Question 1

Small differences in the intensity of a sound received by each ear enable us to identify the ________ of the sound.

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A)   location
B)   Amplitude
C)   Pitch
D)   absolute threshold

Question 2

The smell of food as we eat it influences our perception of the food's taste. This illustrates

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A)   perceptual constancy.
B)   sensory interaction.
C)   the McGurk effect.
D)   retinal disparity.

Question 3

The impact of experience on perception is most clearly illustrated by

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A)   relative luminance.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   the phi phenomenon.
D)   perceptual adaptation.

Question 4

A subliminal message is one that is presented

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A)   below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness.
B)   in a manner that is unconsciously persuasive.
C)   with very soft background music.
D)   repetitiously.

Question 5

The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called

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A)   perceptual set.
B)   perceptual constancy.
C)   figure-ground perception.
D)   interposition.

Question 6

Which of the following is the correct order in which the retina's neural layers process visual stimulation?

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A)   ganglion cells, rods and cones, bipolar cells
B)   rods and cones, ganglion cells, bipolar cells
C)   bipolar cells, ganglion cells, rods and cones
D)   rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Question 7

A gestalt is best described as a(n)

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A)   binocular cue.
B)   illusion.
C)   organized whole.
D)   perceptual set.

Question 8

The Moon just above the horizon typically appears to be unusually

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A)   large because we perceive it as unusually close to ourselves.
B)   bright because we perceive it as unusually close to ourselves.
C)   large because we perceive it as unusually far away from ourselves.
D)   bright because we perceive it as unusually far away from ourselves.

Question 9

The process by which the lens changes shape to focus the image of an object on the retina is called

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A)   interposition.
B)   accommodation.
C)   transduction.
D)   feature detection.

Question 10

Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light, others to green light, and still others to blue light is most directly supportive of

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A)   Weber's law.
B)   the Young-Helmholtz theory.
C)   the gate-control theory.
D)   the opponent-process theory.

Question 11

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

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A)   perceptual set.
B)   absolute threshold.
C)   vestibular sense.
D)   difference threshold.

Question 12

Green light is

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A)   longer in wavelength than yellow light.
B)   shorter in wavelength than blue light.
C)   longer in wavelength than orange light.
D)   shorter in wavelength than red light.

Question 13

If an adult who was blind from birth gains the ability to see, that person would have the greatest difficulty visually distinguishing

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A)   circles from squares.
B)   the Sun from the Moon.
C)   red from green.
D)   a white cloud from the blue sky.

Question 14

Studies of the visual cliff have provided evidence that much of depth perception is

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A)   innate.
B)   learned.
C)   innate in lower animals, learned in humans.
D)   innate in humans, learned in lower animals.

Question 15

The perceived lightness of an object depends on relative luminance. This provides an illustration of

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A)   sensory interaction.
B)   perceptual adaptation.
C)   interposition.
D)   context effects.

Question 16

Which theory predicts when we will first notice a faint stimulus presented amid competing background stimulation?

Accepted Answer

A)   place theory
B)   frequency theory
C)   signal-detection theory
D)   Young-Helmholtz theory

Question 17

People with persistent arm pain experienced a reduction in pain after receiving acupuncture with trick needles that retracted without puncturing the skin. The fake acupuncture treatment could best be described as a

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A)   subliminal stimulus.
B)   phantom limb sensation.
C)   nociceptor.
D)   placebo.

Question 18

People's response to subliminal priming indicates that

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A)   they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so.
B)   their unconscious minds are incapable of resisting subliminally presented suggestions.
C)   they are more sensitive to subliminal sounds than to subliminal sights.
D)   they experience a sense of discomfort whenever they are exposed to

Question 19

Frequency is to pitch as amplitude is to

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A)   rhythm.
B)   loudness.
C)   hue.
D)   wavelength.

Question 20

When put in a foul-smelling rather than a pleasant-smelling room, people expressed harsher judgments of immoral acts such as lying. This best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   Weber's law.
B)   the McGurk effect.
C)   embodied cognition.
D)   sensory adaptation.

Exam 6: Perception

The perceived lightness of an object depends on relative luminance. This provides an illustration of

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If an adult who was blind from birth gains the ability to see, that person would have the greatest difficulty visually distinguishing

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The process by which the lens changes shape to focus the image of an object on the retina is called

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People's response to subliminal priming indicates that

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People with persistent arm pain experienced a reduction in pain after receiving acupuncture with trick needles that retracted without puncturing the skin. The fake acupuncture treatment could best be described as a

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A gestalt is best described as a(n)

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Frequency is to pitch as amplitude is to

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Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light, others to green light, and still others to blue light is most directly supportive of

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The Moon just above the horizon typically appears to be unusually

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Small differences in the intensity of a sound received by each ear enable us to identify the ________ of the sound.

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Green light is

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A subliminal message is one that is presented

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The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called

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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

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The smell of food as we eat it influences our perception of the food's taste. This illustrates

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Studies of the visual cliff have provided evidence that much of depth perception is

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Which theory predicts when we will first notice a faint stimulus presented amid competing background stimulation?

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Which of the following is the correct order in which the retina's neural layers process visual stimulation?

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