Question 1

The area of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the

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A)   blind spot.
B)   visual cortex.
C)   cornea.
D)   lens.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

On the way to the temporal lobe's auditory cortex, neural impulses from the auditory nerve are first relayed to the

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A)   thalamus.
B)   amygdala.
C)   hippocampus.
D)   fovea.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The absolute threshold for taste sensations is relatively ________ among people who smoke and relatively ________ among people who abuse alcohol.

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A)   high; high
B)   low; low
C)   high; low
D)   low; highE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change is known as

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A)   interposition.
B)   prosopagnosia.
C)   perceptual constancy.
D)   sensory adaptation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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

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A)   interposition.
B)   parallel processing.
C)   transduction.
D)   sensory interaction.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Brightness constancy refers to the fact that

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A)   the frequency of light waves has a fixed relationship to the brightness of the light.
B)   objects are perceived to have consistent lightness even if the amount of light they reflect changes.
C)   light waves reflected by an object remain constant despite changes in illumination levels.
D)   the perceived whiteness of an object has a constant relation to its lightness.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The receptor cells that convert light energy into neural signals are called

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A)   bipolar cells.
B)   ganglion cells.
C)   rods and cones.
D)   feature detectors.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of

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A)   phantom limb sensations.
B)   Weber's law.
C)   accommodation.
D)   afterimages.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a monocular depth cue?

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A)   light and shadow
B)   relative height
C)   retinal disparity
D)   interpositionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The seeming convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as

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A)   interposition.
B)   closure.
C)   linear perspective.
D)   continuity.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The ability to see objects in three dimensions is most essential for making judgments of

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A)   continuity.
B)   distance.
C)   relative luminance.
D)   stroboscopic movement.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of

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A)   pleasure, pain, warmth, and cold.
B)   pain, pressure, hot, and cold.
C)   wetness, pain, hot, and cold.
D)   pressure, pain, warmth, and cold.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

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A)   optic nerve.
B)   sensory receptors.
C)   cerebral cortex.
D)   feature detectors.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the

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A)   vestibular sac.
B)   auditory canal.
C)   semicircular canal.
D)   cochlea.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile accident taking place in a distant location is to ________ as the extrasensory ability to know at any moment exactly what your best friend is thinking is to ________.

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A)   telepathy; precognition
B)   precognition; psychokinesis
C)   psychokinesis; clairvoyance
D)   clairvoyance; telepathyE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

The process by which the lens changes its curvature is

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A)   accommodation.
B)   sensory adaptation.
C)   feature detection.
D)   transduction.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Distant trees were located closer to the top of the artist's canvas than were the nearby flowers. The artist was clearly using the distance known as

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A)   linear perspective.
B)   closure.
C)   relative height.
D)   interposition.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

People experience mildly unpleasant tastes as very unpleasant if they mentally anticipate that an unpleasant taste is coming. This best illustrates the importance of

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A)   psychokinesis.
B)   Weber's law.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   top-down processing.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Weber's law states that

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A)   the absolute threshold for any stimulus is a constant.
B)   the jnd for any stimulus is a constant.
C)   the absolute threshold for any stimulus is a constant proportion.
D)   the jnd for any stimulus is a constant proportion.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field is called

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A)   perceptual set.
B)   accommodation.
C)   perceptual adaptation.
D)   shape constancy.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 6: Perception

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of

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The receptor cells that convert light energy into neural signals are called

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Brightness constancy refers to the fact that

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Weber's law states that

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On the way to the temporal lobe's auditory cortex, neural impulses from the auditory nerve are first relayed to the

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The ability to see objects in three dimensions is most essential for making judgments of

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The coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the

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Which of the following is NOT a monocular depth cue?

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Perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change is known as

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The process by which the lens changes its curvature is

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Distant trees were located closer to the top of the artist's canvas than were the nearby flowers. The artist was clearly using the distance known as

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The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile accident taking place in a distant location is to ________ as the extrasensory ability to know at any moment exactly what your best friend is thinking is to ________.

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The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field is called

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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

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People experience mildly unpleasant tastes as very unpleasant if they mentally anticipate that an unpleasant taste is coming. This best illustrates the importance of

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The absolute threshold for taste sensations is relatively ________ among people who smoke and relatively ________ among people who abuse alcohol.

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