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Understanding Psychology: Chap 3
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1If a psychologist wanted to know how much louder a person must speak in order for another person to notice an increase in the loudness of their voice half the time, the researcher would be measuring:
- Athe listener's difference threshold
- Bthe sound's marginal intensity
- Cthe sound;s relative magnitude
- Dthe listener's absolute threshold
2The fact that the difference threshold is a constant fraction or proportion of the original stimulus is know as:
- AWeber's Law
- Bthe Law of Constancy
- Cthe just noticeable difference principle
- Dthe psychophysical principle
3Which of the following statements is true?
- AThe 1st step in the sequence of events that produces a sensation is that some form of energy stimulates a receptor cell
- BOnce a coded signal has been created by a receptor it is transmitted without further coding to the brain
- COnce coded signal has been created by a receptor it is transmitted to the brain via mirror neurons
- DTransduction refers to the presence of a sensory cell activity in the absence of external stimulation
4Perception of sensory information that is below the threshold of awareness is called ______ perception.
- Aparadoxical perception
- Btranspositional
- Cmarginal
- Dsublimal
5[blank_start]Absolute[blank_end] Threshold is the [blank_start]least[blank_end] amount of energy that can be detected as a stimulation 50% of the time.
[blank_start]Difference[blank_end] Threshold is the [blank_start]smallest[blank_end] change in stimulation that can be detected 50% of the time- AAbsolute
- BDifference
- Cleast
- Dmost
- Esmallest
- Fbiggest
6[blank_start]Cornea[blank_end] - transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye
[blank_start]Pupil[blank_end] - the small opening in the iris through which light enters the eye
[blank_start]Iris[blank_end] - the colored part of the eye that regulates the size of the pupil
[blank_start]Lens[blank_end] - the transparent part of the eye behind the pupil that focuses light onto the retina
[blank_start]Retina[blank_end] - the lining of the eye containing receptor cells that are sensitive to light
[blank_start]Fovea[blank_end] - are of the retina that is the center of the visual field, and has greatest density of photoreceptors
[blank_start]Wavelengths[blank_end] - the different energies represented in the electromagnetic spectrum
[blank_start]Rods[blank_end] - receptor cells in the retina responsible for night vision and perception of brightness
[blank_start]Cones[blank_end] - receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision
[blank_start]Bipolar cells[blank_end] - Neurons that have only 1 axon and 1 dendrite, in the eye, they connect the receptors on the retina to the ganglion cells
[blank_start]Ganglion Cells[blank_end] - Neurons that connect the bipolar cells in the eyes to the brain
[blank_start]Optic Nerve[blank_end] - the bundle of axons of ganglion cells that carries neural messages from each eye to the brain- ACornea
- BPupil
- CIris
- DLens
- ERetina
- FFovea
- GWavelengths
- HRods
- ICones
- JBipolar cells
- KGanglion Cells
- LOptic Nerve
7Imagine that you are wearing a multicolored shirt when you go out for a walk on a dark night. During the walk you look down and notice that the colors all look like patches of gray. The reason that you no longer see the colors as different hues is that:
- Ayou are seeing primarily with the cones
- Byou are seeing primarily with the rods
- Cthe image of your shirt is falling on your blind spot
- Dthe colors have become saturated
8Your 6 yr old nephew asks you to use crayons to draw a green car and red fire truck, but you have no green crayon. He says "my teacher says yellow and blue make green." You realize your nephew understands the basic of:
- Aadditive color mixing
- Bsubtractive color mixing
- Cthe trichromatic theory of color vision
- Dthe opponent-process theory of color vision
9The existence of afterimages in complementary colors best supports the _______ theory of color vision.
- AYoung-Helmholtz opponent-process
- BYoung-Helmholtz trichromatic
- CHering trichromatic
- DHering opponent-process
10If you go from a dark movie theater into bright sunlight your eyes will fully adapt in about _______ minute(s).
- A1
- B5
- C10
- D30
11As you sit in front of a sound generator, the overtones of the sound are gradually changed. You are most likely to notice a change in:
- Apitch
- Bloudness
- Csaturation
- Dtimbre
12Which of the following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the ear to the brain?
- Areceptor cells, medulla, auditory nerve, occipital lobe
- Bbipolar cells, receptor cells, auditory nerve, occipital cortex
- Creceptor cells, auditory nerve, medulla, temporal lobe
- Dganglion cells, medulla, auditory nerve, parietal lobe
13The place theory attempts to explain:
- Aloudness discrimination
- Bpitch discrimination
- Ctimbre
- Dtinnitus
14The problem with the frequency theory of pitch discrimination is that:
- Awe cannot discriminate between frequencies
- Bfrequencies and pitch are unrelated
- Cneurons cannot fire as rapidly as the frequency of the highest-pitched audible
- Dneurons cannot fire as slowly as the frequency of the lowest-pitched audible sound
15The sense of smell is triggered when odor molecules in the air reach the _______ located inside the top of the nose.
