Question 1

As people age,the lens of the eye loses its ability to accommodate,and it tends to remain flat instead of becoming fat and round.This suggests that as people age they will

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A)   lose their ability to focus on objects in the distance.
B)   be less likely to detect differences in light purity.
C)   be more likely to detect differences in brightness and hue.
D)   lose their ability to focus on objects that are close.

Question 2

While you are listening to a TV announcer report on an important event your friend begins talking to you,and you begin to listen to your friend.The TV announcer's voice becomes the ____________________,while your friend's voice becomes the ____________________.

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The answer of While you are listening to a TV...

Question 3

The amplitude of sound waves is measured in ____; the frequency of sound waves is measured in ____.

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A)   hertz; wavelengths
B)   decibels; hertz
C)   centimeters; nanometers
D)   wavelengths; hertz

Question 4

Our perception of the richness,or saturation of a color is affected mainly by

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A)   the wavelength of light waves.
B)   the amplitude of light waves.
C)   the purity of light waves.
D)   the saturation of light waves.

Question 5

After visual information is processed in the primary visual cortex,it is often routed to other cortical areas for additional processing through two pathways characterized as the

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A)   form and color pathways.
B)   what and when pathways.
C)   what and where pathways.
D)   motion and depth pathways.

Question 6

Charlie's eyes function normally but he is unable to recognize objects.Charlie is suffering from

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A)   visual agnosia.
B)   inattention.
C)   inattentional blindness.
D)   prosopagnosia.

Question 7

Sensation begins with a(n)____________________,or any detectable input from the environment.

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The answer of Sensation begins with a(n)____________________,or any detectable input...

Question 8

Research suggests that which of the following colors tends to hinder performance in situations that demand achievement?

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A)   green.
B)   red.
C)   blue.
D)   yellow.

Question 9

The action of the visual receptors supports the

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A)   Hering theory of color vision.
B)   opponent process theory of color vision.
C)   James-Lange theory of color vision.
D)   trichromatic theory of color vision.

Question 10

When your psychology professor is lecturing to your class,your professor can tell which students are sitting in the first,second,third,etc.,row,in part because students in the closer rows obstruct his/her view of students in more distant rows.This illustrates the depth perception cue of

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A)   texture gradient.
B)   interposition.
C)   linear perspective.
D)   relative size.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the perceived or psychological qualities of sound waves?

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A)   pitch
B)   purity
C)   timbre
D)   loudness

Question 12

You may interpret the trapezoid shape projected on your retina as a rectangular book,in which case you are formulating a

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A)   Gestalt principle.
B)   perceptual hypothesis.
C)   psychophysical law.
D)   phenomenological principle.

Question 13

Hue is to pitch as brightness is to

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A)   timbre.
B)   purity.
C)   loudness.
D)   retinal disparity.

Question 14

Humans can hear sounds ranging in frequency from

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A)   10-120 dB.
B)   20-2000 dB.
C)   200-2000 Hz.
D)   20-20,000 Hz.

Question 15

The fact that what first appeared to be contradictory and incompatible theories on color vision and sound perception lead psychologists to better understand both processes illustrates which of your text's unifying themes?

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A)   Psychology is empirical.
B)   Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C)   Behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
D)   Psychology is theoretically diverse.

Question 16

Escher and Vasarely both challenge viewers to think about perception through the use of

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A)   visual illusions.
B)   pointillism.
C)   feature analysis.
D)   the foot-in-the-door technique.

Question 17

Zachary is looking at a reversible figure,which first appears to be a vase,and then appears to be two faces.His perception of the figure keeps switching between these two interpretations.This switching perception is caused by the fact that

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A)   reversible figures cause people to experience the phi phenomenon.
B)   the Gestalt principle of simplicity doesn't work for reversible figures.
C)   The Gestalt principles of proximity and closure are both at work in reversible figures.
D)   the figure-ground distinction in reversible figures is often ambiguous.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of what is meant by perceptual constancy?

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A)   Moths are always attracted to light.
B)   A round pie tin always appears to us as round.
C)   Proximal and distal stimuli are always identical.
D)   Absolute thresholds always remain the same.

Question 19

Overall,it appears that we perceive

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A)   changing stimuli better than constant ones.
B)   constant stimuli better than changing ones.
C)   long-acting better than short-acting stimuli.
D)   stimuli that are steady in the environment.

Question 20

The visual cortex is to the auditory cortex as the occipital lobe is to the

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A)   occipital lobe.
B)   frontal lobe.
C)   temporal lobe.
D)   parietal lobe.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The visual cortex is to the auditory cortex as the occipital lobe is to the

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Sensation begins with a(n)____________________,or any detectable input from the environment.

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As people age,the lens of the eye loses its ability to accommodate,and it tends to remain flat instead of becoming fat and round.This suggests that as people age they will

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Humans can hear sounds ranging in frequency from

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After visual information is processed in the primary visual cortex,it is often routed to other cortical areas for additional processing through two pathways characterized as the

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Our perception of the richness,or saturation of a color is affected mainly by

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While you are listening to a TV announcer report on an important event your friend begins talking to you,and you begin to listen to your friend.The TV announcer's voice becomes the ____________________,while your friend's voice becomes the ____________________.

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Escher and Vasarely both challenge viewers to think about perception through the use of

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The action of the visual receptors supports the

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When your psychology professor is lecturing to your class,your professor can tell which students are sitting in the first,second,third,etc.,row,in part because students in the closer rows obstruct his/her view of students in more distant rows.This illustrates the depth perception cue of

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Which of the following is an example of what is meant by perceptual constancy?

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You may interpret the trapezoid shape projected on your retina as a rectangular book,in which case you are formulating a

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The amplitude of sound waves is measured in ____; the frequency of sound waves is measured in ____.

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Overall,it appears that we perceive

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Which of the following is NOT one of the perceived or psychological qualities of sound waves?

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Zachary is looking at a reversible figure,which first appears to be a vase,and then appears to be two faces.His perception of the figure keeps switching between these two interpretations.This switching perception is caused by the fact that

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Research suggests that which of the following colors tends to hinder performance in situations that demand achievement?

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Hue is to pitch as brightness is to

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Charlie's eyes function normally but he is unable to recognize objects.Charlie is suffering from

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The fact that what first appeared to be contradictory and incompatible theories on color vision and sound perception lead psychologists to better understand both processes illustrates which of your text's unifying themes?

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