Question 1

The place theory of perception uses the analogy of _____ to explain how we hear different pitches.

Accepted Answer

A)   sonar technology
B)   stringed instruments
C)   a raindrop hitting a puddle
D)   a jet producing a sonic boom

Question 2

According to Gestalt psychologists, we recognize objects in part by

Accepted Answer

A)   understanding the function of an object.
B)   integrating visual input with our other sense.
C)   differentiating the gratings of an object.
D)   dividing a scene into figure and ground.

Question 3

Seven-year-old Sangram is not allowed to touch the television remote. Nevertheless, he uses the remote to change the volume from level 15 to 17. His parents, who are in the next room, seem unaware. The next day, Sangram becomes bold and turns the volume from level 15 to 30. His father yells at him, "Stop playing with the remote!" What prevented Sangram's father from noticing the volume change on the previous day?

Accepted Answer

A)   The change on the first day failed to exceed his father's difference threshold.
B)   The change on the second day failed to exceed his father's fixed threshold.
C)   The change on the first day exceeded his father's absolute threshold.
D)   The change on the second day was higher than his father's distinct threshold.

Question 4

One of the most powerful monocular depth cues is _____ in which closer objects block the image of distant objects.

Accepted Answer

A)   occlusion
B)   proximity
C)   simplicity
D)   continuity

Question 5

Tarik is designing a new race car video game. To create the illusion of depth, how should Tarik design the backdrop in relationship to the first-person driver?

Accepted Answer

A)   Show distant objects traveling in the opposite direction of the first-person driver; show closer objects moving with the driver.
B)   Show distant objects traveling with the first-person driver; show closer objects moving in the opposite direction of the driver.
C)   Show peripheral objects traveling with the first-person driver; show central objects moving in the opposite direction of the driver.
D)   Show central objects traveling with the first-person driver; show peripheral objects moving in the opposite direction of the driver.

Question 6

Information about touch travels from the skin directly to the

Accepted Answer

A)   medulla.
B)   somatosensory cortex.
C)   spinal cord.
D)   thalamus.

Question 7

What is the evidence that the effects of experience on taste begin in the prenatal environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fetuses with higher than normal levels of sodium in their amniotic fluid preferred food with at least some salt as infants.
B)   Mothers with high glucose levels during pregnancy reported having a more difficult time getting their infants to consume vegetable purees, but not fruit purees.
C)   Infants whose mothers consumed carrot juice during pregnancy showed stronger preferences for carrot flavor.
D)   Mothers who drank coffee during pregnancy reported that their infants were more accepting of bitter foods.

Question 8

What plays an especially significant role in the perception of music and speech?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rhythm
B)   Fragmentation
C)   Tone
D)   Grouping

Question 9

How do hair cells stimulate the auditory nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurotransmitter release
B)   Direct mechanical stimulation
C)   Direct electrical stimulation
D)   Stimulate muscle contractions

Question 10

Defined as a narrow focus of consciousness, the process of _____ is an important gateway to perception.

Accepted Answer

A)   interpretation
B)   cognition
C)   adaptation
D)   attention

Question 11

Adele picked out a specific sample of green to paint her room. What attribute of the light wave allows Adele to differentiate between the light intensities among the versions of this green shade from bright to pastel?

Accepted Answer

A)   The types of waves
B)   The number of waves
C)   The amplitude of waves
D)   The wavelength of the waves

Question 12

For his creative writing class, Dorian writes a short story about the adventures and perils of space travel. As he describes an epic space battle between two enemy ships, Dorian portrays the battle fought in an eerie silence. Why is Dorian correct that an otherwise noisy battle would produce no sound in space?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sound waves cannot be generated in a vacuum.
B)   Sound waves are too diffuse in the absence of gravity.
C)   In the absence of matter, sounds waves travel in a multipath direction.
D)   Sound waves are readily absorbed by gamma particles.

Question 13

The clear surface at the front of the eye that begins the process of directing light to the retina is the

Accepted Answer

A)   pupil.
B)   Iris.
C)   retina.
D)   cornea.

Question 14

Of the five different human sensory systems, famed philosopher Immanuel Kant considered _____ to be the most dispensable.

Accepted Answer

A)   vision
B)   audition
C)   olfaction
D)   gustation

Question 15

Top-down processing involves the

Accepted Answer

A)   brain's use of incoming signals to construct perceptions.
B)   brain tuning into select information.
C)   brain's ability to integrate several stimuli simultaneously.
D)   brain imposing its own structure on incoming information based on previous experience.

Question 16

Loss of hearing occurs first at

Accepted Answer

A)   higher frequencies.
B)   frequencies below 80 Hz.
C)   mid frequencies.
D)   low frequencies.

Question 17

Describe how sound waves are transmitted from the outer ear to the auditory nerve.

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Question 18

Ginger examines a painting of a stone path extending into the horizon of a field. Two sticks lie horizontally across the path: one in the beginning of the path and the other near the horizon. Each stick measures 10 centimeter in length, but the stick near the horizon appears much larger than the stick at the beginning of the path. Which illusion explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)   Roger Shepard parallelogram illusion
B)   Munker illusion
C)   Müller-Lyer illusion
D)   Ponzo illusion

Question 19

What are the two steps of signal detection?

Accepted Answer

A)   The category of stimulus and the observer's criteria
B)   The category of stimulus and the conduction velocity
C)   The intensity of stimulus and the observer's criteria
D)   The intensity of stimulus and the conduction velocity

Question 20

Juliet is only 2 days old. She is shown several different pictures. Which of the following pictures would she be most likely to stare at longest?

Accepted Answer

A)   A picture of her mother's face
B)   A picture of random shapes
C)   A picture of a spiral
D)   A picture of herself

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