Question 1

Infant Esme is just waking up from her nap. As her mum enters the room, Esme turns her head in Mum's direction. Which of the following allowed Esme to know the direction Mum would be entering from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Echolocation
B)  Sound shadow
C)  Auditory perceptual cues
D)  Binaural cues

Question 2

A ________ is a specialised cell responsible for converting external stimuli into neural activity for a specific sensory system.

Accepted Answer

A)  sense receptor
B)  sensory adaptation
C)  selective attention
D)  cell sensor

Question 3

As we age, it becomes more difficult for us to hear ________ sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  high-frequency
B)  low-frequency
C)  low- to moderate-frequency
D)  moderate-frequency

Question 4

As the number of people talking in a room increases, the stimulus intensity needed to detect a change in the number of people talking becomes

Accepted Answer

A)  finer.
B)  greater.
C)  same.
D)  smaller.

Question 5

Jack is playing paintball with his friends. He is wearing his new camouflage suit, hoping that it will interfere with which Gestalt principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximity
B)  Similarity
C)  Closure
D)  Figure-ground

Question 6

The ability to detect our balance and keep our balance as we move around in our daily life is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  olfaction.
B)  the proprioceptive sense.
C)  somatosensory information.
D)  the vestibular sense.

Question 7

Perception of events outside the known channels of sensation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  olfaction.
B)  gustation.
C)  extrasensory perception.
D)  auditory perception.

Question 8

According to the authors, we experience the taste sensation of saltiness

Accepted Answer

A)  at the tip of the tongue.
B)  throughout all areas of the tongue; there is no one location for any of the tastes.
C)  towards the front of the tongue, but not on the tip.
D)  towards the rear area of the tongue.

Question 9

The vestibular senses rely on three ________, which are located in the inner ear. They are fluid-filled structures that provide information about balance and equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A)  ossicles
B)  corpuscles
C)  tympanic membranes
D)  semicircular canals

Question 10

Endorphins are the neurotransmitters that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  control your muscles
B)  act as natural painkillers
C)  generate pain sensations
D)  excite the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Question 11

Our ability to experience so many different tastes, despite the limited number of taste sensations, demonstrates the interplay between our senses of taste and

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing.
B)  smell.
C)  touch.
D)  vision.

Question 12

At a high school dance, Mr Holland tends to view boys and girls sitting together as "couples" regardless of whether they are actually dating. This illustrates the Gestalt principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  closure.
B)  proximity.
C)  similarity.
D)  symmetry.

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 colours 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

The sensory receptors associated with vision are located in the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sensory receptors associated with vision are...

Question 15

Our sense of taste is called

Accepted Answer

A)  gustation.
B)  olfaction.
C)  proprioception.
D)  the vestibular sense.

Question 16

The ________ is the ear structure that converts vibrations into neural activity that can be interpreted by the brain.

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The answer of The ________ is the ear structure that...

Question 17

Pete has played lead guitar in a rock band for years. He would often turn the volume on his guitar up loud and spend a great deal of time in front of the speakers during the shows. His resulting hearing loss over the past few years is most likely the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  conductive deafness.
B)  nerve deafness.
C)  noise-induced hearing loss.
D)  tinnitus.

Question 18

You just ordered a pizza from your favourite restaurant and can't wait for it to arrive. As time passes, everything you hear sounds like a car driving by. What accounts for your "heightened" sense of hearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Signal-to-noise ratio
B)  Just noticeable difference
C)  Signal detection theory
D)  The quiet environment you are waiting in

Question 19

Describe the general process of how light enters the eye and is transmitted to the brain to be perceived.

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Question 20

Which of the following is the best example of telepathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kelsey is excellent at choosing winning horses at the track.
B)  Kyle, a professional gambler, seems to always know when the other players are bluffing.
C)  Jason can almost always guess what his present is before opening the box.
D)  Brandon can sometimes make the papers on his desk move by just staring at them and "willing" them to move.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Describe the general process of how light enters the eye and is transmitted to the brain to be perceived.

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As the number of people talking in a room increases, the stimulus intensity needed to detect a change in the number of people talking becomes

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Perception of events outside the known channels of sensation is called

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The ________ is the ear structure that converts vibrations into neural activity that can be interpreted by the brain.

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At a high school dance, Mr Holland tends to view boys and girls sitting together as "couples" regardless of whether they are actually dating. This illustrates the Gestalt principle of

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As we age, it becomes more difficult for us to hear ________ sounds.

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A ________ is a specialised cell responsible for converting external stimuli into neural activity for a specific sensory system.

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Endorphins are the neurotransmitters that ________.

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Which of the following is the best example of telepathy?

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Our ability to experience so many different tastes, despite the limited number of taste sensations, demonstrates the interplay between our senses of taste and

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You just ordered a pizza from your favourite restaurant and can't wait for it to arrive. As time passes, everything you hear sounds like a car driving by. What accounts for your "heightened" sense of hearing?

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Jack is playing paintball with his friends. He is wearing his new camouflage suit, hoping that it will interfere with which Gestalt principle?

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The sensory receptors associated with vision are located in the ________.

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Pete has played lead guitar in a rock band for years. He would often turn the volume on his guitar up loud and spend a great deal of time in front of the speakers during the shows. His resulting hearing loss over the past few years is most likely the result of

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The vestibular senses rely on three ________, which are located in the inner ear. They are fluid-filled structures that provide information about balance and equilibrium.

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Our sense of taste is called

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The ability to detect our balance and keep our balance as we move around in our daily life is known as

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Infant Esme is just waking up from her nap. As her mum enters the room, Esme turns her head in Mum's direction. Which of the following allowed Esme to know the direction Mum would be entering from?

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According to the authors, we experience the taste sensation of saltiness

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

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