Chapter 5 Psychology Quiz

What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus? a. monocular b. fovea c. afterimage d. preimage

afterimage

________ is another term for the malleus. a. drum b. nail c. percussive d. hammer

hammer

Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli? a. signal detection b. absolute threshold c. subliminal d. just noticeable

just noticeable

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________. a. regulate body temperature b. maintain balance and body posture c. feel pain d. distinguish the fat content of food

maintain balance and body posture

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain? a. photoreceptor b. cornea c. optic d. linear

optic

Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she can distinguish the sound of his voice from the all the other voices. This illustrates ________ theory. a. signal detection b. sensory adaptation c. absolute threshold d. just noticeable difference

signal detection

Which of the following exemplifies gustation? a. smelling fresh mint in a garden b. feeling a piece of petrified wood c. tasting chocolate ice cream d. hearing a cat purr

tasting chocolate ice cream

What is a binaural cue? a. two ears hearing different frequencies of the same sound b. two-eared cue to localize sound c. single eye and a single ear triangulating distance d. two-eyed cue to focus distant sight

two-eared cue to localize sound

Which of the following statements best describes trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory? a. The trichromatic theory is more accurate than the opponent-process theory. b. Both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system. c. The opponent-process theory is more accurate than the trichromatic theory. d. Research has not supported either theory.

Both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system.

What does the place theory of pitch perception suggest? a. Different amplitudes of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different waves. b. Different sections of the cochlea are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. c. Different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. d. Different portions of the ear are sensitive to sounds of different decibels.

Different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies.

What is amplitude? a. the height of a wave b. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity c. the lowest point of a wave d. a sound's purity

the height of a wave

What has research shown about processing subliminal messages? a. In real life, people obey subliminal messages like zombies. b. Outside of laboratory settings, people have a lower absolute threshold. c. In laboratory settings, people can process and respond to information outside of their awareness. d. In laboratory settings, people do not perceive information outside of their awareness.

In laboratory settings, people can process and respond to information outside of their awareness.

In a normal-sighted individual, the ________ will focus images perfectly on a small indentation in the back of the eye known as the ________. a. cornea; iris b. iris; retina c. lens; fovea d. fovea; lens

lens; fovea

Derek wants to win the student of the year award so badly that when the name of the award winner is announced, he is convinced that he hears his name. He stands up and begins to leave the aisle when his friend grabs his hand. Someone else won the award. This illustrates how ________can affect perception. a. peripherals b. attention c. sensation d. motivation

motivation

________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor. a. perception; reception b. sensation; perception c. perception; sensation d. preception; postception

perception; sensation

What kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? Shimon offers Mouin some salmon. Mouin thinks, "How nice. My friend is offering me fish. I wonder where he got it." This thought leads Mouin to feel happy, appreciative, and curious; he responds with a smile and an extended hand. a. bottom-down b. bottom-up c. top-down d. top-first

top-down

Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts? a. top-down b. signal detection c. absolute threshold d. subliminal

top-down

Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure? a. Gestalt b. biometric c. Pacinian d. somatosensory

Gestalt

Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion. a. Müller-Lyer b. Meissner c. Merkel d. Ménière

Müller-Lyer

Read the following two sentences. (1) Gre eng rass gr ow son themoun tain. (2) Green grass grows on the mountain. How does the principle of proximity explain why the second sentence makes sense immediately, but the first sentence does not? a. We learn the first sentence subliminally which lets us translate the meaning of the second sentence quicker. b. We group letters of a given word together because there are no spaces between the letters, and we perceive words because there are spaces between each word. c. We read the first sentence as practice and the second sentence as real. d. The first sentence is encoded, and the second sentence is decoded.

We group letters of a given word together because there are no spaces between the letters, and we perceive words because there are spaces between each word.