Question 1

Food generally tastes bland when you have a severe head cold because

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A)  your cold will cause the sweet receptors in your mouth to become inactivated.
B)  your high temperature will cause your brain to block signals from the taste buds.
C)  your naturally produced antibodies interfere with chemical molecules stimulated by your taste buds.
D)  with a reduced sense of smell your sense of taste will be diminished.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Although located in the eye, the _____ is actually an extension of the central nervous system and is responsible for processing images. ​

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The answer of Although located in the eye, the _____...

Question 3

The depth perception cue based on the observation that parallel lines converge in the distance is ​

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A)  height in plane.
B)  retinal disparity.
C)  linear perspective.
D)  interposition.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Psychologists who took the structuralist approach to the study of consciousness believed that the best way to understand an individual's conscious experiences was to understand all the component parts that combined to produce the experience. This view is MOST consistent with  the _____ model of perception.

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A)  top-down processing
B)  eclectic
C)  bottom-up processing
D)  opponent processE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

A recently recognized fifth taste is known as umami, which is a _____ taste.

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A)  hot
B)  savory
C)  sweet
D)  bitterE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Provide an overview of the place and frequency theories of pitch perception, and resolve the "debate" between the two.

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Place theory proposes that specific soun...

Question 7

If you mix red, green, and blue paint, you will get ​

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A)  purple.
B)  white.
C)  orange.
D)  black.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Gabriella was looking for shelter from a sudden cloudburst, but she had difficulty judging whether the old barn or the farmhouse was closer. However, when she noticed that the barn partially obscured the corner of the house, she headed for the barn. She was able to judge which building was closer based on

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A)  texture gradient.
B)  interposition.
C)  relative size.
D)  linear perspective.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Rather than provide details about the party she just attended, Patty tried to give her overall impression.  Patty was operating on the assumption of _____, that the whole may be greater than the mere sum of its parts. ​

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A)  psychophysics
B)  holistic psychology
C)  Gestalt psychology
D)  psychodynamicsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Axons carrying visual information exit the eye at the _____.

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The answer of Axons carrying visual information exit the eye...

Question 11

The theory of hearing that views the basilar membrane as being like a drumhead is _____ theory.

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A)  place
B)  timpani
C)  frequency
D)  opponent processE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The perceptual tendency to perceive a pile of change as being composed of pennies, nickels, and dimes is the result of ​

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A)  closure.
B)  similarity.
C)  proximity. ​
D)  continuity.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is known as ​

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A)  perceptual set.
B)  inattentional blindness.
C)  feature analysis.
D)  top-to-bottom processing.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why, when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes. ​

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Dark adaptation, or the process by which...

Question 15

The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the ​

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A)  horizontal-vertical illusion.
B)  Ponzo illusion.
C)  Müller-Lyer illusion.
D)  illusion of relative size.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Vanessa describes a new melody that she heard at a concert by telling you each of the individual notes in the order that they were played. In providing this type of description, it appears that Vanessa processed the melody using

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A)  top-down processing.
B)  figure-ground processing.
C)  opponent processes.
D)  bottom-up processing.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of ​

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A)  touch.
B)  smell.
C)  taste.
D)  both taste and smell.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

If an announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating ​

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A)  inattentional blindness.
B)  attentional blindness.
C)  perceptual set.
D)  feature analysis.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Humans can hear sounds ranging in frequency from

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A)  10-120 dB.
B)  20-2,000 dB.
C)  200-2,000 Hz.
D)  20-20,000 Hz.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

An animal species normally active at night (or nocturnal)  would be expected to have a visual system that consists primarily of ​

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A)  rods.
B)  cones.
C)  bipolar cells.
D)  ganglion cells.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why, when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes.

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The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the

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Food generally tastes bland when you have a severe head cold because

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A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of

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The theory of hearing that views the basilar membrane as being like a drumhead is _____ theory.

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The depth perception cue based on the observation that parallel lines converge in the distance is

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Provide an overview of the place and frequency theories of pitch perception, and resolve the "debate" between the two.

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Axons carrying visual information exit the eye at the _____.

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Although located in the eye, the _____ is actually an extension of the central nervous system and is responsible for processing images.

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Vanessa describes a new melody that she heard at a concert by telling you each of the individual notes in the order that they were played. In providing this type of description, it appears that Vanessa processed the melody using

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If an announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating

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The perceptual tendency to perceive a pile of change as being composed of pennies, nickels, and dimes is the result of

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The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is known as

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Rather than provide details about the party she just attended, Patty tried to give her overall impression. Patty was operating on the assumption of _____, that the whole may be greater than the mere sum of its parts.

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A recently recognized fifth taste is known as umami, which is a _____ taste.

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Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why, when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes. ​

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Although located in the eye, the _____ is actually an extension of the central nervous system and is responsible for processing images. ​

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Vanessa describes a new melody that she heard at a concert by telling you each of the individual notes in the order that they were played. In providing this type of description, it appears that Vanessa processed the melody using

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If an announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating ​

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The perceptual tendency to perceive a pile of change as being composed of pennies, nickels, and dimes is the result of ​

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The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is known as ​

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Rather than provide details about the party she just attended, Patty tried to give her overall impression. Patty was operating on the assumption of _____, that the whole may be greater than the mere sum of its parts. ​

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A recently recognized fifth taste is known as umami, which is a _____ taste.

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Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why, when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes.

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An animal species normally active at night (or nocturnal) would be expected to have a visual system that consists primarily of

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A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of

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The depth perception cue based on the observation that parallel lines converge in the distance is

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Although located in the eye, the _____ is actually an extension of the central nervous system and is responsible for processing images.

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If an announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating

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The perceptual tendency to perceive a pile of change as being composed of pennies, nickels, and dimes is the result of

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The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is known as

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