Question 1

Our sense of hearing is known as

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A)   the vestibular sense.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   audition.
D)   tinnitus.

Question 2

Damage to the cochlea's hair cell receptors is most likely to cause a loss of

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A)   kinesthesia.
B)   audition.
C)   top-down processing.
D)   olfaction.

Question 3

Mr.Kim's experience of chronic back pain is influenced by his cultural background,his attentional processes,and nerve damage caused by an automobile accident.An integrated understanding of Mr.Kim's suffering is most clearly provided by

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A)   the McGurk effect.
B)   the volley principle.
C)   gate-control theory.
D)   a biopsychosocial approach.

Question 4

The influence of our physical gestures on our psychological preferences is said to be an indication of

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A)   embodied cognition.
B)   dissociation.
C)   psychokinesis.
D)   phantom limb sensations

Question 5

The pitch of sound is determined by the ________ of sound waves.

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A)   intensity
B)   amplitude
C)   height
D)   frequency

Question 6

A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately from other thoughts is called

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A)   embodied cognition.
B)   dissociation.
C)   extrasensory perception.
D)   posthypnotic suggestion.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

The interconnection of brain circuits that process sensory experiences with brain circuits responsible for abstract thinking contributes to what psychologists call

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A)   parapsychology.
B)   embodied cognition.
C)   precognition.
D)   kinesthesia.

Question 9

Olfaction refers to

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A)   transforming sounds into neural impulses.
B)   the sense of body position and movement.
C)   the principle that one sense may influence another.
D)   the sense of smell.

Question 10

Sensing the position and movement of your pitching arm while throwing a fastball best illustrates

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A)   synesthesia.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   psychokinesis.
D)   the volley principle.

Question 11

You are more likely to feel tickled by a good friend's touch than when the very same touch is initiated by someone you don't know.This best illustrates that our experience of touch is influenced by

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A)   phantom limb sensations.
B)   top-down processing.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   synesthesia.

Question 12

A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions,feelings,thoughts,or behaviors will spontaneously occur is called

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A)   hypnosis.
B)   gate-control theory.
C)   a placebo.
D)   social influence.

Question 13

A cochlear implant converts sounds into

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A)   decibels.
B)   electrical signals.
C)   air pressure changes.
D)   fluid vibrations.

Question 14

Evidence that people in a posthypnotic state have no difficulty consciously recalling everything they had experienced while under hypnosis would most clearly serve to challenge

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A)   frequency theory.
B)   place theory.
C)   dissociation theory.
D)   opponent-process theory.

Question 15

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's

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A)   olfaction.
B)   audition.
C)   sense of smell.
D)   vestibular sense.

Question 16

Receptor cells for kinesthesia are located in the

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A)   temporal lobe.
B)   tendons,joints,and muscles.
C)   olfactory bulb.
D)   auditory nerve.

Question 17

Dane worked for years as a jackhammer operator without consistently wearing earplugs and he now suffers nerve deafness.His loss of hearing is most likely caused by damage to

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A)   nociceptors.
B)   olfactory receptors.
C)   the eardrum.
D)   hair cell receptors.

Question 18

The ________ is a snail-shaped tube in the inner ear.

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A)   cochlea
B)   hammer
C)   anvil
D)   stirrup

Question 19

The biopsychosocial approach to pain is likely to emphasize the importance of both

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A)   top-down and bottom-up processing.
B)   frequency and place theories.
C)   kinesthesia and psychokinesis.
D)   telepathy and clairvoyance.

Question 20

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)   precognition.
B)   synesthesia.
C)   dissociation.
D)   top-down processing.

Exam 19: Hypnosis

Sensing the position and movement of your pitching arm while throwing a fastball best illustrates

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The ________ is a snail-shaped tube in the inner ear.

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Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's

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The influence of our physical gestures on our psychological preferences is said to be an indication of

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The pitch of sound is determined by the ________ of sound waves.

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Dane worked for years as a jackhammer operator without consistently wearing earplugs and he now suffers nerve deafness.His loss of hearing is most likely caused by damage to

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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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A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions,feelings,thoughts,or behaviors will spontaneously occur is called

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The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of

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Damage to the cochlea's hair cell receptors is most likely to cause a loss of

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Receptor cells for kinesthesia are located in the

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A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately from other thoughts is called

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Mr.Kim's experience of chronic back pain is influenced by his cultural background,his attentional processes,and nerve damage caused by an automobile accident.An integrated understanding of Mr.Kim's suffering is most clearly provided by

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Evidence that people in a posthypnotic state have no difficulty consciously recalling everything they had experienced while under hypnosis would most clearly serve to challenge

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Olfaction refers to

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A cochlear implant converts sounds into

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Our sense of hearing is known as

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