Question 1

If a child mixes yellow and blue fingerpaints together to produce green, the child is using

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A)   subtractive color mixing.
B)   primary color mixing.
C)   complementary color mixing.
D)   additive color mixing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The absolute threshold is defined as the stimulus intensity that an organism can detect

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A)   1% of the time.
B)   25% of the time.
C)   50% of the time.
D)   100% of the time.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The correct order that neural signals travel from the eye to the brain is from

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A)   receptor - ganglion cell - optic nerve.
B)   receptor - optic nerve - ganglion cell.
C)   optic nerve - ganglion cell - receptor.
D)   ganglion cell - receptor - optic nerve.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The action of the visual receptors supports the

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A)   Hering theory of color vision.
B)   opponent process theory of color vision.
C)   James-Lange theory of color vision.
D)   trichromatic theory of color vision.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

According to psychologists, the minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is

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A)   its sensory memory.
B)   subject to sensory adaptation.
C)   the absolute threshold.
D)   the just noticeable difference (JN
D)  .E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

According to one theory of color vision, colors are signaled in pairs by neurons that fire faster to one color and slower to another color. This theory is known as the

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A)   opponent process theory.
B)   trichromatic theory.
C)   signal-detection theory.
D)   feature-detection theory.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

That the detection of stimuli involves decision processes as well as sensory processes, which are both influenced by a variety of factors besides stimulus intensity describes

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A)   sensory adaptation.
B)   signal-detection theory.
C)   subliminal perception.
D)   Weber's law.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The binocular depth cue that relies on the fact that objects within 25 feet project images to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas, so that the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object is known as

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A)   convergence.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   accommodation.
D)   relative size.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Isaiah is having his eyes checked. The doctor has put drops in Isaiah's eyes that will cause the pupils to open wide. As the drops begin to work, Isaiah will MOST likely notice that

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A)   he will lose some of his color vision.
B)   his vision will start to become quite blurry.
C)   his vision will become extremely sharp and clear.
D)   colors will appear to be "super" saturated.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Our visual acuity will be best when a ganglion cell

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A)   transmits its neural signal directly to the visual cortex.
B)   has a small receptive field.
C)   has a large receptive field.
D)   transmits its neural signal to the cerebellum, instead of the visual cortex.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Jerry, a nuclear operator, must monitor 50 different gauges that keep track of various aspects of the nuclear reactor. According to ____, Jerry's detection of any problems will be influenced by the probability of any problem occurring in conjunction with the payoff associated with detecting the problem.

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A)   signal-detection theory
B)   Frazier Kannard
C)   sensory conversion theory
D)   the GestaltistsE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

While finger painting, Chris mixed yellow paint and blue paint and ended up with green, an example of

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A)   trichromatic theory.
B)   additive color mixing.
C)   subtractive color mixing.
D)   multiplicative color mixing.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Sensory adaptation refers to

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A)   a weakening of a neurotransmitter substance.
B)   a perceptual inversion principle.
C)   a decline in sensitivity after prolonged stimulation.
D)   an increase in sensitivity after prolonged stimulation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

In their research investigating the perception of geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995)  found that participants tended to overestimate

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A)   steepness when standing at the bottom of hills but not when standing at the top.
B)   steepness when standing at the top of hills but not when standing at the bottom.
C)   steepness whether standing at the bottom or at the top of hills.
D)   the steepness of inclines in the lab but not the steepness of actual hills.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The Ames room, in which people are seen to get small or enlarge as they move about, demonstrates that our perception of the world depends strongly on

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A)   the assumptions we make about it.
B)   the actual, distal stimuli.
C)   the proximal stimulus elements.
D)   bottom-up processing.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Television sets are able to recreate the entire visible spectrum by additively mixing three primary colors. This process is similar to the view of human color vision called

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A)   opponent-process theory.
B)   saturation theory.
C)   complementary color theory.
D)   trichromatic theory.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

As Briana drove down the highway, the pickets of the fences moved past her in a blur, but the mountains in the distance didn't appear to move at all. Briana was experiencing

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A)   the pictorial cue for depth called texture gradient.
B)   the binocular cue for depth called convergence.
C)   the binocular cue for depth called retinal disparity.
D)   the monocular cue for depth called motion parallax.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

A person living near an industrial plant that produces a foul smelling smoke will not notice it after a while because of

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A)   perceptual assimilation.
B)   adjusting just noticeable differences.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   perceptual invariance.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

If you look at a sheet of notebook paper set on a table, the distal stimulus is the ____, and the proximal stimulus is the ____.

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A)   sheet of paper; projection on the retina
B)   projection on the retina; sheet of paper
C)   square shape; square shape
D)   trapezoidal shape; square shapeE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 7: Sensation and Perception Part 1

That the detection of stimuli involves decision processes as well as sensory processes, which are both influenced by a variety of factors besides stimulus intensity describes

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According to psychologists, the minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is

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The correct order that neural signals travel from the eye to the brain is from

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As Briana drove down the highway, the pickets of the fences moved past her in a blur, but the mountains in the distance didn't appear to move at all. Briana was experiencing

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In their research investigating the perception of geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995) found that participants tended to overestimate

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Sensory adaptation refers to

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While finger painting, Chris mixed yellow paint and blue paint and ended up with green, an example of

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Isaiah is having his eyes checked. The doctor has put drops in Isaiah's eyes that will cause the pupils to open wide. As the drops begin to work, Isaiah will MOST likely notice that

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The action of the visual receptors supports the

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According to one theory of color vision, colors are signaled in pairs by neurons that fire faster to one color and slower to another color. This theory is known as the

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A person living near an industrial plant that produces a foul smelling smoke will not notice it after a while because of

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The Ames room, in which people are seen to get small or enlarge as they move about, demonstrates that our perception of the world depends strongly on

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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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Television sets are able to recreate the entire visible spectrum by additively mixing three primary colors. This process is similar to the view of human color vision called

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Our visual acuity will be best when a ganglion cell

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The binocular depth cue that relies on the fact that objects within 25 feet project images to slightly different locations on the right and left retinas, so that the right and left eyes see slightly different views of the object is known as

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