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Psychology: Perspectives and Connections, 4e (Feist)

Chapter 4   Sensing and Perceiving Our World

 

1) ________ is the stimulation of our sense organs by the outer world.

1. A) Organelle
2. B) Sensation
3. C) Perception
4. D) Interpretation

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

2) Kenny’s office is located on a busy street. In the past, he used to feel constantly disturbed by traffic noise during working hours. However, over time, he has stopped being aware of its stimulation because he sits in the same office every day. In this scenario, Kenny is experiencing ________.

1. A) accommodation
2. B) sensory adaptation
3. C) depth perception
4. D) perceptual constancy

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Sensory Adaptation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

3) ________ is the act of organizing and interpreting sensory experience.

1. A) Perception
2. B) Sensation
3. C) Convergence
4. D) Detection

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Perception

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

4) Our sensitivity diminishes when an object constantly stimulates our senses. This process is known as ________.

1. A) sensory adaptation
2. B) perception
3. C) sensation
4. D) transduction

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.; Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

5) Yasmin no longer senses the sound of air conditioner as she sits in the classroom. She has stopped attending to its stimulation because she sits in the same classroom every day. Psychologists call this experience ________.

1. A) convergence
2. B) accommodation
3. C) sensory adaptation
4. D) sublimation

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

6) ________ ensures that we notice changes in stimulation more than stimulation itself.

1. A) Perception
2. B) Sensory adaptation
3. C) Convergence
4. D) Accommodation

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.; Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

7) Transduction can be defined as:

1. A) the stimulation of our sense organs by the outer world.
2. B) the act of organizing and interpreting sensory experience.
3. C) the diminishing ability of sensory adaptation.
4. D) the conversion of physical into neural information.

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.; Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

8) Which of the following statements is true about absolute thresholds?

1. A) They change depending on the cost of making an error, motivation, and personality.
2. B) They refer to the smallest amount of change between two stimuli that a person can detect half of the time.
3. C) They are also referred to as just noticeable differences (JND).
4. D) They require a change of at least 5 percent between the original stimulus and the final stimulus in order to be detected.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Absolute Threshold

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

9) ________ is the study of how people psychologically perceive physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch.

1. A) Psychoanalysis
2. B) Psychophysics
3. C) Psychogenesis
4. D) Psycho-perceive

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Perception

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

10) Jay studies psychophysics. In his laboratory, he conducts experiments that study ________.

1. A) the role of genetics in animal behavior
2. B) the cognitions of individuals while they exercise
3. C) how mental illnesses or behavioral disturbances may be due to psychological cause
4. D) how individuals psychologically perceive physical stimuli

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Perception

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

11) The lowest intensity levels of a stimulus a person can detect half of the time is known as ________.

1. A) just noticeable difference
2. B) absolute threshold
3. C) sensor resolution
4. D) amplitude

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Absolute Threshold

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

12) In a certain experiment, a research subject is supposed to hear the sound of a bell. The sound of the bell that the research subject can hear in 50 percent the trials is his ________.

1. A) absolute threshold
2. B) sensor resolution
3. C) perceptual set
4. D) convergence

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Absolute Threshold

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research

 

 

13) Janice and Brandon are siblings. Janice asks Brandon if he heard her cell phone ring. Brandon tells her that it did not ring. Janice, convinced that she heard her cell phone ring, rushes to her room to check, but she finds that the phone actually did not ring. Signal detection theorists would label Janice’s perception of the cell phone ringing as a ________.

1. A) miss
2. B) hit
3. C) false alarm
4. D) correct rejection

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

14) Jenny and John are siblings. Jenny asks John if he heard her cell phone ring, but John states that he did not hear it. Jenny, convinced that she heard her cell phone ring, rushes to her room to check, but she finds that the phone actually did not ring. Signal detection theorists would label John’s report that Jenny’s cell phone did not ring as a ________.

1. A) miss
2. B) hit
3. C) false alarm
4. D) correct rejection

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

15) Alex and Peter work in an air traffic control tower. They are assigned with the task of monitoring signals on the radar to detect incoming planes. Alex tells Peter that he detected a signal on the radar. However, Peter does not agree with Alex. After further checks, they concur that there was no signal on the radar. Signal detection theorists would label Alex’s initial report that he detected a signal as a ________.

