Psych 100 Ch. 6

Front 1

1. The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears transform the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of
a. interposition.
b. parallel processing.
c. transduction.
d. sensory interaction.

Back 1

C. transduction

Front 2

2. A subliminal message is one that is presented
a. below one's absolute threshold for awareness.
b. in a manner that is unconsciously persuasive.
c. with very soft background music.
d. repetitiously.

Back 2

A. below one's absolute threshold for awareness

Front 3

3. If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates
a. parallel processing.
b. accommodation.
c. sensory adaptation.
d. Weber's law.

Back 3

C. sensory adaptation

Front 4

4. The wavelength of light determines its
a. retinal disparity.
b. brightness.
c. amplitude.
d. hue.

Back 4

D. hue

Front 5

5. Multiple ________ send combined messages to a bipolar cell, whereas a single ________ may link directly to a single bipolar cell.
a. rods; cone
b. cones; rod
c. hair cells; basilar membrane
d. basilar membranes; hair cell

Back 5

A. rods; cone

Front 6

6. Some stroke victims lose the capacity to perceive motion but retain the capacity to perceive shapes and colors. Others lose the capacity to perceive colors but retain the capacity to perceive movement and form. These peculiar visual disabilities best illustrate our normal capacity for
a. sensory adaptation.
b. parallel processing.
c. sensory interaction.
d. accommodation.

Back 6

B. parallel processing

Front 7

7. The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of
a. phantom limb sensations.
b. Weber's law.
c. accommodation.
d. afterimages.

Back 7

D. afterimages

Front 8

8. The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of
a. closure.
b. proximity.
c. interposition.
d. perceptual constancy.

Back 8

B. proximity

Front 9

9. The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates
a. interposition.
b. the phi phenomenon.
c. perceptual constancy.
d. the McGurk effect.

Back 9

C. perceptual constancy

Front 10

10. The Moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the Moon as unusually
a. large when it is near the horizon.
b. large when it is high in the sky.
c. bright when it is near the horizon.
d. bright when it is high in the sky.

Back 10

A. large when it is near the horizon

Front 11

11. Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by
a. cultural experience.
b. retinal disparity.
c. accommodation.
d. relative luminance.

Back 11

A. cultural experience

Front 12

12. Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's
a. vision.
b. audition.
c. sense of smell.
d. vestibular sense.

Back 12

B. audition

Front 13

13. Holding a heavy rather than a light clipboard leads people to perceive job candidates as more important. This best illustrates
a. Weber's law.
b. telekinesis.
c. embodied cognition.
d. the McGurk effect.

Back 13

C. embodied cognition

Front 14

14. Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the
a. fovea.
b. cerebellum.
c. olfactory cortex.
d. frontal lobes.

Back 14

B. cerebellum

Front 15

15. Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races. This undermines their claims to possess the power of
a. clairvoyance.
b. interposition.
c. precognition.
d. telepathy.

Back 15

C. precognition

Front 16

1. Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates
a. accommodation.
b. top-down processing.
c. Weber's law.
d. sensory adaptation.

Back 16

B. top-down processing

Front 17

2. The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates
a. sensory interaction.
b. the volley principle.
c. Weber's law.
d. the opponent-process theory.

Back 17

C. Weber's law

Front 18

3. After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of
a. interposition.
b. retinal disparity.
c. the phi phenomenon.
d. perceptual set.

Back 18

D. perceptual set

Front 19

4. The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the
a. lens.
b. optic nerve.
c. cornea.
d. fovea.

Back 19

D. fovea

Front 20

5. Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's visual cortex?
a. rods and cones
b. bipolar cells
c. hair cells
d. feature detectors

Back 20

D. feature detectors

Front 21

6. Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by
a. evolutionary psychologists.
b. behaviorists.
c. Gestalt psychologists.
d. parapsychologists.

Back 21

C. Gestalt psychologists

Front 22

7. The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as
a. proximity.
b. interposition.
c. retinal disparity.
d. linear perspective.

Back 22

C. retinal disparity

Front 23

8. Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as
a. linear perspective.
b. interposition.
c. proximity.
d. continuity

Back 23

A. linear perspective

Front 24

9. A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates
a. retinal disparity.
b. interposition.
c. shape constancy.
d. linear perspective.

Back 24

C. shape constancy

Front 25

10. Grass seen through sunglasses appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates
a. Weber's law.
b. sensory interaction.
c. accommodation.
d. color constancy.

Back 25

D. color constancy

Front 26

11. After some practice, Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down. This best illustrates
a. perceptual adaptation.
b. perceptual constancy.
c. interposition.
d. sensory interaction.

Back 26

A. perceptual adaptation

Front 27

12. The cochlea is a
a. fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.
b. fluid-filled tube that provides a sense of upright body position.
c. fluid-filled tube that provides a sense of body movement.
d. set of three tiny bones that amplify the vibrations of the earndrum.

Back 27

A. fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.

Front 28

13. Nociceptors initiate the sensation of
a. color.
b. pitch.
c. taste.
d. pain.

Back 28

D. pain

Front 29

14. A drink's strawberry odor enhances our perception of its sweetness. This best illustrates
a. interposition.
b. sensory adaptation.
c. Weber's law.
d. sensory interaction.

Back 29

D. sensory interaction

Front 30

15. The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms exemplifies
a. the vestibular sense.
b. top-down processing.
c. sensory interaction.
d. kinesthesis.

Back 30

D. kinesthesis