- Aodor-detecting receptors
- Bolfactory bulb
- Colfactory cortex
- Dpapillae
16When we eat something, the chemical substances in the food
- Aactivate the papillae which send a signal to the brain
- Breach the taste buds which cause adjacent neurons to fire thus sending a signal to the brain
- Creach the base of ganglion cells causing them to fire and send a signal to the brain
- Dcause the gustatory nerve to fire thus sending a signal to the brain
17The vestibular sense corresponds most closely to our awareness of:
- Apressure
- Bmuscle strain and movements
- Cbody position in space
- Dpain
18Which of the following is NOT a known source of difference among people in the degree of pain they experience?
- AGenetic variation
- BThoughts, beliefs and emotions
- CPheromones
- DCultural expectations
19You are seated at a small table talking to friend opposite you who is drinking coffee. As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth, the image made on your retina by the cup actually changes shape, but you still "see" it as being a cup. This is due to:
- Agood continuation
- Bmotion parallax
- Cperceptual constancy
- Dthe phi phenomenon
20As you study a painting, you notice that a pathway in the painting is made up of stones that become smaller and smaller as you look "down the lane." The artist has used which of the following distance cues to create the impression of depth?
- Ainterposition
- Btexture gradient
- Celevation
- Dshadowing
21The process of creating meaningful patterns out of the jumble of raw sensory information received by the brain is called:
- Asensation
- Bperception
- Cadaptation
- Dclosure
22Gestalt psychologists believe in the:
- Atendency to perceive wholistic patterns
- Bsuperiority of auditory perception
- Ctendency to perceive detached sensory features
- Dtheory that the whole is the sum of its parts
23When you stop at a railroad crossing on a very dark night, instead of correctly perceiving 2 red lights that flash alternately you may perceive a single red light that moves back and forth from left to right. This is an example of:
- Aan autokinetic illusion
- Binterposition
- Cthe phi phenomenon
- Dmotion parallax
24The impulses on the optic nerve reliably produce an experience we call vision, just as impulses moving along an auditory nerve produce the experience we call hearing, or audition. The one-to-one relationship between stimulation of a specific nerve and the resulting sensory experience is known as:
- Athe Gestalt principle of continuity
- Bthe absolute threshold
- Cthe doctrine of specific nerve energies
- DWeber's Law
25When Lilliana went to her doctor, he gave her a hearing test. He presented very soft tones through earphones, starting with tones so soft she could not hear them at all and gradually increasing the strength of the tones until she said she could hear them half the time. The doctor was testing Lillian's:
- Arefractory threshold
- Babsolute threshold
- Cauditory convergence
- Ddifference threshold
26If you stare long enough at a green object, look to a neutrally colored wall, and see a negative afterimage, what color will you be seeing?
- AYellow
- BBlue
- CRed
- DGreen
27Which of the following is NOT a structure contained on the retina?
- ARods
- BCornea
- CBipolar cells
- DCones
28An increase in the frequency of sound waves will most likely cause a perceived increase in _______, whereas an increase in the amplitude of sound waves will most likely cause a perceived increase in _______.
- Apitch; loudness
- Bloudness; pitch
- Covertones; timbre
- Dpitch; overtones
29The timbre of sound is determined by:
- Aperceived loudness
- Bthe volley principle
- Covertones
- Dthe amplitude of the sound wave
30The place theory and the frequency theory attempt to explain:
- Atimbre discrimination
- Bhow we see color
- Cloudness discrimination
- Dpitch discrimination
31Although there are only 4 primary taste qualities, we can distinguish many more flavors than that because:
- Athe sense of smell contributes to perception of flavors
- Bnot all of the taste receptors have been identified and mapped yet
- Cflavor corresponds to difference in the rate at which taste neurons fire, rather than the particular taste receptors stimulated
- Dflavor corresponds to the particular taste receptors stimulated rather than differences in the rate at which taste neurons fire
32Gravitation and movement are most closely associated with the _______ sense.
- Abasilar
- Bproprioceptive
- Cvestibular
- Dcochlear
33The idea that certain areas of the brainstem can send out signals to fibers connected to the spinal cord and effectively block pain is part of the:
- Acerebral control
- Bgate control
- Cpattern
- Dprimary receptor
34Translating sensory information into organized meaningful personal experiences describes the psychological process known as:
- Aclosure
- Bsensation
- Cperception
- Dtransposition
35The surprising aspect of perceptual constancies is that we perceive objects as having unchanging properties even though:
- Athe sensory information about the objects changes from moment to moment
- Bthose properties are actually changing over time
- Cthe sensory information about objects remains the same, also
- Dsome of the properties are illusory
36A person who is blind in one eye can use all of the visual distance cues except:
- Amotion parallax
- Bshadowing
- Caerial perspective
- Dbinocular perspective
37One cue to distance is the fact that parallel lines seem to come together at a point off in the distance. This is the cue of:
- Atexture gradient
- Baerial perspective
- Clinear perspective
- Dmotion parallax
38While riding on a train, Sergio notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, whereas the buildings, trees and mountains that are farther away seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called:
- Amotion parallax
- Bsubliminal motion
- Cmotion differential
- Daerial perspective
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