1. A) correct rejection
2. B) false alarm
3. C) hit
4. D) miss

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

16) ________ takes into account both stimulus intensity and the decision-making processes people use in detecting a stimulus.

1. A) Bottom-up processing
2. B) Stimulus process theory
3. C) Trichromatic color theory
4. D) Signal detection theory

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

 

17) In signal detection, one of the possible outcomes is a ________ which is correctly detecting a stimulus that is present.

1. A) false alarm
2. B) miss
3. C) hit
4. D) correct rejection

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

18) A researcher diffuses a few drops of perfume in a house and asks Clara if she can smell it, to which Clara says yes. According to signal detection theory, Clara’s response is ________.

1. A) hit
2. B) correct rejection
3. C) miss
4. D) false alarm

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

19) A ________ refers to the failure to detect a stimulus that is present.

1. A) hit
2. B) miss
3. C) correct rejection
4. D) false alarm

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

20) A false alarm is:

1. A) not reporting a stimulus that is not present.
2. B) failing to detect a stimulus that is present.
3. C) correctly detecting a stimulus that is present.
4. D) saying that a stimulus is present when it is not.

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

21) Robert asks Thomas if he heard a knock at the door, and Thomas says that he did not. Robert, swearing he heard a knock, goes to the door and opens it, but there is no one there. Signal detection theorists would label Robert’s perception that someone knocked at the door as a ________.

1. A) correct rejection
2. B) false alarm
3. C) hit
4. D) miss

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

22) A ________ is not reporting a stimulus that is not present.

1. A) miss
2. B) false alarm
3. C) correct rejection
4. D) hit

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

23) Robert asks Thomas if he heard a knock at the door, and Thomas says that he did not. Robert, swearing he heard a knock, goes to the door and opens it, but there is no one there. Signal detection researchers would label Thomas’s report of no knock as a ________.

1. A) miss
2. B) false alarm
3. C) hit
4. D) correct rejection

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Signal Detection Theory

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

24) What is a difference threshold?

1. A) It is the smallest amount of change between two stimuli that a person can detect half of the time.
2. B) It is the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory experience.
3. C) It is the highest amount of physical stimulation that an individual can detect half of the time.
4. D) It is the lowest level of a physiological stimulus that humans can sense half of the time.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Difference Threshold

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

25) Which of the following describes Weber’s law?

1. A) Muscles control the shape of the eye’s lens to adjust to viewing objects at different distances.
2. B) What an individual sees and hears is completely dependent on her or his perception and desire.
3. C) The size of a just noticeable difference in stimuli perception is a constant fraction of the intensity of the stimulus.
4. D) The texture of a surface becomes more tightly packed together and dense as the surface moves to the background.

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Weber’s Law

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

26) ________ is defined as the effect of frame of mind on perception.

1. A) Depth perception
2. B) Perceptual set
3. C) Dark adaptation
4. D) Visual acuity

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Perception

Learning Objective:  Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

27) The ________ refers to the opening in the iris through which light enters the eye.

1. A) retina
2. B) cornea
3. C) pupil
4. D) fovea

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

28) In the eye, the main function of the ________ is to convert light energy into neural energy.

1. A) pupil
2. B) fovea
3. C) cornea
4. D) retina

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

29) In the context of photoreceptors, identify a true statement about rods.

1. A) They are most responsive to dark-and-light contrast.
2. B) They act much more quickly than cones.
3. C) They are most functional in conditions of bright light.
4. D) They are responsible for color vision.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

30) In the context of photoreceptors, identify a true statement about cones.

1. A) They work well at low illumination.
2. B) They act much more quickly than rods.
3. C) They work poorly in conditions of bright light.
4. D) They play a key role in night vision.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

31) Which of the following terms refers to the ability to see clearly?

1. A) Perceptual set
2. B) Depth perception
3. C) Visual acuity
4. D) Optic chiasm

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

32) The structure composed of the axons of ganglion cells from the retina that carry visual information from the eye to the brain is known as the ________.

1. A) olfactory bulb
2. B) basilar membrane
3. C) tympanic membrane
4. D) optic nerve

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

33) Which of the following statements regarding vision is true?

