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Introduction to Psychology Question Set 1a
Sensation and Perception
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. _____ perception involves touching and exploring objects with our hands.
a. Olfactory
b. Haptic
c. Sensory
d. Vestibular
2. Sensory adaptation explains why:
a. humans can discriminate up to a trillion odors.
b. some smells cause an immediate positive reaction.
c. smells appear to fade a few minutes after the onset of exposure to them.
d. pheromones influence social behaviors in animals.
3. Benjamin is missing S-cones and, as a result, perceives _____ differently from those who do have S-cones.
a. tree trunks
b. grass
c. bananas
d. blueberries
4. Due to the perceptual grouping rule of continuity, we:
a. group objects that are similar in color or shape.
b. group objects that are close together.
c. group edges or contours that have the same orientation.
d. fill in the missing elements of a visual scene.
5. Someone wearing night-vision goggles can detect:
a. gamma rays.
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b. radio waves.
c. ultraviolet waves.
d. infrared waves.
6. Feedback from sensory receptors in the legs is primarily responsible for a competitive runner's:
a. decision as to when is the best time to begin running faster.
b. ability to maintain her balance while running.
c. ability to hold a constant gaze while in motion.
d. ability to become more efficient with her stride with practice.
7. People with brain damage in the _____ often are unable to _____ an object.
a. parietal cortex; aim or reach for
b. occipital cortex; aim or reach for
c. ventral stream; determine the location or movement of
d. dorsal stream; correctly identify
8. Referred pain is caused by:
a. stimulation of two adjacent areas on the skin resulting in activation of the same nerve cells in the
spinal cord.
b. an activation of the "what" but not "where" pathway in the somatosensory cortex.
c. a convergence of sensory information from internal and external sources on the same nerve cells in
the spinal cord.
d. stimulation of two adjacent areas in the somatosensory cortex.
9. Neuroscientists originally dubbed the dorsal visual stream the _____ pathway; today, it is arguably better
conceptualized as the _____ pathway.
a. how; what
b. what; perception for action
c. what; perception for identification
d. where; perception for action
10. Counting how often the peaks of a sound wave pass a microphone is a measure of the wave's:
a. amplitude.
b. frequency.
c. complexity.
d. decibel level.
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11. A mother tells her teenage son to turn down his music. The son tells his mom that he will do so and turns the
volume down slightly. A minute later, the mother cannot tell that her son complied with her request, so she yells
at him. Apparently, the decrease in volume was not enough to meet the:
a. absolute threshold.
b. correct rejection criteria.
c. just noticeable difference.
d. sensory adaptation.
12. In a painting of a field of wildflowers, Ayah noticed that the flowers in the foreground were clearly
delineated, while the flowers that appeared further away were not. The painting provided a depth cue called:
a. interposition.
b. linear perspective.
c. relative size.
d. texture gradient.
13. Which sequence for the visual pathway from the eye to the brain is correct?
a. optic nerve, lateral geniculate nucleus, area V1, optic chiasm
b. optic chiasm, optic nerve, area V1, lateral geniculate nucleus
c. optic nerve, optic chiasm, lateral geniculate nucleus, area V1
d. optic nerve, area V1, optic chiasm, lateral geniculate nucleus
14. You're outside stargazing at night when the headlights of an approaching car temporarily blind you. After a
few moments, however, the light no longer seems as bright. This is an example of:
a. retinal disparity.
b. accommodation.
c. sensory adaptation.
d. sensitization.
15. Rock musicians often suffer hearing loss due to chronic exposure to high-decibel sounds that damage hair
cells. They experience which type of hearing loss?
a. conductive
b. inattentional
c. sensorineural
d. area A1 damage
16. In 2014, Axl Rose was voted the greatest rock vocalist ever, in part due to his unique raspy voice that is
impossible to truly duplicate. Many people find Axl's vocals interesting due to these variations in sound, which
are related to the _____ of his vocals.
a. loudness
b. pitch
c. purity
d. complexity
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17. Who is MOST likely to be a supertaster?
a. Millie, whose favourite food is broccoli
b. Ramona, who loves kale
c. Mikkel, who drinks his coffee without cream or sugar
d. Kira, who is an extremely picky eater
18. The number of wavelengths that make up light determines its:
a. hue, or color.
b. brightness.
c. saturation, or richness of color.
d. spectrum.
19. The binding problem of perception is concerned with how:
a. vision is integrated or bound with hearing to produce a unitary perceptual experience.
b. features are linked so that we see unified objects rather than disjointed or miscombined ones.
c. both the shape and identity of an object are identified simultaneously.
d. fine details are perceived in complex objects.
20. Mikhail moved to a new apartment located on a busy, noisy street. According to sensory adaptation, over
time, Mikhail would be LEAST likely to notice the noise if traffic:
a. patterns remain constant.
b. is heavy only during rush hour.
c. is unpredictable.
d. is heavy during the week and light on the weekends.
21. Which taste perception is genetic?
a. an aversion to eating meat
b. a preference for having your steak prepared well done
c. an aversion to extremely bitter leafy green vegetables
d. an aversion to a particular food that made you sick
22. Meg orders food at the counter of her favourite fast food restaurant. The employee who takes her order steps
aside and another employee then takes Meg's money. Although the two employees look somewhat different,
Meg perceives that the same person took both her order and her money. This failure to perceive BEST
illustrates _____ blindness.
a. change
b. inattentional
c. visual
d. feature
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23. A tennis player might use feedback from the receptors in her forearm to:
a. improve her backhand stroke.
b. maintain her balance during a serve.
c. keep her eye on the ball as she hits it.
d. decide whether to stroke a near-court or cross-court shot.
24. The process by which the lens changes shape to produce a clear image on the retina is called:
a. visual acuity.
b. accommodation.
c. light adaptation.
d. phototransduction.
25. After building a snowman in the back yard, Luciana's fingers sense cold due to activation of _____ in the
skin conveying sensory information to her brain.
a. thermoreceptors
b. high-frequency vibrator receptors
c. pressure receptors
d. free nerve endings
ESSAYS
26. Dr. Liu examines a patient with hearing loss. She notices damage to the eardrum. What type of hearing loss
and treatment options does this patient have?
27. Describe the flow of visual information from the eye to the primary visual cortex.
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