General Psychology Module 5 Quiz

One principle of civil engineering is that when you design a highway you should have traffic flow in the same direction and avoid interruptions to that flow as much as possible. Exit ramps tend to be curved so that cars don't have to stop rather than having 90-degree angles that force stops and starts. This is an application of which Gestalt principle? -good continuation -closure -proximity -contiguity

good continuation

If you watch a flock of birds flying overhead, each very close to the next one, you may perceive them as all being part of the same group. If they were all spaced very much apart, however, you may see them as individual birds not flying together. This distinction takes advantage of which Gestalt principle? -proximity -closure -contiguity -figure-ground

proximity

Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, "do you work here," she thought it was funny. The other customers' assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______. -proximity -closure -continuity -similarity

similarity

Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called? -congenital analgesia -inherited numbness -Korsakoff's disease -Pacinian syndrome

congenital analgesia

What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus? -afterimage -preimage -binocular image -monocular image

afterimage

When a child works on a "connect the dots" puzzle, she can often see the completed work before she has finished all of the dots. Once there is enough visual information present, she's able to perceive the completed picture even though it is still incomplete. Which Gestalt principle does this demonstrate? -good continuation -closure -proximity -contiguity

closure

________ amplitudes are associated with ________ sounds. -higher; louder -higher; quieter -higher; weaker -lower; louder

higher; louder

As you are talking to a friend on your cell phone, you might find that you can't hear them because they are speaking very softly. If you ask them to "speak up," from a physical perspective you are asking them to ________ of the sound waves they are producing. -increase the frequency -increase the amplitude -decrease the frequency -decrease the amplitude

increase the amplitude

In a person whose eyes work in the usual fashion, the ________ will focus images perfectly on a small indentation in the back of the eye known as the ________. -cornea; iris -fovea; lens -iris; retina -lens; fovea

lens; fovea

How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear? -It receives incoming sound information and bypasses the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain through the optic nerve. -It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain. -It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the basilar membrane to transmit information to the brain. -It receives incoming sound information and indirectly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.

It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.

What does the place theory of pitch perception suggest? -Different amplitudes of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different waves. -Receptors on different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. -Different portions of the ear are sensitive to sounds of different decibels. -Receptors on different sections of the malleus, incus, and stapes are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies.

Receptors on different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies.

Ravon is deaf. He was born without the ability to hear, and has never experienced an auditory stimulus. When people write using "sound" type words like "loud," "soft," and "quiet," he sometimes has difficulty understanding what they are trying to convey. Ravon has ________ deafness. -conductive -congenital -sensorineural -acoustic

congenital

The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave________ to the lowest point on the wave ________. -crest; trough -amplitude; length -trough; crest -length; amplitude

crest; trough

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain? -corneal -acoustic -optic -gustatory

optic

________ disparity refers to the slightly different view of the world that each eye receives, and is a distance cue that allows us to perceive the depth of a given visual stimulus. -Binocular -Opponent -monocular -Trichromatic

Binocular

What has research shown about processing subliminal messages? -In laboratory settings, people can process and respond to information outside of their awareness. -In laboratory settings, people do not perceive information outside of their awareness. -In real life, people obey subliminal messages like zombies. -Outside of laboratory settings, people have a lower absolute threshold.

In laboratory settings, people can process and respond to information outside of their awareness.

Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion. -Meissner -Ménière -Merkel -Müller-Lyer

Müller-Lyer

________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor. -Perception; transduction -Perception; sensation -Transduction; perception -Sensation; perception

Perception; sensation

Light waves are first transmitted through the ________ at the front of the eye and enter an opening called the ________ before shining onto the retina. -cornea; pupil -sclera; lens -lens; sclera -pupil; cornea

cornea; pupil

Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________. -a just noticeable difference -subliminal perception -top-down processing -transduction

transduction

Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with ________ waves of light. -higher amplitude -longer wavelengths -shorter wavelength -slower amplitude

longer wavelengths

Some neurons can only generate action potentials up to a certain speed, and no faster. This fact is a limitation of the ________ theory of pitch perception. -opponent-process -place -temporal -volley

temporal

The auditory cortex, in which sound stimuli are processed for perception, is located in the ________ lobe. -frontal -parietal -occipital -temporal

temporal

When you watch the teacher at the front of the room, you are easily able to distinguish her from the white board (or chalk board) behind her. This demonstrates the Gestalt principle of ________. -binocular disparity -similarity -good continuation -a figure-ground relationship

a figure-ground relationship

Sarit is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. He gets involved in an interesting conversation with a woman named Mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. Sarit's friend, Karen, taps him on the shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. Sarit says he doesn't know, even though he is sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. This illustrates the role that ________ plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived. -attention -friendship -habit -mood

attention

Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over. -nociception -proprioception -somatosensation -vestibular

vestibular