1. A) Most of what we experience as vision actually happens in the eye.
2. B) Visual perception happens in the brain, with input from the eye.
3. C) The eye converts neural energy to light energy.
4. D) Visual information is exclusively processed in the eye and sent to the brain.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision

Learning Objective:  Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.; Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

34) ________ is a clear, hard covering that protects the lens of the eye.

1. A) Retina
2. B) Iris
3. C) Pupil
4. D) Cornea

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

35) Light enters the eye at the ________.

1. A) pupil
2. B) lens
3. C) cornea
4. D) iris

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

36) After entering through the cornea, light passes through liquid until it reaches a hole called the ________.

1. A) iris
2. B) pupil
3. C) fovea
4. D) lens

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

37) The colored part of the eye, which is called the ________, adjusts the pupil to control the amount of light entering the eye.

1. A) pupil
2. B) lens
3. C) iris
4. D) fovea

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

38) Which part of the eye is responsible for bending light rays so that light can be focused on the retina?

1. A) The iris
2. B) The pupil
3. C) The cornea
4. D) The lens

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

39) The process by which the muscles control the shape of the lens to adjust to viewing objects at different distances is known as ________.

1. A) polarization
2. B) convergence
3. C) accommodation
4. D) diffraction

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.; Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

40) The ________ is a thin layer of nerve tissue that lines the back of the eye.

1. A) pupil
2. B) retina
3. C) iris
4. D) lens

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

41) The cells in the retina (called rods and cones) that convert light energy into nerve energy are called ________.

1. A) photoreceptors
2. B) fovea
3. C) optic nerves
4. D) feature detectors

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

42) ________ are photoreceptors in the retina that play a key role in night vision, as they are most responsive to dark and light contrast.

1. A) Lenses
2. B) Glial cells
3. C) Cones
4. D) Rods

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

43) Which part of a person’s eyes are photoreceptors that help her see the path in front and the trees around her when she is walking in the woods at night?

1. A) The lens
2. B) The cones
3. C) The rods
4. D) The pupils

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

44) ________ are photoreceptors that are responsible for color vision and are most functional in conditions of bright light.

1. A) Cones
2. B) Rods
3. C) Lenses
4. D) Fovea

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

45) Josephine is in the garden picking out flowers of different hues to decorate her living room. She can distinguish between colors primarily due to the functioning of her eyes’ ________.

1. A) lens
2. B) iris
3. C) rods
4. D) cones

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

46) The ________, a spot on the back of the retina, contains the highest concentration of cones in the retina.

1. A) cornea
2. B) fovea
3. C) pupil
4. D) iris

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

47) We see images with the greatest clarity when they are focused on the ________.

1. A) lens
2. B) iris
3. C) fovea
4. D) retina

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

48) Visual acuity in animals primarily depends on the ________.

1. A) iris
2. B) cones
3. C) rods
4. D) lens

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

49) The point at which the optic nerve exits the eye is the ________ of the retina.

1. A) visual acuity
2. B) cone
3. C) blind spot
4. D) optic chiasm

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

50) The blind spot of the eye:

1. A) is the visual complement of the retina.
2. B) contains no receptor cells.
3. C) controls the amount of light entering the eye.
4. D) has the highest concentration of cones in the retina.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

51) Laura is nearsighted. Which of the following is true of the focus of visual images in her eye?

1. A) Images focus just on the retina.
2. B) Images focus at the center of the retina.
3. C) Images focus slightly in front of the retina.
4. D) Images focus slightly behind the retina.

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

52) Nate is farsighted. Which of the following happens to visual images focused on his retina?

1. A) Images focus behind the retina.
2. B) Images focus in front of the retina.
3. C) Images focus in the center of the retina.
4. D) Images focus on the top of the retina.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

53) The point at which strands of the optic nerve from half of each eye cross over to the opposite side of the brain is called ________.

1. A) blind spot
2. B) optic chiasm
3. C) fovea
4. D) retina

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

54) A cluster of the neuron cell bodies in the thalamus form the ________.

1. A) glial cells
2. B) olfactory neurons
3. C) lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
4. D) feature detectors

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

55) The optic nerve carries impulses to the thalamus and, ultimately, to the ________ of the occipital lobes.

1. A) synapse
2. B) lateral geniculate nucleus
3. C) hippocampus
4. D) visual cortex

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

56) ________ in the visual cortex analyze the retinal image and respond to specific aspects of shapes, such as angles and movements.

