Transcript Study Questions-Ch3

LO 3.1
The smallest difference between two stimuli that is
detectable 50 percent of the time is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Absolute threshold
Just noticeable difference
Subliminal perception
Habituation
Sensory adaptation
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LO 3.1
The smallest difference between two stimuli that is
detectable 50 percent of the time is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Absolute threshold
Just noticeable difference (p. 84)
Subliminal perception
Habituation
Sensory adaptation
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LO 3.2
The process by which lower centers of the brain “ignore” or
prevent conscious attention to stimuli that do not change is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sensory adaptation
Habituation
Sensation
Subliminal perception
Absolute threshold
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LO 3.2
The process by which lower centers of the brain “ignore” or
prevent conscious attention to stimuli that do not change is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sensory adaptation
Habituation (p. 86)
Sensation
Subliminal perception
Absolute threshold
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LO 3.3
What property of light is reflected by the amplitude of a light
wave?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Saturation
Color
Hue
Brightness
Timbre
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LO 3.3
What property of light is reflected by the amplitude of a light
wave?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Saturation
Color
Hue
Brightness (p. 87)
Timbre
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LO 3.4
The part of the eye that can only detect black and white
and shades of gray is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cones
Rods
Vitreous humor
Pupil
Iris
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LO 3.4
The part of the eye that can only detect black and white
and shades of gray is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cones (p. 89-90)
Rods
Vitreous humor
Pupil
Iris
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LO 3.5
The ___________________ theory proposes that the
combination of red, blue, and green cones and rate at
which they fire determines what color will be seen.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
opponent-process theory
trichromatic theory
light adaptation
dark adaptation
afterimage theory
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LO 3.5
The ___________________ theory proposes that the
combination of red, blue, and green cones and rate at
which they fire determines what color will be seen.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
opponent-process theory
trichromatic theory (p. 91-92)
light adaptation
dark adaptation
afterimage theory
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LO 3.6
The property of sound waves that corresponds to the purity
of the sound is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pitch
Volume
Timbre
Brightness
Saturation
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LO 3.6
The property of sound waves that corresponds to the purity
of the sound is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pitch
Volume
Timbre (p. 96)
Brightness
Saturation
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LO 3.7
According to ____________ theory, pitch is related to how
fast the basilar membrane vibrates, and can explain how
sounds up to 100 hz can be heard.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
frequency theory
place theory
trichromatic theory
opponent-process theory
just noticeable difference
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LO 3.7
According to ____________ theory, pitch is related to how
fast the basilar membrane vibrates, and can explain how
sounds up to 100 hz can be heard.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
frequency theory (p. 98)
place theory
trichromatic theory
opponent-process theory
just noticeable difference
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LO 3.7
If a person can hear sounds, but has difficulty interpreting
the sounds, it is likely that what area has been damaged?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tympanic membrane
Cochlea
Auditory nerve
Hammer
Anvil
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LO 3.7
If a person can hear sounds, but has difficulty interpreting
the sounds, it is likely that what area has been damaged?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Tympanic membrane
Cochlea
Auditory nerve (p. 97)
Hammer
Anvil
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LO 3.8
In nerve hearing impairment, which part of the ear is most
likely to have been damaged?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pinna
Tympanic membrane
Oval window
Stirrup
Cochlea
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LO 3.8
In nerve hearing impairment, which part of the ear is most
likely to have been damaged?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pinna
Tympanic membrane
Oval window
Stirrup
Cochlea (p. 99)
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LO 3.10
______________ is considered to be a “chemical sense”
because receptors in this area receive molecules of various
substances that fit into receptor sites, much like a
neurotransmitter in the brain fits into its receptor sites.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Olfaction
Gustation
Audition
Vision
Kinesthetic
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LO 3.10
______________ is considered to be a “chemical sense”
because receptors in this area receive molecules of various
substances that fit into receptor sites, much like a
neurotransmitter in the brain fits into its receptor sites.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Olfaction
Gustation (p. 101)
Audition
Vision
Kinesthetic
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LO 3.11
According to the gate control theory of pain, stimulation of
pain receptors leads to the release of ____________,
which sends signals to the brain that are interpreted as
pain.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
endorphines
substance P
serotonin
GABA
acetlycholine
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LO 3.11
According to the gate control theory of pain, stimulation of
pain receptors leads to the release of ____________,
which sends signals to the brain that are interpreted as
pain.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
endorphines
substance P (p. 106)
serotonin
GABA
acetlycholine
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LO 3.14
This Gestalt principle explains why we tend to group items
that are close together in time as being related:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Closure
Similarity
Proximity
Continuity
Contiguity
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LO 3.14
This Gestalt principle explains why we tend to group items
that are close together in time as being related:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Closure
Similarity
Proximity
Continuity
Contiguity (p. 110)
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LO 3.15
One monocular cue that can be used to perceive depth in
which parallel lines appear to converge as they become
further away in distance (as with railroad tracks) is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Relative size
Texture gradient
Aerial perspective
Linear perspective
Motion parallax
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LO 3.15
One monocular cue that can be used to perceive depth in
which parallel lines appear to converge as they become
further away in distance (as with railroad tracks) is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Relative size
Texture gradient
Aerial perspective
Linear perspective (p. 112)
Motion parallax
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LO 3.15
The tendency for people to assume that a blocked object is
behind another object, and is therefore further away, is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Interposition
Accommodation
Binocular disparity
Convergence
Relative size
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LO 3.15
The tendency for people to assume that a blocked object is
behind another object, and is therefore further away, is
called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Interposition (p. 112)
Accommodation
Binocular disparity
Convergence
Relative size
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LO 3.16
One optical illusion that involves a misapplication of size
constancy (i.e., the tendency to view an object as always
being the same size, regardless of distance from the
viewer) is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Muller-Lyer illusion
Moon illusion
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Perceptual set
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LO 3.16
One optical illusion that involves a misapplication of size
constancy (i.e., the tendency to view an object as always
being the same size, regardless of distance from the
viewer) is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Muller-Lyer illusion
Moon illusion (p. 115)
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Perceptual set
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