Question 1

Which of the following is located on the tips of hair cells in the inner ear?

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A)   cilia
B)   hammer
C)   anvil
D)   stirrupE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A harmful action is perceived as more serious by those who have just listened to irritating music.This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by

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A)   Weber's law.
B)   subliminal stimulation.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   emotion.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Brightness is to intensity as hue is to

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A)   amplitude.
B)   color.
C)   pitch.
D)   wavelength.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The most light-sensitive receptor cells are the

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A)   ganglion cells.
B)   cones.
C)   bipolar cells.
D)   rods.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation?

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A)   enjoying a painting more the longer you study it
B)   responding vigorously every time a fire alarm is sounded
C)   not realizing how cold it is after you have been outdoors for a while in winter
D)   relying heavily on your hearing when you wear a blindfoldE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates

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A)   a just noticeable difference.
B)   top-down processing.
C)   Weber's law.
D)   sensory adaptation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Damage to an area on the underside of our brain's right hemisphere essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as

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A)   transduction.
B)   sensory adaptation.
C)   signal detection.
D)   prosopagnosia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Premature human babies gain weight faster if they are stimulated by

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A)   blinking lights.
B)   rhythmic sounds.
C)   hand massage.
D)   phantom limb sensations.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The retina at the back of the eye contains

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A)   the fovea.
B)   photoreceptors and the optic nerve.
C)   the pupil and cornea.
D)   rods and cones.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

________ line(s) the surface of the basilar membrane.

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A)   Hair cells
B)   The stirrup
C)   The cochlea
D)   The auditory nerveE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Sensory interaction is best illustrated by

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A)   psychokinesis.
B)   the volley principle.
C)   the McGurk effect.
D)   phantom limb sensations.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

If the ________ of the temporal lobe is stimulated,a person might spontaneously see faces.

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A)   supercell clusters
B)   fusiform face area
C)   hippocampus
D)   superior temporal gyrusE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

After painful medical procedures,people's memory snapshots tend to overlook

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A)   the final moments of pain associated with the procedure.
B)   the peak moments of pain associated with the procedure.
C)   the total duration of the pain associated with the procedure.
D)   all of these periods of pain.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

People who carried out a suggestion not to react to an open bottle of ammonia were highly responsive to

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A)   the McGurk effect.
B)   phantom smells.
C)   hypnotic induction.
D)   tinnitus.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

After the word "bread" was briefly flashed and then replaced by a masking stimulus,observers detected the related word "butter" much faster than the unrelated word "bubble." This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   sensory adaptation.
B)   prosopagnosia.
C)   priming.
D)   Weber's law.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a

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A)   sensory adaptation.
B)   schema.
C)   signal detector.
D)   masking stimulus.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Decline in taste sensitivity is relatively ________ among people who regularly smoke and relatively ________ among people who regularly consume alcohol

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A)   high;high
B)   low;low
C)   high;low
D)   low;highE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The amount of energy a light wave contains is its

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A)   wavelength.
B)   hue.
C)   brightness.
D)   intensity.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The philosopher John Locke believed that people

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A)   learn to perceive the world through experience.
B)   are endowed at birth with perceptual skills.
C)   perceive whole figures as greater than the sum of their parts.
D)   are unable to adapt to an inverted visual world.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

After sensory adaptation to an angry face,a morphed blend of an angry face and a scared face appears predominantly ________.After sensory adaptation to a scared face,a morphed face blend of an angry and a scared face appears predominantly ________.

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A)   scared;scared
B)   angry;angry
C)   scared;angry
D)   angry;scaredE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a

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After the word "bread" was briefly flashed and then replaced by a masking stimulus,observers detected the related word "butter" much faster than the unrelated word "bubble." This best illustrates the impact of

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The amount of energy a light wave contains is its

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Sensory interaction is best illustrated by

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People who carried out a suggestion not to react to an open bottle of ammonia were highly responsive to

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After sensory adaptation to an angry face,a morphed blend of an angry face and a scared face appears predominantly ________.After sensory adaptation to a scared face,a morphed face blend of an angry and a scared face appears predominantly ________.

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The retina at the back of the eye contains

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Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates

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Brightness is to intensity as hue is to

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After painful medical procedures,people's memory snapshots tend to overlook

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Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation?

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Decline in taste sensitivity is relatively ________ among people who regularly smoke and relatively ________ among people who regularly consume alcohol

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Premature human babies gain weight faster if they are stimulated by

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________ line(s) the surface of the basilar membrane.

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The philosopher John Locke believed that people

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If the ________ of the temporal lobe is stimulated,a person might spontaneously see faces.

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Which of the following is located on the tips of hair cells in the inner ear?

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A harmful action is perceived as more serious by those who have just listened to irritating music.This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by

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The most light-sensitive receptor cells are the

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Damage to an area on the underside of our brain's right hemisphere essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as

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