1. A) Feature detectors
2. B) Photoreceptors
3. C) Olfactory neurons
4. D) Glial cells

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

57) In the context of perceiving color, most humans are ________.

1. A) trichromatic
2. B) dichromatic
3. C) monochromatic
4. D) tetrachromatic

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Visual Processing

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

58) Which of the following statements regarding color perception is true?

1. A) Color is a property of objects.
2. B) Color perception depends on our photoreceptors, our brains, and the physical characteristics of the stimulus we look at.
3. C) The spectrum of color visible to humans ranges from 550 nm to 950 nm.
4. D) Color perception is not determined by wavelength.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Color Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

59) The spectrum of color visible to humans ranges from 350 nm to 750 nm. Light that most of us perceive as ________ is at 750 nm.

1. A) orange
2. B) blue
3. C) green
4. D) red

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Color Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

60) The wavelength range of colors visible to humans ranges from 350 nm to 750 nm. Light that we perceive as ________ is at 450 nm.

1. A) green
2. B) blue
3. C) red
4. D) yellow

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Color Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

61) Which of the following is true of color vision in humans and animals?

1. A) Human beings are dichromatic, making them sensitive to wavelengths of two basic colors.
2. B) Birds can only see two different wavelengths of blue and green.
3. C) All mammals except primates are trichromatic, making them sensitive to three wavelengths.
4. D) Many nocturnal animals are sensitive to only one wavelength.

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.; Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

62) Which of the following statements is true about the trichromatic color theory?

1. A) It accurately explains afterimages, or visual images that remain after removal of a stimulus.
2. B) It explains color processing at the red, blue, and green cones in the retina.
3. C) It holds that cones are linked together in three pairs of opposing colors.
4. D) It helps explain why people never experience some colors, such as reddish-green or yellowish-blue.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Trichromatic Color Theory

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

63) In the context of color vision, humans have cones that are sensitive to ________.

1. A) red, blue, and green wavelengths of light
2. B) orange, red, and cyan wavelengths of light
3. C) yellow, brown, and green wavelengths of light
4. D) cyan, brown, and yellow wavelengths of light

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision; The Eye

Learning Objective:  Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.; Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

64) The trichromatic theory of color vision states that all colors humans experience result from a mixture of:

1. A) white, red, orange.
2. B) black, yellow, green.
3. C) red, blue, and green.
4. D) green, yellow, blue.

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Trichromatic Color Theory

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

65) The trichromatic theory explains processing at the retina or cone, of which there are three types. The ________ explains more about how cells in the LGN of the thalamus and visual cortex process color information.

1. A) gate control theory
2. B) signal detection theory
3. C) apparent motion theory
4. D) opponent-process theory

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Trichromatic Color Theory

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

66) Which of the following is a theory of color vision that can account for the color afterimage of the American flag as well as help explain some instances of color blindness?

1. A) Signal detection theory
2. B) Opponent process theory
3. C) Gate control theory
4. D) Trichromatic color theory

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Trichromatic Color Theory

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

67) Rahul, who experiences the most common type of color deficiency, cannot distinguish some shades of ________.

1. A) yellow from green
2. B) red from green
3. C) green from blue
4. D) yellow from red

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Trichromatic Color Theory

Learning Objective:  Compare the theories of color vision.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

68) We perceive movement when an image moves across the ________.

1. A) iris
2. B) cornea
3. C) retina
4. D) pupil

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Motion Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

69) While driving on a highway, José spots a sign on which a rapid succession of bulbs light up in a row. They look like a moving arrow pointing toward a motel. This visual effect is called ________.

1. A) optical movement
2. B) moon illusion
3. C) depth perception
4. D) apparent motion

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Motion Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

 

70) Christopher is looking at a lighted sign on which a rapid succession of a row of lit bulbs appears as a “moving” arrow pointing toward a store. This visual effect is called ________.

1. A) depth perception
2. B) apparent motion
3. C) moon illusion
4. D) optical movement

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Motion Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

71) The ability to see things in three dimensions and to discriminate what is near from what is far is termed as ________.

1. A) depth perception
2. B) beta movement
3. C) apparent motion
4. D) binocular depth

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Motion Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

72) ________ involves parallel lines that come together the farther away they are from the viewer.

