Question 1

As the farmer looked across her field, the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance. This provided her with a distance cue known as

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A)   proximity.
B)   linear perspective.
C)   closure.
D)   continuity.

Question 2

The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to

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A)   hearing.
B)   kinesthesis.
C)   the vestibular sense.
D)   accommodation.

Question 3

The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile accident taking place in a distant location is to ________ as the extrasensory ability to know at any moment exactly what your best friend is thinking is to ________.

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A)   telepathy; precognition
B)   precognition; psychokinesis
C)   psychokinesis; clairvoyance
D)   clairvoyance; telepathy

Question 4

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory

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A)   the retina contains three kinds of color receptors.
B)   color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes.
C)   the size of the difference threshold is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus.
D)   certain nerve cells in the brain respond to specific features of a stimulus.

Question 5

A 3-D movie enhances our sense of depth perception by exaggerating normal

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A)   interposition.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   linear perspective.
D)   perceptual constancy.

Question 6

Our sense of hearing is known as

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

Question 7

The process by which the lens changes its curvature is

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A)   accommodation.
B)   sensory adaptation.
C)   feature detection.
D)   transduction.

Question 8

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 subliminal stimuli.

Question 9

You are in an unfamiliar setting and your eyes are closed. Which of the following sounds would be hardest for you to locate correctly?

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A)   a bell ringing 6 feet directly in front of you
B)   a pen hitting the top of a table beside you
C)   a crying child standing 5 feet off to your right
D)   music from a loudspeaker 15 feet to your left

Question 10

On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, Rachel awakens with a severe toothache. During the interview she feels no pain; not until 30 minutes later does she become aware again of the troublesome toothache. Rachel's experience is best explained by

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

Question 11

The phenomenon that refers to the ways in which an individual's expectations influence perception is called

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A)   perceptual set.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   interposition.
D)   kinesthesis.

Question 12

Our shifting perceptions of a Necker cube best illustrate the importance of

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A)   blindsight.
B)   Weber's law.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   top-down processing.

Question 13

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of

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A)   phantom limb sensations.
B)   Weber's law.
C)   accommodation.
D)   afterimages.

Question 14

Kinesthesis involves

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A)   the bones of the middle ear.
B)   information from the tendons, joints, and muscles
C)   membranes within the cochlea.
D)   the body's sense of balance.

Question 15

The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to

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A)   focus the light on our retina.
B)   adjust the size of the pupil.
C)   minimize sensory adaptation.
D)   do all of these things.

Question 16

Which of the following strategies best illustrates the use of subliminal stimulation?

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A)   A department store places flashing red lights near its sale merchandise.
B)   A magazine ad pictures a pack of cigarettes with a beautiful mountain stream in the background.
C)   A church organist plays relaxing background music during a pastor's congregational prayer.
D)   A trim female figure is imperceptibly flashed on the TV screen during an ad for a weight-reduction clinic.

Question 17

Berdine has developed cataracts in both eyes, preventing her from being able to identify even her mother's face. Berdine most clearly suffers a deficiency in

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A)   the optic nerve.
B)   accommodation.
C)   bottom-up processing.
D)   kinesthesis.

Question 18

Explain why both top-down and bottom-up processing are emphasized by those who take a biopsychosocial approach to understanding pain and pain control.

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Question 19

Players who had been hitting a baseball poorly perceived the ball as smaller than those who had been hitting well. This best illustrates that size perception can be influenced by

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A)   tinnitus.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   top-down processing.

Question 20

As Sherod walked away from the camera, the image of his body filled a smaller area of the television screen. Nevertheless, viewers did not perceive Sherod as suddenly shrinking. This illustrates

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A)   perceptual adaptation.
B)   size constancy.
C)   closure.
D)   interposition.

Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Players who had been hitting a baseball poorly perceived the ball as smaller than those who had been hitting well. This best illustrates that size perception can be influenced by

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Our sense of hearing is known as

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The extrasensory ability to perceive an automobile accident taking place in a distant location is to ________ as the extrasensory ability to know at any moment exactly what your best friend is thinking is to ________.

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Which of the following strategies best illustrates the use of subliminal stimulation?

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Kinesthesis involves

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The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to

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As Sherod walked away from the camera, the image of his body filled a smaller area of the television screen. Nevertheless, viewers did not perceive Sherod as suddenly shrinking. This illustrates

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Berdine has developed cataracts in both eyes, preventing her from being able to identify even her mother's face. Berdine most clearly suffers a deficiency in

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On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, Rachel awakens with a severe toothache. During the interview she feels no pain; not until 30 minutes later does she become aware again of the troublesome toothache. Rachel's experience is best explained by

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The process by which the lens changes its curvature is

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As the farmer looked across her field, the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance. This provided her with a distance cue known as

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The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to

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A 3-D movie enhances our sense of depth perception by exaggerating normal

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Explain why both top-down and bottom-up processing are emphasized by those who take a biopsychosocial approach to understanding pain and pain control.

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People's response to subliminal priming indicates that

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According to the Young-Helmholtz theory

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The phenomenon that refers to the ways in which an individual's expectations influence perception is called

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You are in an unfamiliar setting and your eyes are closed. Which of the following sounds would be hardest for you to locate correctly?

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