PSYCH Chap 6 Quiz

Given what we know about the relationship between distraction and pain, if you are able to pick a hospital room for a loved one in a great deal of pain, you should pick a room with _____________ to help direct the brain's attention away from the pain. 1. a window looking out on trees 2. the type of room doesn't matter because distraction does not work in a hospital setting 3. a window overlooking a brick wall 4. no window

a window looking out on trees

The Gestalt principle of ___________ helps us fill in gaps to create complete, whole objects. 1. continuity 2. proximity 3. interposition 4. closure

closure

Gibson and Walk placed 6 to 14-month-old infants on a visual cliff to determine whether the infants were able to use ___________ to determine the surface was safe to crawl across. 1. depth perception 2. gestalt principles 3. perceptual consistency 4. motion perception

depoth perception

sensory adaptation can be defined as: 1. the relationship between the intensity of a physical stimulus, such as noise, and the psychological effect of the stimulus 2. diminished sensitivity as a result of unchanging stimulation 3. the perception of stimuli below conscious awareness 4. the unconscious activation of associations that are linked with memories

diminished sensitivity as a result of unchanging stimulation

According to the ________, the spinal cord contains a neurological opening that either block pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain 1. large fiber theory of pain 2. gate control theory of pain 3. placebo theory of pain 4. biopsychosocial theory of pain

gate control theory of pain

Minnie, your 8-year-old cat, ran away. She got in a neighbor's cellar and was stuck there for two months while your neighbor was on vacation. Luckily, there was enough food and water in the basement for Minnie to survive, but it was pitch black down there. When your neighbor returned, she found Minnie and returned her to you. How will the sensory deprivation affect her vision? 1. her vision will be disturbed; she won't be able to discriminate colors 2. her vision will be disturbed; she won't be able to discriminate shapes 3. her vision will be unaffected by this sensory deprivation 4. her night vision will be better than before

her vision will be unaffected by this sensory deprivation

The ring of muscle tissue that controls the pupil's size is called the: 1. lens 2. fovea 3. cornea 4. iris

iris

According to social influence theory, hypnosis is a by product of normal social and mental processes. Which of the following is BEST explained by social influence theory? 1. people who perform self-hypnosis are more outgoing. 2. people with meager imaginations are good subjects for hypnosis 3. people who are good at role playing are good subjects for hypnosis 4. hypnotized subject will carry out posthypnotic suggestions even if no one is watching them

people who are good at role playing are good subjects for hypnosis

when people look at a photograph of an adult-child pair and are told that the two individuals are parent and child, they tend to say the pair looks more alike than the people who are told the pair is unrelated. This is most likely due to: 1. sensory adaptation 2. emotion adaptation 3. perceptual sets 4. subliminal sensation

perceptual sets

_______________ is to possible hearing damage as pain is to possible bodily harm. 1. stereophonic hearing 2. ringing of the ears 3. the volley principle 4. hair cell movement

ringing of the ears

Brandon works at the airport as a member of the ground crew. Because he finds the hearing projections cumbersome, he typically takes it off. His prolonged exposure to the roars of the jet engines will likely result in: 1. sensorineural hearing loss 2. sensitivity only to low-pitched sounds 3. stereophonic hearing 4. conduction hearing loss

sensorineural hearing loss

Professor Smithers studies the impact of boredom and fatigue on people's absolute thresholds. His research is based on: 1. signal detection theory 2. weber's law 3. the just noticeable difference 4. subliminal stimulation

signal detection theory

Robert, a nurse, notes that some parents of asthmatic children respond to very small changes in their children's breathing and seek care accordingly. However, other parents might not notice the same small changes. This difference in reaction to the same stimuli is best explained by: 1. the effects of priming 2. signal detection theory 3. the differences in the processing of subliminal stimulation 4. the difference threshold between the two groups of parents

signal detection theory

Jake is weightlifting at the gym. he works out with 100 pounds and then adds 5 pounds but notices no increase in weight. He instead adds 10 pounds and notices the increase in weight. He notices that if he increases the weight by 10 percent each time he feels the increase in weight. This best illustrates: 1. sensory adaptation 2. Weber's law 3. top-down processing 4. absolute thresholds

weber's law

You stayed up way too late last night and your eyes are tired. You close and rub them, but as you rub them you notice a white light. This is because: 1. the pressure from your hand triggers a response in your cones, which are extremely responsive to darkness 2. your pupils contract in the darkness 3. your rods are responding to the darkness 4. your retinal cells are extremely responsive, and the pressure from your hand triggers them

your retinal cells are extremely responsive, and the pressure from your hand triggers them