1. A) Top-down processing
2. B) Trichromatic color theory
3. C) Perceptual constancy
4. D) Linear perspective

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

73) Beth is looking down a path of railroad tracks, and the two rails seem to meet far in the distance. This cue to depth is known as ________.

1. A) top-down processing
2. B) motion parallax
3. C) linear perspective
4. D) sound localization

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

74) ________ refers to the difference in retinal images due to the fact that human eyes are separated by a few inches and is an important cue in depth perception.

1. A) Perceptual set
2. B) Difference threshold
3. C) Binocular disparity
4. D) Visual acuity

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

75) ________ is a monocular depth cue that causes the texture of a surface to appear more tightly packed together as the surface moves to the background.

1. A) Texture interposition
2. B) Atmospheric perspective
3. C) Linear perspective
4. D) Texture gradient

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

76) Paul looks out of his office window at the traffic below on a day when pollution in the air is very high. The vehicles that are farther away appear more blurred and bluish to him as a result of the ________ at work.

1. A) perceptual constancy
2. B) interposition
3. C) convergence
4. D) atmospheric perspective

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

77) Which of the following statements is true about atmospheric perspective?

1. A) It primarily involves parallel lines that converge or come together the farther away they are from the viewer.
2. B) It comes from looking across a vast space into the distance in the outdoors.
3. C) It depends on the location of the eyes in the head.
4. D) It is seen in 3D technology in movie theatres that uses polarizing filters.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

78) ________ happens when objects closer to the viewer often overlap with those farther away.

1. A) Dark adaptation
2. B) Perception
3. C) Interposition
4. D) Convergence

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

79) Karolina can see only a part of a stack of books because a box is partially obstructing the view. Karolina, therefore, knows the box is in front of the stack of books. This cue to depth is known as ________.

1. A) texture gradient
2. B) interposition
3. C) linear perspective
4. D) convergence

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Depth Perception

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

80) Immanuel can see few children flying a kite on top of a building at a distance. As the kite flies farther up into the sky it looks like it is getting smaller and smaller. However, Immanuel knows the kite is not shrinking due to his brain’s ability to maintain ________.

1. A) linear perspective
2. B) texture gradient
3. C) motion parallax
4. D) perceptual constancy

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Perceptual Constancy

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

81) The ability of the brain to preserve perception of objects in spite of the changes in retinal image when an object changes position or distance from the viewer is known as ________.

1. A) binocular disparity
2. B) atmospheric perspective
3. C) convergence
4. D) perceptual constancy

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Perceptual Constancy

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

82) Stephan sees a plane flying at a distance. The plane appears to become smaller as it gets farther away from him. Stephan understands that the plane is not shrinking in size in reality because of ________.

1. A) perceptual constancy
2. B) motion parallax
3. C) texture gradient
4. D) linear perspective

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Perceptual Constancy

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

83) The Gestalt tendency to group like objects together is known as ________.

1. A) continuity
2. B) similarity
3. C) proximity
4. D) closure

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Gestalt Principles

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

84) While driving on a highway, George sees a sign on a building that says “MO_EL.” George knows that the building is a motel even though the sign is missing a letter because of the Gestalt ________.

1. A) law of proximity
2. B) law of closure
3. C) law of similarity
4. D) law of continuity

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Gestalt Principles

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

85) The Gestalt law of ________ says that we tend to group together objects that are near one another.

1. A) continuity
2. B) similarity
3. C) closure
4. D) proximity

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Gestalt Principles

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

86) The Gestalt law of ________ occurs when we perceive a whole object in the absence of complete information.

1. A) proximity
2. B) closure
3. C) continuity
4. D) similarity

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Gestalt Principles

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

87) Lillian sees a store sign that says CL_ ED. Due to the Gestalt law of ________, Lillian knows the store is closed even though the sign is missing letters.

1. A) similarity
2. B) proximity
3. C) closure
4. D) continuity

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Gestalt Principles

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

88) Susan was watching fireworks during the 4th of July celebration. She noticed that she always saw the crackers burst before she heard its sounds. Which of the following explains Susan’s experience?

1. A) Sound waves travel much more slowly than light waves, allowing her to process the visual information before the auditory.
2. B) The decibel level of the firecrackers is about 110–120 dB.
3. C) Susan is seated very far from where the crackers are being lit.
4. D) The pitch of the firecrackers is more than 2000 Hz.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

 

89) Our perception of loudness is determined by the ________ of a sound wave.

