PSYCH 1115- Chapter 6 Practice Questions

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of: A) perceptual adaptation. B) retinal disparity. C) accommodation. D) afterimages.

D) afterimages.

Grass seen through sunglasses appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates: A) blindsight. B) sensory interaction. C) accommodation. D) color constancy.

D) color constancy.

When holding a gun themselves, people become more likely to perceive another person as gun-toting rather than as simply holding a phone or wallet. This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by: A) subliminal sensation. B) sensory adaptation. C) Weber's law. D) context effects.

D) context effects.

Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's visual cortex? A) rods and cones B) bipolar cells C) cataracts D) feature detectors

D) feature detectors

The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the: A) lens. B) optic nerve. C) cornea. D) fovea.

D) fovea.

A light wave's amplitude refers to its: A) length. B) hue. C) brightness. D) height.

D) height.

The wavelength of light determines its: A) retinal disparity. B) brightness. C) amplitude. D) hue.

D) hue.

The brightness of a light wave is influenced by its: A) wavelength. B) hue. C) frequency. D) intensity.

D) intensity.

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

D) kinesthesia.

Nociceptors initiate the sensation of: A) color. B) pitch. C) taste. D) pain.

D) pain.

After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of: A) subliminal persuasion. B) prosopagnosia. C) sensory adaptation. D) perceptual set.

D) perceptual set.

Normal vision accompanied by prosopagnosia best illustrates the distinction between: A) absolute thresholds and difference thresholds. B) subliminal sensation and subliminal persuasion. C) sensory adaptation and perceptual set. D) sensation and perception.

D) sensation and perception.

A drink's strawberry odor enhances our perception of its sweetness. This best illustrates: A) synesthesia. B) the volley principle. C) the McGurk effect. D) sensory interaction.

D) sensory interaction.

A person with normal color vision sees ________ when both _________ cones are stimulated at the same time. A) orange; yellow-sensitive and green-sensitive B) yellow; green-sensitive and blue-sensitive C) orange; yellow-sensitive and red-sensitive D) yellow; red-sensitive and green-sensitive

D) yellow; red-sensitive and green-sensitive

________ line(s) the surface of the basilar membrane. A) Hair cells B) The stirrup C) The cochlea D) The auditory nerve

A) Hair cells

When the cochlea's membrane-covered opening vibrates, moving the fluid inside of the cochlea, the ________ is also moved. A) basilar membrane B) middle ear C) inner ear D) eardrum

A) basilar membrane

Compared with the entire range of visible light waves, those that are highest in frequency are most likely to be experienced as: A) blue. B) yellow. C) red. D) green

A) blue.

Bree is 3 years old and was born with a hearing impairment. She never learned to talk until her doctors recommended the use of an electronic device. Once she received the device it was like she was "awakened." Since then, she has developed speech and has made friends. What was the electronic device? A) cochlear implant B) decibel inducer C) hearing aid D) oval window

A) cochlear implant

A device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea is called a(n): A) cochlear implant. B) decibel inducer. C) hearing aid. D) oval window.

A) cochlear implant.

Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by: A) cultural experience. B) retinal disparity. C) accommodation. D) relative luminance.

A) cultural experience.

The cochlea is a: A) fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses. B) fluid-filled tube that provides a sense of upright body position. C) fluid-filled tube that provides a sense of body movement. D) set of three tiny bones that amplify the vibrations of the eardrum.

A) fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.

The optic nerve is made up of: A) ganglion cells. B) bipolar cells. C) cones. D) rods.

A) ganglion cells.

The Moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the Moon as unusually: A) large when it is near the horizon. B) large when it is high in the sky. C) bright when it is near the horizon. D) bright when it is high in the sky.

A) large when it is near the horizon.

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as: A) linear perspective. B) interposition. C) proximity. D) continuity.

A) linear perspective.

The taste of umami is a ________ taste. A) meaty B) salty C) bitter D) sour

A) meaty

The difference threshold is the: A) minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time. B) minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time. C) principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage for their difference to be perceived. D) process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses.

A) minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time.

After some practice, Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down. This best illustrates: A) perceptual adaptation. B) perceptual constancy. C) interposition. D) retinal disparity.

A) perceptual adaptation.

