Quiz- Chapter 3

4. In _____, people tend to be more responsive to some pitches than others. a. sensorineural deafness b. selective deafness c. conductive deafness d. mixed deafness

A. Sensorineural deafness

1. At the start of the exam Bobbi did not notice any distracting sounds. As time passed she became more and more aware of the ticking clock on the wall. What is this an example of? a. Sensory adaptation b. Absolute threshold c. Subliminal stimulation d. Just noticeable difference

A. Sensory adaptation

6. Which of the following fractions is known as Weber's constant for light? a. 1/10th b. 1/60th c. 1/333rd d. 1/53rd

B. 1/60th

7. Amy accidentally hit her elbow against the edge of a wall. Amy's mother rushed to her and rubbed the affected elbow. Amy's pain subsided. Which theory would best explain this incident? a. The gate theory. b. The place theory. c. The signal-detection theory. d. The opponent-process theory.

A. The gate theory

3. _____ is the tendency to perceive an object as being the same hue even though lighting conditions change its appearance. a. Size consistency b. Color consistency c. Brightness consistency d. Shape consistency

B. Color consistency

9. Why do the two lines in the Müller-Lyer illusion appear to be of different lengths even though they are the same length? a. Due to the principles of the perception of motion. b. Due to the principles of perceptual organization. c. Due to the principles of depth consistencies. d. Due to the principles of color consistencies.

B. Due to the principles of perceptual organization.

10. As part of a study in auditory perception, students were made to listen to a low-volume music track. When they first put on their headphones, they almost couldn't hear anything. But as they became more attentive, the sound gradually became clearer. This is an example of _____. a. retinal disparity b. sensitization c. pitch increase d. subliminal stimulation

B. Sensitization

5. Which of the following monocular cues is based on the perception that closer objects appear to have rougher surfaces? a. Clearness b. Texture gradient c. Proximity d. Motion parallax

B. Texture Gradient

2. True or False: The Hering-Helmholtz illusion is a visual illusion.

True

8. True or False: Pitch and loudness are two psychological dimensions of sound. The pitch of a sound is determined by its frequency, or the number of cycles per second as expressed in the unit hertz (Hz). The loudness of a sound is expressed in decibels (dB).

True