Psy 1 Ch 3 Quiz

Which wavelengths will a person be able to see?

510 nm

Which of the following statements correctly describes color blindness?

Color blindness occurs in lower levels in Colombia, Spain, and Italy as compared to the United States.

Which of the following statements accurately describes perception?

Due to the spacing between our eyes, each eye sees a slightly different view of the world.

Which of the following statements accurately describes our senses?

Seeing and hearing are two of our most important senses.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes subliminal perception?

Subliminal perception can play a role in social interaction

What is unique about the pupil?

The pupil is a hole, an opening, that allows light to enter the eye.

What is the difference between the rods and the cones?

The rods work in dimly lit situations, and cones work in situations where there is a lot of light.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes wavelength?

The wavelength of the light wave corresponds to the color we see.

Which of the following statements describes the vomeronasal sense?

Vomeronasal sense is well documented in animals, but its existence in humans is controversial

Which term describes a characteristic of the just noticeable difference and states that the amount of change in the stimulus necessary to produce such a difference depends on the intensity at which the stimulus is presented?

Weber's law

Of the choices below, which depicts the correct order of the major parts of the eye, from the outside to the inside?

cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina

The highest concentration of cones is in which part of the eye?

fovea

After staring at a red-and-blue flag for 90 seconds, Cecilia looked at a white sheet of paper and saw a green-and-yellow afterimage. Which theory explains this phenomenon?

opponent-process theory

Which part(s) of the eye sends the messages from the eye to the brain?

optic nerve

The trichromatic theory posits that your ability to see comes from which three different types of cones?

red, green, and blue

Which part of the eye contains the photoreceptors called rods and cones?

retina

Seeing, hearing, and feeling are all examples of what process?

sensation

According to the reading, which sense serves an adaptive purpose?

smell

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans see?

visible light

Researchers have studied what sense more than any other sense?

vision