Psych Chap 5 practice quizzes

The phenomenon of blindsight best illustrates that visual information can be processed without:

concious awareness (pg. 211)

13. Infant rats deprived of their mothers' grooming touch produce:

less growth hormone and have a lower metabolic rate (pg. 224)

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are three tiny bones that transmit vibrations to the:

oval window (pg. 217)

Some stroke victims lose the capacity to perceive motion but retain the capacity to perceive shapes and colors. Others lose the capacity to perceive colors but retain the capacity to perceive movement and form. These peculiar visual disabilities best illustrate our normal capacity for:

parallel processing (pg. 210)

The number of complete sound waves that strike one's eardrum in a given second determines the _______ of the sound.

pitch (pg. 216)

The volley principle is most relevant to understanding how we sense:

pitch (pg. 219)

Damage to a region of the temporal lobe essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as:

prosopagnosia. (pg. 198)

Multiple ________ send combined messages to a bipolar cell, whereas a single ________ may link directly to a single bipolar cell.

rods; cone (pg. 207)

Experiencing sudden pain is to _______ as recognizing that you are suffering a heart attack is to ________.

sensation; perception (pg. 197)

If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates:

sensory adaptation. (pg 202)

Blind musicians are more likely than sighted ones to develop perfect pitch. This best illustrates:

sensory compensation (pg. 223)

The rubber-hand illusion best illustrates.

sensory interaction (pg. 225)

14. A drink's strawberry odor enhances our perception of its sweetness. This best illustrates:

sensory interaction (pg. 230)

The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates:

Weber's Law (pg. 201-202)

Which of the following activities most clearly takes place in the rods and cones?

sensory transduction (pg. 206-207)

The impact of boredom and fatigue on people's absolute thresholds is highlighted by:

signal detection theory. (pg. 199)

Which of the following is most notable for its short-term effects on thinking?

subliminal stimulation (pg. 200)

If a visual image is first presented subliminally, the chance of a person later recognizing the same briefly presented image is improved. This best illustrates:

that information can be processed outside of conscious awareness. (pg. 201)

Our shifting perceptions of a Necker cube best illustrate the importance of:

top-down processing (pg. 210)

Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates:

top-down processing. (pg. 197)

Visual information is processed by ganglion cells:

after it is processed by rods and cones and after it is processed by bipolar cells. (pg. 206-207)

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining the characteristic of:

afterimages (pg. 213)

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's:

audition (pg. 217)

Tinnitus is a phantom ______ sensation.

auditory (pg. 227)

Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the:

cerebellum (pg. 234)

Even when seen through sunglasses, grass appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates:

color constancy (pg.213-214)

By amplifying soft sounds but not loud sounds, digital hearing aids produce:

compressed sound (pg. 221)

The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the:

fovea (pg. 207)

The ring of muscle tissue that controls the pupil's size is called the:

iris (pg. 205)

15. The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms exemplifies:

kinesthesis (pg. 233)