   motion parallax
D)   aerial perspective

Question 17

Your cell phone could ring in class without your instructor hearing it because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the volume is too low for adults to hear
B)   the ringtone frequency is too high for adults to hear
C)   you sit farther away from the instructor
D)   the frequency is too low for adults to hear

Question 18

Which of the following is a criticism of research on extrasensory perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data have been falsified in some cases.
B)   There is lack of stability.
C)   There is lack of replicability.
D)   b and c

Question 19

The Ponzo illusion occurs because ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   none of these are correct
B)   people in urban areas misjudge the size of the lines because of the structural architecture they are exposed to
C)   the converging lines provide depth cues telling you that the top dark, horizontal, line is farther away than the bottom line and therefore much larger
D)   this is not an illusion

Question 20

Kinesthetic receptors are located _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   in the semicircular canals
B)   throughout the muscles, joints, and tendons of the body
C)   in the occipital lobe of the brain.
D)   In the extremities

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

You have been talking with someone online and would like to send a picture of yourself. Since you want to be considered attractive, which of the following factors explains why you should send a picture of yourself alone rather than one that includes your gorgeous roommate standing next to you?

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In the Ames room, people appear to grow larger or smaller as they walk from one side of the room to the other because _________________.

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If you stubbed your toe, how could you apply the gate-control theory of pain to keep your toe from hurting?

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Sounds between _____ _____ db are dangerous upon prolonged exposure.

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Someone who has vision in only one eye can no longer use _____ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

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We tend to focus our attention on stimuli that are ____________.

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Both light waves and sound waves vary in ____________.

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Through a process called _____________, sensory stimuli are interpreted as distinct sensations because their neural impulses travel to different parts of the brain.

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Which of the following is a criticism of research on extrasensory perception?

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Conduction deafness is also known as _________.

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Kinesthetic receptors are located _____.

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AC circuit wavelengths are _____ visible light wavelengths.

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Small-range sounds produce ________ sounds.

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Gymnasts depend greatly on their ____ sense(s) to maintain balance and coordination.

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Which Gestalt principle is demonstrated by the diagram below?

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The Ponzo illusion occurs because ___________.

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Phantom limb pain is believed to be caused by "static" that arises in the spinal cord area responsible for pain signaling. What happens when an amputee is fitted with a prosthetic limb?

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The sense of balance, or body orientation and position in respect to gravity and 3-D space, is called the ____.

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Belief in ESP is believed to be associated with _____.

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Your cell phone could ring in class without your instructor hearing it because ______________.

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