1. A) frequency
2. B) amplitude
3. C) timbre
4. D) pitch

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

90) The scale for a sound’s loudness is ________.

1. A) amps
2. B) hertz
3. C) ohms
4. D) decibels

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

91) Frequency is measured in units called ________.

1. A) decibels
2. B) radians
3. C) hertz
4. D) watts

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

92) Sounds below 20 Hz are called ________.

1. A) subsonic
2. B) hypersonic
3. C) supersonic
4. D) ultrasonic

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

93) Sounds above 20,000 Hz are called ________.

1. A) hypersonic
2. B) ultrasonic
3. C) subsonic
4. D) supersonic

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

94) The ________ of the sound wave refers to the complexity of the wave.

1. A) wavelength
2. B) amplitude
3. C) purity
4. D) pitch

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

95) In the context of the physics of sound and the psychophysics of hearing, ________ is the quality or “color” of a particular sound and is a result of the sound’s complexity or number of sound frequencies.

1. A) timbre
2. B) pitch
3. C) consonance
4. D) resonance

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; Sound

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

96) The eardrum is also known as the ________.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) tympanic membrane
3. C) basilar membrane
4. D) pinnae

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

97) The ________ is the inner ear’s sensory receptor for sound that transduces sound vibrations into neural impulses.

1. A) tympanic membrane
2. B) semicircular canal
3. C) hair cell
4. D) auditory nerve

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

98) The structures on the sides of our head, called the ________, collect and funnel sounds into a passage.

1. A) pinnae
2. B) auditory canal
3. C) tympanic membrane
4. D) cochlea

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

99) The pinnae collect and funnel sounds into a passage known as the ________.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) buccal cavity
3. C) auditory canal
4. D) basilar membrane

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

100) Which of the following sequences correctly depicts the general pathway of a sound entering the outer ear?

1. A) Auditory canal-Pinnae-Tympanic membrane
2. B) Hammer-Stirrup-Anvil
3. C) Anvil-Hammer-Stirrup
4. D) Pinnae-Auditory canal-Tympanic membrane

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

101) Once inside the auditory canal, sound vibrations travel to the ________.

1. A) auditory nerve
2. B) tympanic membrane
3. C) semicircular canal
4. D) cochlea

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

102) Which of the following make up the outer ear?

1. A) The basilar membrane and the pinnae
2. B) The cochlea and the pinnae
3. C) The auditory canal and the tympanic membrane
4. D) The pinnae and the auditory canal

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

103) Which of the following are sets of bones from the middle ear that vibrate and amplify sound waves from the tympanic membrane?

1. A) Cochlea, anvil, and stirrup
2. B) Pinnae, stirrup, and anvil
3. C) Anvil, cochlea, and, pinnae
4. D) Hammer, anvil, and stirrup

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

104) The term ________ refers to the part of the inner ear that plays a key role in maintaining a sense of balance.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) semicircular canals
3. C) basilar membrane
4. D) oval window

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

105) As the stirrup vibrates, it moves a membrane that covers the inner ear, called the ________.

1. A) tympanic membrane
2. B) basilar membrane
3. C) oval window
4. D) cochlea

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

106) The vibrations on the oval window send movement through the fluid-filled cavity of the ________.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) pinnae
3. C) anvil
4. D) semicircular canals

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

107) Which of the following parts of the human ear is a bony tube, curled like a snail’s shell, and filled with fluid?

1. A) The pinnae
2. B) The cochlea
3. C) The oval window
4. D) The anvil

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

108) The ________ runs through the cochlea.

1. A) auditory canal
2. B) oval window
3. C) tympanic membrane
4. D) basilar membrane

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

109) Complete the following analogy: Vision is to photoreceptors as sound is to ________.

1. A) tympanic membrane
2. B) oval window
3. C) semicircular canals
4. D) hair cells

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Hearing; The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

110) Which of the following statements is true about hair cells inside the cochlea?

1. A) The smallest hair cells are located in the coiled-up center part of the cochlea.
2. B) Hair cells are the same in size irrespective of their location in the cochlea.
3. C) The louder the sound, the smaller the vibration in the cochlear fluid, the less stimulation of the hair cells.
4. D) There is a one-to-one connection between the size of a hair cell and its sensitivity to different frequencies of sound.

