Question 1

The outer ear is called the:

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A)  pinna.
B)  oval window.
C)  tympanic membrane.
D)  cochlea.

Question 2

The tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related is known as:

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A)  similarity.
B)  proximity.
C)  continuity.
D)  contiguity.

Question 3

The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are:

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A)  more men than women.
B)  more women than men.
C)  nature and buildings in a common area.
D)  buildings with lots of corners.

Question 4

Jamie walks from a bright room into a dark room.It will take about ______ minutes for her rods to fully adjust to the dark.

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A)  10
B)  30
C)  20
D)  40

Question 5

Proximity is the tendency to:

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A)  perceive objects,or figures,on some background.
B)  complete figures that are incomplete.
C)  perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping.
D)  perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern.

Question 6

Light has two properties that can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

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

Question 8

What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

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A)  tiny bones located in the middle ear
B)  the three structures of the outer ear
C)  the three components of the cochlea
D)  sound tests used by audiologists to screen for hearing impairments

Question 9

Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Similarity is the tendency to perceive:

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A)  objects,or figures,on some background.
B)  things that look similar as being part of the same group.
C)  objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping.
D)  things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern.

Question 11

Why are cones in the fovea capable of sending detailed and precise visual information?

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A)  They connect to bipolar cells in a one-to-one fashion.
B)  Compared to rods,their speed of transmission is faster.
C)  Their cell bodies are highly responsive to neurotransmitters.
D)  They connect directly to brain centres responsible for visual processing.

Question 12

The dentist was able to move quickly to save the patient's tooth.He has seen this constellation of symptoms before,symptoms that relate to jaw trauma following a car accident,therefore he did not have to take time to analyze each component.The dentist's assessment is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual consistency.
B)  top-down processing.
C)  bottom-up processing.
D)  perceptual expectancy.

Question 13

Conduction deafness refers to hearing problems that originate in the:

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A)  outer ear.
B)  inner ear.
C)  outer and middle ear.
D)  auditory pathways to the brain.

Question 14

Common region is the tendency to perceive:

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A)  objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping.
B)  things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern.
C)  two things that happen close together in time as being related.
D)  objects that are in a shared area or region as being in a group.

Question 15

According to the opponent-process theory of colour vision,the correct pairings of opposite colours are:

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A)  red versus green and blue versus yellow
B)  black versus grey and white versus coloured
C)  blue versus red and green versus yellow
D)  blue versus green and red versus yellow

Question 16

Evidence for size constancy has been found in all of the following stages EXCEPT:

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A)  newborn babies.
B)  four-month-old infants.
C)  six-month-old infants.
D)  the in utero fetus.

Question 17

Once through the lens,light passes through a large open space filled with a clear,jellylike fluid called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  retina.
B)  vitreous humour.
C)  aqueous humour.
D)  fovea.

Question 18

Which of our senses do not totally adapt to a constant stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing
B)  smell
C)  touch
D)  vision

Question 19

We can see a candle flame at 50 kilometres on a clear,dark night,and we can hear the tick of a watch 7 metres away in a quiet room.These two facts are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  visual and auditory priming.
B)  difference threshold.
C)  sensory transduction.
D)  absolute thresholds.

Question 20

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity.
B)  continuity.
C)  contiguity
D)  common region

Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Which of our senses do not totally adapt to a constant stimulus?

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The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern is known as:

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Conduction deafness refers to hearing problems that originate in the:

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Similarity is the tendency to perceive:

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Jamie walks from a bright room into a dark room.It will take about ______ minutes for her rods to fully adjust to the dark.

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Evidence for size constancy has been found in all of the following stages EXCEPT:

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The dentist was able to move quickly to save the patient's tooth.He has seen this constellation of symptoms before,symptoms that relate to jaw trauma following a car accident,therefore he did not have to take time to analyze each component.The dentist's assessment is an example of:

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The tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related is known as:

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Light has two properties that can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

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According to the opponent-process theory of colour vision,the correct pairings of opposite colours are:

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The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are:

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Common region is the tendency to perceive:

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The outer ear is called the:

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Why are cones in the fovea capable of sending detailed and precise visual information?

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Proximity is the tendency to:

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Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

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Once through the lens,light passes through a large open space filled with a clear,jellylike fluid called the:

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We can see a candle flame at 50 kilometres on a clear,dark night,and we can hear the tick of a watch 7 metres away in a quiet room.These two facts are examples of:

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What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

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Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

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