Question 1

Kaylee's experience of pain during a demanding physical exercise routine was intensified when she noticed that other exercise participants were in a lot of pain.This best illustrates that the experience of pain is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)   dissociation.
B)   psychokinesis.
C)   top-down processing.
D)   synesthesia.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home?

Accepted Answer

A)   nociceptors
B)   olfactory receptors
C)   vestibular sacs
D)   the basilar membraneE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Pablo sees 75-watt light bulbs as giving off more light than 60-watt bulbs.His wife sees them as giving off the same amount of light.Pablo apparently has a ________ threshold for light than his wife.

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A)   smaller difference
B)   lower absolute
C)   larger difference
D)   higher absoluteE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The Moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the Moon as unusually

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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.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Depth perception that uses information transmitted to only one eye depends on

Accepted Answer

A)   relative luminance.
B)   blindsight.
C)   brightness constancy.
D)   monocular cues.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

The Moon just above the horizon typically appears to be unusually

Accepted Answer

A)   large because we perceive it as unusually close to ourselves.
B)   bright because we perceive it as unusually close to ourselves.
C)   large because we perceive it as unusually far away from ourselves.
D)   bright because we perceive it as unusually far away from ourselves.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Sensing the position and movement of your pitching arm while throwing a fastball best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   synesthesia.
B)   kinesthesia.
C)   psychokinesis.
D)   the volley principle.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The explanatory usefulness of place theory is limited because the neural signals triggered by ________ sound waves are not neatly associated with activation of a specific region of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   high-frequency;oval window
B)   low-frequency;oval window
C)   high-frequency;basilar membrane
D)   low-frequency;basilar membraneE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.

Accepted Answer

A)   size constancy
B)   accommodation
C)   depth perception
D)   perceptual adaptationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to

Accepted Answer

A)   intensity.
B)   decibels.
C)   rhythm.
D)   frequency.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

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

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The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.

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Pablo sees 75-watt light bulbs as giving off more light than 60-watt bulbs.His wife sees them as giving off the same amount of light.Pablo apparently has a ________ threshold for light than his wife.

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Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home?

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Kaylee's experience of pain during a demanding physical exercise routine was intensified when she noticed that other exercise participants were in a lot of pain.This best illustrates that the experience of pain is influenced by

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The explanatory usefulness of place theory is limited because the neural signals triggered by sound waves are not neatly associated with activation of a specific region of the .

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Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to

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The Moon just above the horizon typically appears to be unusually

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Depth perception that uses information transmitted to only one eye depends on

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The Moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the Moon as unusually

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Sensing the position and movement of your pitching arm while throwing a fastball best illustrates

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

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The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.

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Pablo sees 75-watt light bulbs as giving off more light than 60-watt bulbs.His wife sees them as giving off the same amount of light.Pablo apparently has a ________ threshold for light than his wife.

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Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home?

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Kaylee's experience of pain during a demanding physical exercise routine was intensified when she noticed that other exercise participants were in a lot of pain.This best illustrates that the experience of pain is influenced by

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The explanatory usefulness of place theory is limited because the neural signals triggered by ________ sound waves are not neatly associated with activation of a specific region of the ________.

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Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to

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