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

111) Identify a true statement about hair cells inside the cochlea.

1. A) Damage to the hair cells in the inner ear due to loud noises causes irreparable hearing loss.
2. B) Exposure to moderately loud noises over long periods of time is tolerated by the human ear because of the presence of hair cells.
3. C) The smallest hair cells are located in the coiled-up center part of the cochlea.
4. D) The largest hair cells are nearest the oval window.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

112) The auditory pathways go from the cochlea to the inferior colliculus in the brain stem and from there to the ________ of the thalamus.

1. A) ventral posteromedial nucleus
2. B) medial geniculate nucleus
3. C) ventral anterior nucleus
4. D) medial dorsal nucleus

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  The Ear

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

113) The auditory pathways go from the cochlea to the inferior colliculus in the ________.

1. A) brain stem
2. B) occipital lobes
3. C) hypothalamus
4. D) frontal and parietal lobes

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Hearing

Learning Objective:  Identify the structural parts and functions of the ear and explain how the ear detects sound.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

114) In the brain, the first major structure involved in processing bodily sensations is the ________, which relays the impulses to the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobes.

1. A) thalamus
2. B) cerebellum
3. C) cerebral cortex
4. D) meninx

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Touch

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

115) Which of the following statements is true about interoception?

1. A) It is the sensation of temperature.
2. B) It is the perception of sound.
3. C) It is the perception of bodily sensations.
4. D) It is the sensation of pain

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Touch

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

116) The top layers of skin have receptor cells that are sensitive to different tactile qualities. These receptors are called ________.

1. A) photoreceptors
2. B) papillae
3. C) hair cells
4. D) mechanoreceptors

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Touch; Sensory Receptors

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

117) ________ is a complex emotional and sensory experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

1. A) Dreaming
2. B) Pain
3. C) Smell
4. D) Taste

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

118) In the context of pain perception, the brain regions active in both physical and emotional pain are the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the ________.

1. A) hypothalamus
2. B) frontal lobe
3. C) insula
4. D) hippocampus

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

119) Karl, who had his leg amputated after an injury, reports that he still feels pain in his missing leg. Such an experience is referred to as ________ pain.

1. A) phantom limb
2. B) synesthetic
3. C) tactile
4. D) empathic

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

120) Pain from skin damage is called ________.

1. A) psychogenic pain
2. B) neuropathic pain
3. C) nociceptive pain
4. D) phantom pain

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

121) Mark, a war veteran, reports that he still feels pain in his missing hand, which was amputated after a battle. Such an experience is referred to as ________.

1. A) synesthetic pain
2. B) supernumerary phantom limb pain
3. C) phantom limb pain
4. D) tactile pain

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

 

122) According to the observation of Singer and Zaki, when one sees a loved one in pain, the ________ and the insula regions of the brain become activated.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) somatosensory cortex
3. C) anterior cingulate cortex
4. D) tympanic membrane

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

 

123) According to recent research, emotions like ________ could worsen the experience of pain.

1. A) happiness
2. B) sadness
3. C) pleasure
4. D) contentment

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

124) The ________ theory of pain proposes that the spinal cord regulates the experience of pain by either opening or closing neural channels that are involved in pain sensations that get sent to the brain.

1. A) psychodynamic
2. B) opponent-process
3. C) trichromatic
4. D) gate control

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

125) According to the ________ theory of pain, acupuncture should successfully alleviate pain.

1. A) psychodynamic
2. B) gate control
3. C) trichromatic
4. D) opponent-process

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

126) In the context of controlling pain, ________ are a class of drugs prescribed for severe pain by physicians. The term means “without pain.”

1. A) antiseptics
2. B) antibiotics
3. C) antipyretics
4. D) analgesics

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

127) Physicians generally refrain from prescribing ________ as an opioid for pain relief.

1. A) Heroin
2. B) Morphine
3. C) Oxycodone
4. D) Hydrocodone

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

128) The human body has natural painkillers called ________.

1. A) analgesics
2. B) dopamines
3. C) endorphins
4. D) opioids

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

129) Sasha has a severe back pain. Which of the following is an opioid that the doctor is likely to prescribe as an analgesic?

