PSY Quiz 5

Wesley is in a movie theater with no windows—the only light is low illumination from the emergency lights on the floor. Which photoreceptors will be most useful to Wesley as he attempts to leave the theater? A. iris B. cones C. rods D. fovea

Honeybees can see light in the ________ range of the electromagnetic spectrum. A. beta B. infrared C. ultraviolet D. gamma

Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called? A. Pacinian Syndrome B. inherited numbness C. nociception D. congenital analgesia

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain? A. photoreceptor B. cornea C. linear D. optic

Longer wavelengths will have ________ frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have ________ frequencies. A. shorter; longer B. longer; shorter C. lower; higher D. higher; lower

Which of the following statements about deaf culture is false? A. Deaf individuals believe children should receive a cochlear implant as soon as possible after birth. B. Deaf individuals prefer to teach children to communicate in American Sign Language rather than teaching children to read lips. C. Deaf individuals primarily communicate through signing. D. Deaf individuals communicate using American Sign Language.

keelah extended her arm in front of her and then extended one of her fingers. She focused on that finger. Next, she closed her left eye without moving her head; then she opened her left eye and closed her right eye without moving her head. She noticed that her finger seemed to shift as she alternated between the two eyes because of the slightly different view each eye had of her finger. What is illustrated by this example? A. bottom processing B. binocular disparity C. monocular disparity D. top-down processing

Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________. A. since birth B. due to deliberate damage C. as a result of old age D. as a result of disease

Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she can distinguish the sound of his voice from the all the other voices. This illustrates ________ theory. A. just noticeable difference B. sensory adaptation C. signal detection D. absolute threshold

How does the term Gestalt relate to the psychological study of perception? A. Perception is a Gestalt branch of psychology, meaning the brain is studied apart from the body. B. Sensation requires the use of Gestalt psychology; perception requires the use of gerund psychology. C. Gestalt psychology was popular in the 20th century, but it has been replaced by psycholinguistics. D. Perception involves more than simply combining sensory stimuli; therefore, perception is studied as Gestalt.

What is vertigo? A. spinning sensation B. fear of heights C. noise phobia D. inability to see color

Suppose you are watching a movie on a large screen. For a fraction of a second, the words "Drink Cola" flash on the screen. You do not perceive the words "Drink Cola" because it is beyond your absolute threshold. In this example, the message "Drink Cola" is an example of ________. A. a subliminal message B. sensory adaptation C. bottom-up processing D. top-down processing

________ is another term for the malleus. A. hammer B. nail C. drum D. percussive

Which term describes the perception of the body's movement through space? A. nociception B. neurasthenia C. kinesthesia D. dimensionality

Which of the following statements about olfactory receptors is false? A. They are bulb-like structures at the tip of the frontal lobe where the olfactory nerves begin. B. They are located in a mucous membrane at the top of the nose. C. They have small, hair-like extensions. D. They are cells.

What does the place theory of pitch perception suggest? A. Different amplitudes of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different waves. B. Different sections of the cochlea are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. C. Different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. D. Different portions of the ear are sensitive to sounds of different decibels.

The ________is also known as the anvil. A. malleus B. incus C. hair cell D. cochlea

What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus? A. monocular B. afterimage C. fovea D. preimage

What has research by Goolkasian & Woodbury (2010) demonstrated about pattern perception? A. Those who have a preexisting phobia will interpret innocuous patterns as threatening. B. Subliminal priming is more effective than priming above the absolute threshold. C. Those who are given verbal priming produce a biased interpretation of complex ambiguous figures. D. Those who receive less auditory priming are more likely to hear things than those who receive more auditory priming.

Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with ________. A. longer wavelengths B. wavelengths of indeterminate length C. shorter wavelengths D. intermediate wavelengths

________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor. A. perception; sensation B. sensation; perception C. perception; reception D. preception; postception

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________. A. distinguish the fat content of food B. maintain balance and body posture C. feel pain D. regulate body temperature

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we ________. A. can see B. can't see without sunlight C. can't see D. can see only in the dark

What has research shown about processing subliminal messages? A. Outside of laboratory settings, people have a lower absolute threshold. B. In laboratory settings, people do not perceive information outside of their awareness. C. In real life, people obey subliminal messages like zombies. D. In laboratory settings, people can process and respond to information outside of their awareness.

What does the place theory of pitch perception suggest? A. Different amplitudes of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different waves. B. Different sections of the cochlea are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies. C. Different portions of the ear are sensitive to sounds of different decibels. D. Different portions of the basilar membrane are sensitive to sounds of different frequencies.

Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion. A. Ménière B. Merkel C. Müller-Lyer D. Meissner

________ is exemplified by stroking the hand of another person. A. gustation B. audition C. olfaction D. somatosensation

Which part of the eye holds eye color? A. iris B. retina C. lens D. cornea

Which of the following exemplifies gustation? A. hearing a cat purr B. smelling fresh mint in a garden C. feeling a piece of petrified wood D. tasting freshly caught salmon

Why are olfaction and gustation called chemical senses? A. They have sensory receptors that respond to molecules in the food we eat or in the air we breathe. B. They are unrelated to biological senses. C. We cannot use these senses without the presence of specific chemicals in the body. D. Neither one has sensory receptors that respond to molecules in the food we eat or in the air we breathe

Tyrahn's rods do not transform light into nerve impulses as easily and efficiently as they should, so he has difficulty seeing in dim light. This is called ________. A. night blindness B. legal blindness C. night vision D. night impairment

Light waves are transmitted across the ________ and enter the eye through the ________. A. cornea; pupil B. lens; retina C. iris; pupil D. pupil; cornea

When light levels are low, the pupil will become ________, to allow more light to enter the eye. A. dilated B. smaller C. longer D. contracted

Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________ provides her brain with information about the pain she feels. A. preconception B. nociception C. thermoception D. kinesthesia