Multiple ________ send combined messages to a bipolar cell, whereas a single ________ may link directly to a single bipolar cell. A) rods; cone B) cones; rod C) feature detectors; supercell cluster D) supercell clusters; feature detector

A) rods; cone

A soldier who fearfully serves sentry duty in a dangerous war zone is more likely to hear very faint sounds than he or she ordinarily would. This best illustrates that one's psychological state has an impact on: A) sensory adaptation. B) absolute thresholds. C) subliminal persuasion. D) prosopagnosia.

B) absolute thresholds.

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's: A) olfaction. B) audition. C) sense of smell. D) vestibular sense.

B) audition.

Light energy triggers a chemical reaction that sparks neural signals in: A) ganglion cells. B) bipolar cells. C) the optic nerve. D) rods.

B) bipolar cells.

Light energy triggers a chemical reaction that sparks neural signals in ________, which then activate ________. A) ganglion cells; bipolar cells B) bipolar cells; ganglion cells C) the optic nerve; rods D) rods; cones

B) bipolar cells; ganglion cells

Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the: A) temporal lobes. B) cerebellum. C) olfactory cortex. D) frontal lobes.

B) cerebellum.

Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of: A) absolute thresholds. B) difference thresholds. C) sensory adaptation. D) subliminal persuasion.

B) difference thresholds.

Pedro recognized that his son was closer to him than his daughter because his son partially blocked his view of his daughter. Pedro's perception was most clearly influenced by a distance cue known as: A) closure. B) interposition. C) relative height. D) linear perspective.

B) interposition.

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: A) perceptual adaptation. B) parallel processing. C) feature detection. D) accommodation.

B) parallel processing.

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of: A) closure. B) proximity. C) interposition. D) perceptual constancy.

B) proximity.

Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates: A) a just noticeable difference. B) top-down processing. C) Weber's law. D) sensory adaptation.

B) top-down processing.

You are more likely to feel tickled by a good friend's touch than when the very same touch is initiated by someone you don't know. This best illustrates that our experience of touch is influenced by: A) phantom limb sensations. B) top-down processing. C) sensory adaptation. D) synesthesia.

B) top-down processing.

A color's hue is determined by its: A) height. B) wavelength. C) brightness. D) intensity.

B) wavelength.

Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by: A) evolutionary psychologists. B) behaviorists. C) Gestalt psychologists. D) John Locke.

C) Gestalt psychologists.

The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates: A) sensory adaptation. B) transduction. C) Weber's law. D) subliminal stimulation.

C) Weber's law.

The intensity of a light wave influences its: A) length. B) hue. C) brightness. D) height.

C) brightness.

Receptor cells in the human eye that are the most sensitive to fine detail are called: A) feature detectors. B) supercell clusters. C) cones. D) rods.

C) cones.

Holding a heavy rather than a light clipboard leads people to perceive job candidates as more important. This best illustrates: A) the volley principle. B) psychokinesis. C) embodied cognition. D) the McGurk effect.

C) embodied cognition.

Unlike the cones, rods are sensitive to: A) faint light and color. B) fine detail and color. C) faint light and peripheral motion. D) fine detail and peripheral motion.

C) faint light and peripheral motion.

Dissociation has been used as an explanation for: A) the McGurk effect. B) synesthesia. C) hypnotic pain relief. D) stereophonic hearing.

C) hypnotic pain relief.

Sensory adaptation helps us to focus our attention on ________ stimuli. A) familiar B) subliminal C) novel D) intense

C) novel

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates: A) interposition. B) closure. C) perceptual constancy. D) linear perspective.

C) perceptual constancy.

Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races. This undermines their claims to possess the power of: A) clairvoyance. B) interposition. C) precognition. D) telepathy.

C) precognition.

Farouk insists that by intense mental concentration he can actually influence the mechanically generated outcomes of casino slot machines. Farouk is claiming to possess the power of: A) telepathy. B) clairvoyance. C) psychokinesis. D) precognition.

C) psychokinesis.

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

C) retinal disparity.

If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates: A) a perceptual set. B) priming. C) sensory adaptation. D) Weber's law.

C) sensory adaptation.

A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates: A) retinal disparity. B) interposition. C) shape constancy. D) linear perspective.

C) shape constancy.

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears transform the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of: A) an absolute threshold. B) signal detection. C) transduction. D) sensory adaptation.

C) transduction.