Chapter 5 Quiz

Dr. Juan is studying depth perception in infants. What device might she use in her research? A. Gestalt psychology B. monocular cue C. grouping D. visual cliff

D. visual cliff

As John was leaving the show, he was unable to hear his friend talking next to him in a normal conversational tone of _____ decibels since the rock concert was well over 130 decibels. A. 60 B. 100 C. 120 D. 80

A. 60

_____ refers to the intensity of energy in a light or sound wave, which a person perceives as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude. A. Intensity B. Wavelength C. Transduction D. Hue

A. Intensity

The fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of a person's sensations BEST illustrates the importance of: A. top-down processing. B. visual capture. C. relative clarity. D. retinal disparity.

A. Top down processing

In MOST cases, hearing loss is a result of damage to the: A. hair cells. B. inner ear. C. cochlea. D. auditory nerve.

A. hair cells

The distance between a person's right and left eyes functions to provide that person with a cue for depth perception known as: A. retinal disparity. B. interposition. C. linear perspective. D. proximity.

A. retinal disparity

Experiencing sudden pain is to _____ as recognizing that one is suffering a heart attack is to _____. A. sensation; perception B. absolute threshold; difference threshold C. gate-control theory; Weber's law D. kinesthesia; accommodation

A. sensation; perception

When people see the mouth movements for "ga" while hearing "ba," they may perceive "da." This BEST illustrates: A. the McGurk effect. B. embodied cognition. C. hypnosis. D. dissociation.

A. the McGurk effect.

Susan asked her roommate to lower the radio because she was trying to study. Her roommate had turned the radio up originally from a volume level of 14 to 15, which was just enough for Susan to detect. Susan's reaction relates to the concept of: A. the difference threshold. B. the absolute threshold. C. sensory adaptation. D. prosopagnosia.

A. the difference threshold.

Kittens, monkeys, and humans who experience sensory deprivation early in life end up with permanent damage to their visual functioning. This finding suggests that: A. there is a critical period for normal sensory and perceptual development. B. neural organization is not related to sensory experiences. C. sensory deprivation in adulthood results in damage to visual functioning. D. there is no critical period for normal sensory and perceptual development.

A. there is a critical period for normal sensory and perceptual development

Happy Moon Restaurant uses monosodium glutamate in most of its dishes to enhance the flavor. The use of this flavor enhancer also stimulates the fifth taste of: A. umami. B. sweet. C. salty. D. bitter.

A. umami.

_____ is the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular sensory stimulus 50 percent of the time. A. Priming effect B. Absolute threshold C. Difference threshold D. Prosopagnosia

B. Absolute Threshold

_____ is the result of the transduction of air pressure waves into neural messages that are interpreted by the brain. A. Singing B. Audition C. Smelling D. Breathing

B. Audition

Julio is working on a series of landscape paintings. He wants to create a realistic depiction of the English countryside. To turn the flat surface of the canvas into a three-dimensional painting, he would use techniques such as: A. motion perception. B. linear perspective. C. grouping. D. binocular cues.

B. linear perspective.

Gretta is 85 years old and is having trouble with her hearing. She worked in a factory for many years at a time before there were government regulations safeguarding noise levels. The MOST likely reasons for her sensorineural hearing loss are normal aging and: A. damage to the middle ear. B. prolonged exposure to ear-splitting noise. C. damage to the basilar membrane. D. a punctured eardrum.

B. prolonged exposure to ear-splitting noise.

Sensory adaptation can be defined as: A. diminished sensitivity as a result of repeated stimulation. B. reduced sensitivity in response to constant stimulation. C. the unconscious activation of associations that are linked with memories. D. the perception of stimuli below conscious awareness.

B. reduced sensitivity in response to constant stimulation.

When looking at an object, the image appears on the: A. retina right side up and reversed. B. retina upside down and reversed. C. iris upside down and reversed. D. iris upside down.

B. retina upside down and reversed.

This phenomenon is defined as reduced sensitivity in response to constant stimulation. A. perception B. sensory adaptation C. perceptual set D. priming

B. sensory adaptation

Today, a man on television described his experience of _____, a condition in which the senses become joined. He explained that, when certain types of music are played, he often sees patterns of colors. A. sensory overload B. synesthesia C. dysthymia D. sensory amnesia

B. synesthesia

_____ refers to the process by which people detect physical energy in the environment and encode that energy as neural signals. A. Perception B. Transduction C. Sensation D. Absolute threshold

C. Sensation

Rebecca has had a cold for five days and her nose is so blocked that she cannot smell anything. When she goes to drink her coffee, she realizes it has no taste. What is the MOST likely reason for this phenomenon? A. A chemical reaction has occurred between the caffeine and her cold medicine. B. Her cold has affected her taste buds. C. To savor a taste, she may need to breathe the aroma through her nose. D. The coffee was too hot to taste.

C. To savor a taste, she may need to breathe the aroma through her nose.

According to the Gestalt psychologists, humans tend to group together figures that are near each other. This is called the principle of: A. similarity. B. continuity. C. proximity. D. connectedness.

C. proximity

Today, a man on television described his experience of _____, a condition in which the senses become joined. He explained that, when certain types of music are played, he often sees patterns of colors. A. dysthymia B. sensory amnesia C. synesthesia D. sensory overload

C. synesthesia

Information processing is guided by higher-level mental processes, such as when a person constructs perceptions drawing on that person's experience and expectations. This process is called: A. signal detection. B. psychophysics. C. top-down processing. D. bottom-up processing.

C. top-down processing.

The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light is called: A. intensity. B. depth. C. brightness. D. hue.

D. hue

The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs make up the _____ ear. A. middle B. outer C. None of the answers is correct. D. inner

D. Inner

The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms illustrates: A. sensory interaction. B. top-down processing. C. vestibular sense. D. kinesthesia.

D. Kinesthesia

Rebecca has had a cold for five days and her nose is so blocked that she cannot smell anything. When she goes to drink her coffee, she realizes it has no taste. What is the MOST likely reason for this phenomenon? A. A chemical reaction has occurred between the caffeine and her cold medicine. B. The coffee was too hot to taste. C. Her cold has affected her taste buds. D. To savor a taste, she may need to breathe the aroma through her nose.

D. To savor a taste, she may need to breathe the aroma through her nose.

The retina's central focal point is the _____, which contains only cones and no rods. A. optic nerve B. lens C. cornea D. fovea

D. fovea