Sensation Quiz

Brightness is to a light as ___________ is to sound. a. pitch b. loudness c. frequency d. amplitude e. wavelength

b. loudness

Which of the following theories most accurately explains pitch perception? I. Opponent process II. Frequency III. Place a. I only b. II only c. I and II only d. II and III only e. I, II, and III

d. II and III only

On his first day of work at the bakery, Brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell. This is an example of a. sensation b. absolute threshold c. perception d. selective attention e. sensory adaptation

e. sensory adaptation

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of a. transduction b. accommodation c. sensory adaptation d. difference thresholds e. top-down processing

e. top-down processing

One-year-old Willie turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on his tongue. The reason for such a reaction is most likely a. an inborn distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environment b. an inherited familial characteristic c. an example of imitation of behavior modeled by other family members d. a classically conditioned taste aversion response e. a common but temporary aversion to bitter taste produced by cold viruses

a. an inborn distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environment

Which of the following best explains why we have difficulty locating sounds that are directly overhead? a. when the sound is directly overhead, it reaches both ears simultaneously b. the hair cells along the basilar membrane do not fire when the sounds are directly overhead c. the bones of the middle ear are all vibrating at different rates d. the sound has become compressed and harder to hear e. an individual neuron cannot fire faster than 1000 times per second

a. when the sound is directly overhead, it reaches both ears simultaneously

Although Manuel was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Apparently, Manuel has a lower __________ for skunk odor than his parents have. a. accommodation level b. absolute threshold c. tolerance level d. olfactory saturation level e. adaptation level

b. absolute threshold

The retina is to the eye as the ___________ is to the ear. a. auditory nerve b. cochlea c. auditory canal d. eardrum e. eustachian tube

b. cochlea

Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, Jerry kept looking at his watch to see the time. As a result, he failed to see that a store employee was being robbed by a person just in front of him. Jerry most clearly suffered a. place theory b. inattentional blindness c. sensory interaction d. blind spot e. feature detectors

b. inattentional blindness

When you are expecting an incoming text message, you are much more likely to notice it the second it arrives. This best illustrates a. priming b. signal detection theory c. difference thresholds d. absolute thresholds e. Weber's law

b. signal detection theory

Which of the following is the correct order of structures light passes through in the eye? a. lens, cornea, pupil, retina, iris b. retina, lens, cornea, rods, cones c. cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina d. pupil, optic nerve, retina, lens, rods e. pupil, cornea, retina, lens, optic nerve

c. cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina

Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina? a. accommodation of the lens b. transduction of the blind spot c. dilation of the pupil d. sensory adaptation of feature detectors e. focusing light effectively on the fovea

c. dilation of the pupil

Scott lost his vision at a young age. When he was much older, he received a corneal transplant that allowed him to see again. After so many years of not being able to see, he had a very difficult time interpreting visual information such as faces and expressions. His visual problems most likely came from processing difficulties in the a. lens b. optic chiasm c. visual cortex d. fovea e. cornea

c. visual cortex

Trying to see a hidden representational image in a piece of abstract art by looking carefully at each element in the picture and trying to form an image employs which kind of perceptual process? a. selective attention b. interposition c. perceptual adaptation d. bottom-up processing e. retinal disparity

d. bottom-up processing

Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's occipital lobe? a. rods and cones b. bipolar cells c. hair cells d. feature detectors e. cochlea cells

d. feature detectors

Cones and rods are to vision as __________ are to audition. a. eardrums b. cochleas c. oval windows d. hair cells e. semicircular canals

d. hair cells

Photographs of people were rated more positively if the photos immediately followed a briefly flashed image of kittens. This best illustrates the impact of a. sensory adaptation b. interposition c. retinal disparity d. priming e. prosopagnosia

d. priming

Humans experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as a. the color blue-violet and the shortest visible waves as red b. the color red and the shortest visible waves as green c. the color blue and the shortest visible waves as yellow d. the color red and the shortest visible waves as blue-violet e. the color black and the shortest visible waves as white

d. the color red and the shortest visible waves as blue-violet

Giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulio's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates a. the opponent-process theory b. accommodation c. the McGurk effect d. sensory adaptation e. Weber's law

e. Weber's law

Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures that sound waves pass through on the way to the auditory nerve? a. cochlea, hammer, anvil. stirrup, eardrum b. hammer, eardrum, basilar membrane, cochlea c. hammer, anvil, stirrup, eardrum, cochlea d. inner ear, middle ear, cochlea, eardrum e. eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup, cochlea

e. eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup, cochlea

The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates a. subliminal perception b. kinesthesis c. accommodation d. sensory adaptation e. parallel processing

e. parallel processing

Which of the following is the correct path a neural impulse will follow through the different layers of the retina? a. ganglion cells, bipolar cells, rods and cones, optic nerve b. bipolar cells, ganglion cells, rods and cones, optic nerve c. optic nerve, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, rods and cones d. rods and cones, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, optic nerve e. rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

e. rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

In University of Utah driving-simulation experiments, students conversing on cell phones were slower to detect and respond to traffic signals. This best illustrates a. retinal disparity b. the phi phenomenon c. gate-control theory d. place theory e. selective attention

e. selective attention

Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to _____________ as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to _____________. a. the just noticeable difference; accommodation b. absolute threshold; difference threshold c. sensory interaction; feature detection d. feature detection; sensory interaction e. sensation; perception

e. sensation; perception