1. A) Acetaminophen
2. B) Ibuprofen
3. C) Oxycodone
4. D) Aspirin

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Pain

Learning Objective:  Describe the processes involved in the sense of touch and summarize how we experience pain.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

130) A small area high in the lining of the nasal cavity contains the ________, which are the receptors for smell.

1. A) olfactory sensory neurons
2. B) corpus callosum
3. C) hair cells
4. D) mechanoreceptors

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Smell

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

131) The olfactory sensory neurons contain hairlike projections called ________, which are similar to the hair cells in the inner ear.

1. A) cochlea
2. B) papillae
3. C) cilia
4. D) pinnae

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Smell

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

132) The ________ sends information either directly to the smell-processing areas in the cortex or indirectly to the cortex by way of the thalamus.

1. A) corpus callosum
2. B) olfactory bulb
3. C) hypothalamus
4. D) limbic system

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Smell

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

133) Because some fibers of the olfactory bulb are directly connected to the amygdala, some smells we encounter:

1. A) will influence our comprehension and production of speech.
2. B) may alter our ability to consider the consequences of our actions.
3. C) can adversely affect our breathing and balance.
4. D) are strongly connected to specific memories and emotions.

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Smell

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

134) The textured structures on the tongue, called ________, contain about 10,000 taste buds.

1. A) hair cells
2. B) cilia
3. C) papillae
4. D) pinnae

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Taste

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

135) Which of the following is true of the papillae at the center of the human tongue?

1. A) They contain very few taste cells and therefore can taste nothing.
2. B) They are responsible for processing sweet taste.
3. C) They are responsible for processing sour taste.
4. D) They are responsible for processing umami.

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Taste

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

136) Which of the following statements is true of the sensation of taste by humans?

1. A) The central part of the tongue holds all the taste buds.
2. B) Human experience of taste results from stimulation of taste buds throughout the tongue.
3. C) The papillae at the center region of the tongue are exclusively responsible for processing umami.
4. D) Humans cannot differentiate between different types of taste with the help of the papillae.

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Taste

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy; 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains

 

 

137) The experience of the flavor of food results from ________.

1. A) the combination of smell and sight
2. B) taste only
3. C) the combination of taste and smell
4. D) sight alone

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Taste

Learning Objective:  Describe the sensory mechanisms for smell and taste.; Explain how the skin, chemical, kinesthetic, and vestibular senses work.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy

 

138) ________ occurs when a person experiences sensations in one sense when a different sense is stimulated.

1. A) Allochiria
2. B) Myopia
3. C) Synesthesia
4. D) Presbyopia

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.; Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

 

139) Carlos experiences red when he hears a particular tone. He is most likely experiencing a condition known as ________.

1. A) synesthesia
2. B) prosopagnosia
3. C) presbyopia
4. D) allochiria

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 3 Hard

Topic:  Vision; Hearing

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

 

140) Keith has the ability to perceive musical notes as colors. He is most likely experiencing a condition known as ________.

1. A) allochiria
2. B) euosmia
3. C) parosmia
4. D) synesthesia

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Sensation; Perception; Vision

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

 

 

141) While listening to various notes of music, Alex experiences yellow when he hears a tone such as middle C. He is most likely experiencing a condition known as ________.

1. A) synesthesia
2. B) parosmia
3. C) presbyopia
4. D) allochiria

 

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Sensation; Perception; Vision

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

 

142) Mary experiences numbers or sometimes letters as colors. She is most likely experiencing a condition known as ________.

1. A) prosopagnosia
2. B) synesthesia
3. C) euosmia
4. D) allochiria

 

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  Sensation; Perception; Vision

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains; 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

 

 

143) A crossover of sensory experience where an individual “sees sounds” or “hears colors” is known as ________.

1. A) presbyopia
2. B) prosopagnosia
3. C) synesthesia
4. D) euosmia

 

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Sensation; Perception; Vision

Learning Objective:  Define sensation and perception.; Identify the principles underlying our organization of the visual world that allow us to make sense of our environment.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

 

144) People from Western cultures often tend to focus on ________ in their visual perceptions of the world.

1. A) the wider perspective
2. B) the context of the situation
3. C) the peripheral items
4. D) the foreground objects

 

Answer:  D

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  Vision

Learning Objective:  Describe the structural components of the eye and explain how the brain processes visual information.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

APA Outcome:  1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology; 2.5 Incorporate sociocultural factors in scientific inquiry

 

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