Question 1

An individual suffering from red-green color blindness is most likely missing ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal cells
B)  ganglion cells
C)  bipolar cells
D)  red and/or green cones

Question 2

Both Esmerelda and Oz are in their 60s,and find themselves arguing about how loud Oz is turning up the TV these days.A number of their friends remark that similar disagreements are happening in their own homes.What factors might contribute to this seeming epidemic of hearing loss amidst our aging population?

Accepted Answer

Hearing loss often has its origins in ev...

Question 3

Earrings are worn on the _____ of the ear.​

Accepted Answer

A)  pinna
B)  anvil
C)  tympanic membrane
D)  cochlea

Question 4

Which flavor is often associated with nature's poisons?​

Accepted Answer

A)  salty
B)  sweet
C)  sour
D)  bitter

Question 5

Place theory proposes that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the source of a sound determines its frequency
B)  sounds of different frequencies excite different areas of the basilar membrane
C)  the overall context of individual sounds causes the brain to interpret pitch differently
D)  high pitch sounds are converted by the middle ear and lower pitched sounds by the inner ear

Question 6

Where does sound get converted into neural impulses?​

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular canal
B)  tympanic duct
C)  cochlear duct
D)  auditory canal

Question 7

The primary colors of paint are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  red, yellow, and blue
B)  blue, yellow, and green
C)  red, green, and yellow
D)  purple, red, and blue

Question 8

The parts of the tongue that perform the same function as rods and cones of the eye are the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  basilar membranes
B)  Pacinian corpuscles
C)  taste buds
D)  papillae

Question 9

Andre is looking out the window of a train speeding across the outskirts of a city.He notices that buildings close to the train appear to be moving faster than those in the distance as the train passes them.Andre is using the depth cue of ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The average human can hear sounds within the range of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  -100 to 1000 Hz
B)  0 to 10,000 Hz
C)  100 to 100,000 Hz

Question 11

When you travel in the car you have a tendency to experience motion sickness.This is most likely because you are especially sensitive to changes in your ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular system
B)  retribution cortex
C)  kinesthetic system
D)  motion cortex

Question 12

Humans can identify about ____ by name.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000
B)  50,000
C)  100,000
D)  500,000

Question 13

Adaptation to light ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  can be painful at times
B)  happens faster than adaptation to dark
C)  occurs when the cornea bends to allow less light
D)  involves building up photopigments

Question 14

The human eye has about ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  the same number of rods and cones
B)  five times more cones than rods
C)  twenty times more rods than cones
D)  one-hundred times more cones than rods

Question 15

Your grandparents have age or noise-related hearing loss.As a result,they will have the most difficulty hearing ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  low frequency sounds
B)  middle frequency sounds
C)  high frequency sounds
D)  sounds from all frequencies

Question 16

Lena is studying the properties of light in a laboratory.If she increases the amplitude of the light waves she is studying,what effect will this have on her perception of the light?

Accepted Answer

A)  The light will be brighter.
B)  The light will be dimmer.
C)  The hue of the light will be more red-toned.
D)  The hue of the light will be more blue-toned.

Question 17

In contrast to light adaptation,dark adaptation involves ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  building up photopigments
B)  the process of splitting apart photopigments
C)  the activation of cones
D)  accommodation by the lens

Question 18

Unlike humans,certain animals can see infrared and/or ultraviolet rays because of their ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitivity to a wider range of electromagnetic energy
B)  greater number of infrared and/or ultraviolet detectors
C)  ability to open their pupils wider to allow more incoming light
D)  increased number or cones

Question 19

The Gestalt principle of good continuation states that we ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fill in missing pieces of information to make an object complete
B)  group together stimuli that are close to each other
C)  group together stimuli that are similar to each other
D)  perceive stimuli that follow each other as being part of an ongoing pattern

Question 20

Dark adaptation ____ than light adaptation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  creates more pain
B)  involves more breakdown of photopigment
C)  requires faster action potentials
D)  takes longer

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The human eye has about ____.

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Adaptation to light ____.

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The primary colors of paint are ____.

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The parts of the tongue that perform the same function as rods and cones of the eye are the ____.

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The average human can hear sounds within the range of ____.

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Unlike humans,certain animals can see infrared and/or ultraviolet rays because of their ____.

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Earrings are worn on the _____ of the ear.

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When you travel in the car you have a tendency to experience motion sickness.This is most likely because you are especially sensitive to changes in your ____.

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Place theory proposes that ____.

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Andre is looking out the window of a train speeding across the outskirts of a city.He notices that buildings close to the train appear to be moving faster than those in the distance as the train passes them.Andre is using the depth cue of ____.

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An individual suffering from red-green color blindness is most likely missing ____.

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In contrast to light adaptation,dark adaptation involves ____.

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Where does sound get converted into neural impulses?

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Your grandparents have age or noise-related hearing loss.As a result,they will have the most difficulty hearing ____.

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Dark adaptation ____ than light adaptation.

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Lena is studying the properties of light in a laboratory.If she increases the amplitude of the light waves she is studying,what effect will this have on her perception of the light?

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Adaptation to light ____.

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The primary colors of paint are ____.​

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The average human can hear sounds within the range of ____.​

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Earrings are worn on the _____ of the ear.​

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When you travel in the car you have a tendency to experience motion sickness.This is most likely because you are especially sensitive to changes in your ____.

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Place theory proposes that ____.

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Andre is looking out the window of a train speeding across the outskirts of a city.He notices that buildings close to the train appear to be moving faster than those in the distance as the train passes them.Andre is using the depth cue of ____.

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An individual suffering from red-green color blindness is most likely missing ____.​

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In contrast to light adaptation,dark adaptation involves ____.​

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Where does sound get converted into neural impulses?​

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Your grandparents have age or noise-related hearing loss.As a result,they will have the most difficulty hearing ____.

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Dark adaptation ____ than light adaptation.​

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Dark adaptation ____ than light adaptation.

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