1 the smallest difference between two stimuli that is detectable 50 percent of the time is called:...
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The smallest difference between two stimuli that is
detectable 50 percent of the time is called:
1. Absolute threshold
2. Just noticeable difference
3. Subliminal perception
4. Habituation
5. Sensory adaptation
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The smallest difference between two stimuli that is
detectable 50 percent of the time is called:
1. Absolute threshold
2. Just noticeable difference (p. 84)
3. Subliminal perception
4. Habituation
5. Sensory adaptation
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The process by which lower centers of the brain “ignore” or
prevent conscious attention to stimuli that do not change is
called:
1. Sensory adaptation
2. Habituation
3. Sensation
4. Subliminal perception
5. Absolute threshold
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The process by which lower centers of the brain “ignore” or
prevent conscious attention to stimuli that do not change is
called:
1. Sensory adaptation
2. Habituation (p. 86)
3. Sensation
4. Subliminal perception
5. Absolute threshold
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What property of light is reflected by the amplitude of a light
wave?
1. Saturation
2. Color
3. Hue
4. Brightness
5. Timbre
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What property of light is reflected by the amplitude of a light
wave?
1. Saturation
2. Color
3. Hue
4. Brightness (p. 87)
5. Timbre
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The part of the eye that can only detect black and white
and shades of gray is called:
1. Cones
2. Rods
3. Vitreous humor
4. Pupil
5. Iris
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The part of the eye that can only detect black and white
and shades of gray is called:
1. Cones (p. 89-90)
2. Rods
3. Vitreous humor
4. Pupil
5. Iris
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The ___________________ theory proposes that the
combination of red, blue, and green cones and rate at
which they fire determines what color will be seen.
1. opponent-process theory
2. trichromatic theory
3. light adaptation
4. dark adaptation
5. afterimage theory
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The ___________________ theory proposes that the
combination of red, blue, and green cones and rate at
which they fire determines what color will be seen.
1. opponent-process theory
2. trichromatic theory (p. 91-92)
3. light adaptation
4. dark adaptation
5. afterimage theory
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The property of sound waves that corresponds to the purity
of the sound is called:
1. Pitch
2. Volume
3. Timbre
4. Brightness
5. Saturation
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The property of sound waves that corresponds to the purity
of the sound is called:
1. Pitch
2. Volume
3. Timbre (p. 96)
4. Brightness
5. Saturation
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According to ____________ theory, pitch is related to how
fast the basilar membrane vibrates, and can explain how
sounds up to 100 hz can be heard.
1. frequency theory
2. place theory
3. trichromatic theory
4. opponent-process theory
5. just noticeable difference
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According to ____________ theory, pitch is related to how
fast the basilar membrane vibrates, and can explain how
sounds up to 100 hz can be heard.
1. frequency theory (p. 98)
2. place theory
3. trichromatic theory
4. opponent-process theory
5. just noticeable difference
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If a person can hear sounds, but has difficulty interpreting
the sounds, it is likely that what area has been damaged?
1. Tympanic membrane
2. Cochlea
3. Auditory nerve
4. Hammer
5. Anvil
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If a person can hear sounds, but has difficulty interpreting
the sounds, it is likely that what area has been damaged?
1. Tympanic membrane
2. Cochlea
3. Auditory nerve (p. 97)
4. Hammer
5. Anvil
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In nerve hearing impairment, which part of the ear is most
likely to have been damaged?
1. Pinna
2. Tympanic membrane
3. Oval window
4. Stirrup
5. Cochlea
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In nerve hearing impairment, which part of the ear is most
likely to have been damaged?
1. Pinna
2. Tympanic membrane
3. Oval window
4. Stirrup
5. Cochlea (p. 99)
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______________ is considered to be a “chemical sense”
because receptors in this area receive molecules of various
substances that fit into receptor sites, much like a
neurotransmitter in the brain fits into its receptor sites.
1. Olfaction
2. Gustation
3. Audition
4. Vision
5. Kinesthetic
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______________ is considered to be a “chemical sense”
because receptors in this area receive molecules of various
substances that fit into receptor sites, much like a
neurotransmitter in the brain fits into its receptor sites.
1. Olfaction
2. Gustation (p. 101)
3. Audition
4. Vision
5. Kinesthetic
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According to the gate control theory of pain, stimulation of
pain receptors leads to the release of ____________,
which sends signals to the brain that are interpreted as
pain.
1. endorphines
2. substance P
3. serotonin
4. GABA
5. acetlycholine
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According to the gate control theory of pain, stimulation of
pain receptors leads to the release of ____________,
which sends signals to the brain that are interpreted as
pain.
1. endorphines
2. substance P (p. 106)
3. serotonin
4. GABA
5. acetlycholine
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This Gestalt principle explains why we tend to group items
that are close together in time as being related:
1. Closure
2. Similarity
3. Proximity
4. Continuity
5. Contiguity
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This Gestalt principle explains why we tend to group items
that are close together in time as being related:
1. Closure
2. Similarity
3. Proximity
4. Continuity
5. Contiguity (p. 110)
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One monocular cue that can be used to perceive depth in
which parallel lines appear to converge as they become
further away in distance (as with railroad tracks) is called:
1. Relative size
2. Texture gradient
3. Aerial perspective
4. Linear perspective
5. Motion parallax
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One monocular cue that can be used to perceive depth in
which parallel lines appear to converge as they become
further away in distance (as with railroad tracks) is called:
1. Relative size
2. Texture gradient
3. Aerial perspective
4. Linear perspective (p. 112)
5. Motion parallax
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The tendency for people to assume that a blocked object is
behind another object, and is therefore further away, is
called:
1. Interposition
2. Accommodation
3. Binocular disparity
4. Convergence
5. Relative size
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The tendency for people to assume that a blocked object is
behind another object, and is therefore further away, is
called:
1. Interposition (p. 112)
2. Accommodation
3. Binocular disparity
4. Convergence
5. Relative size
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One optical illusion that involves a misapplication of size
constancy (i.e., the tendency to view an object as always
being the same size, regardless of distance from the
viewer) is called:
1. Muller-Lyer illusion
2. Moon illusion
3. Bottom-up processing
4. Top-down processing
5. Perceptual set
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One optical illusion that involves a misapplication of size
constancy (i.e., the tendency to view an object as always
being the same size, regardless of distance from the
viewer) is called:
1. Muller-Lyer illusion
2. Moon illusion (p. 115)
3. Bottom-up processing
4. Top-down processing
5. Perceptual set
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