unit 7

Bipolar cells are located in the optic nerve retina. lens. cochlea.

retina

The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the fovea. optic nerve. retina. cornea.

retina

A cochlear implant would be most helpful for those who suffer loss of balance. loss of position. You Answered conduction hearing loss. sensorineural hearing loss.

sensorineural hearing loss.

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 Weber's law. the McGurk effect. the opponent-process theory. sensory adaptation.

Weber's law

During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's difference threshold. absolute threshold. auditory threshold. subliminal threshold.

absolute threshold.

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? interposition selective attention retinal disparity bottom-up processing

bottom-up processing

When Jason briefly turned to summon the waiter, his wife quickly switched her glass of red wine with his glass of white wine. Jason's failure to notice that his chosen wine had been replaced best illustrates place theory. change blindness. sensory interaction. figure-ground.

change blindness.

Taste and smell are both what kind of senses? perceptual vestibular energy chemical

chemical

The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the vestibular apparatus. auditory canal. cochlea. semicircular canal.

cochlea

Damage to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup is most likely to cause phantom limb sensations. synesthesia. prosopagnosia. conduction hearing loss.

conduction hearing loss.

Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light? bipolar cells optic nerves cones rods

cones

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry teacher several times a week, she didn't recognize the teacher when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrates the importance of proximity. context effects. linear perspective. monocular cues.

context effects.

Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________. organization; accommodation encoding; detection detection; interpretation threshold; transduction interpretation; organization

detection; interpretation

Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's occipital lobe? feature detectors hair cells cochlea cells bipolar cells

feature detectors

Which theory suggests that large-fiber activity in the spinal cord can prevent pain signals from reaching the brain? signal detection theory opponent-process theory gate-control theory parallel processing

gate-control theory

Movement of the hair cells along the basilar membrane allows us to sense our body's position and movement. initiates transduction and the transmission of neural messages to the auditory cortex. causes the olfactory bulb to send signals to the primary smell cortex. stimulates the taste receptor cells and helps us to distinguish between different taste sensations.

initiates transduction and the transmission of neural messages to the auditory cortex.

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the optic nerve. iris. retina. lens

iris

Receptor cells for kinesthesis are located in the olfactory epithelium. auditory cortex. joints, tendons, bones, and ear. inner ear.

joints, tendons, bones, and ear.

Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home? feature detectors vestibular sacs basilar membrane olfactory receptors

olfactory receptors

The ability to simultaneously recognize the color, shape, size, and speed of an oncoming automobile best illustrates subliminal perception. sensory interaction. kinesthesis parallel processing.

parallel processing

After learning that her new school friend had experienced several episodes of depression during junior high, Erin incorrectly perceived her friend's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of clairvoyance. interposition. opponent-process theory. perceptual set.

perceptual set.

After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the ________ theory. gate-control frequency Young-Helmholtz place

place

Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates gestalt. selective attention. choice blindness. opponent-process theory.

selective attention.

After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illustrates accommodation. sensory adaptation. Weber's law. transduction.

sensory adaptation.

An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire, whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention. This fact would be of greatest relevance to opponent-process theory. place theory. signal detection theory. the Young-Helmholtz theory.

signal detection theory.

Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by the gate-control theory. the opponent-process theory. the Young-Helmholtz theory. frequency theory.

the opponent-process theory.

The axons of ganglion cells converge to form the optic nerve. the olfactory epithelium. the auditory nerve. the basilar membrane.

the optic nerve.

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes. the retina contains three kinds of color receptors. certain nerve cells in the brain respond to specific features of a stimulus. the optic nerve processes top-down stimuli.

the retina contains three kinds of color receptors.

The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to hearing. accommodation. parallel processing the vestibular sense.

the vestibular sense.

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of sensory interaction. parallel processing. transduction. sensory adaptation.

transduction