Exploring Psychology

David F. Myers, C. Nathan Dewall

Chapter 6

Sensation and Perception - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________
a. absolute threshold; difference threshold
b. bottom-up processing; top-down processing
c. interpretation; detection
d. grouping, priming

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Problem 2

The process by which we organize and interpret sensory information is called ________.

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Problem 3

Subliminal stimuli are
a. too weak to be processed by the brain in any way.
b. consciously perceived more than 50 percent of the time.
c. always strong enough to affect our behavior.
d. below our absolute threshold for conscious awareness.

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Problem 4

Another term for difference threshold is the ________ ________ ________

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Problem 5

Weber's law states that for a difference to be perceived, two stimuli must differ by
a. a fixed or constant energy amount.
b. a constant minimum percentage
c. a constantly changing amount.
d. more than 7 percent.

Alexa Moschella

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Problem 6

Sensory adaptation helps us focus on
a. visual stimuli.
b. auditory stimuli.
c. constant features of the environment.
d. important changes in the environment.

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Problem 7

Our perceptual set influences what we perceive. This mental tendency reflects our
a. experiences, assumptions, and expectations.
b. perceptual adaptation.
c. priming ability.
d. difference thresholds.

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Problem 8

The characteristic of light that determines the color we experience, such as blue or green, is ________

Dieu Hang Hoang

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Problem 9

The amplitude of a sound wave determines our perception of loudness. The amplitude of a light wave determines our perception of ________
a. brightness.
b. color.
c. meaning,
d. distance.

Dieu Hang Hoang

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Problem 10

The blind spot in your retina is located where
a. there are rods but no cones.
b. there are cones but no rods.
c. the optic nerve leaves the eye.
d. the bipolar cells meet the ganglion cells.

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Problem 11

Cones are the eye's receptor cells that are especially sensitive to ________ light and are responsible for our ________ vision.
a. bright; black-and-white
b. dim; color
c. bright; color
d. dim; black-and-white

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Problem 12

The cells in the visual cortex that respond to certain lines, edges, and angles are called ________ ________

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Problem 13

The brain's ability to process many aspects of an object or a problem simultaneously is called ________

Dieu Hang Hoang

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Problem 14

Two theories together account for color vision. The Young-Helmholtz theory shows that the eye contains ________ and the Hering theory accounts for the nervous system's having ________
a. opposing retinal processes; three pairs of color receptors
b. opponent-process cells; three types of color receptors
c. three pairs of color receptors; opposing retinal processes
d. three types of color receptors; opponent-process cells

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Problem 15

What mental processes allow you to perceive a lemon as yellow?

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Problem 16

Our tendencies to fill in the gaps and to perceive a pattern as continuous are two different examples of the organizing principle called
a. the Ames illusion.
b. depth perception.
c. shape constancy.
d. grouping.

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Problem 17

In listening to a concert, you attend to the solo instrument and perceive the orchestra as accompaniment. This illustrates the organizing principle of
a. figure-ground.
b. shape constancy.
c. grouping.
d. depth perception.

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Problem 18

The visual cliff experiments suggest that
a. infants have not yet developed depth perception.
b. crawling human infants and very young animals perceive depth.
c. we have no way of knowing whether infants can perceive depth.
d. unlike other species, humans are able to perceive depth in infancy.

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Problem 19

Depth perception underlies our ability to
a. group similar items in a gestalt.
b. perceive objects as having a constant shape or form.
c. judge distances.
d. fill in the gaps in a figure.

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Problem 20

Two examples of ________ depth cues are interposition and linear perspective.

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Problem 21

Perceiving a tomato as consistently red, despite lighting shifts, is an example of
a. shape constancy.
b. perceptual constancy.
c. a binocular cue.
d. continuity.

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Problem 22

After surgery to restore vision, patients who had been blind from birth had difficulty
a. recognizing objects by touch.
b. recognizing objects by sight.
c. distinguishing figure from ground.
d. distinguishing between bright and dim light.

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Problem 23

In experiments, people have worn glasses that turned their visual fields upside down. After a period of adjustment, they learned to function quite well. This ability is called ________ ________

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Problem 24

The snail-shaped tube in the inner ear, where sound waves are converted into neural activity, is called the ________

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Problem 25

What are the basic steps in transforming sound waves into perceived sound?

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Problem 26

________ theory explains how we hear high pitched sounds, and ________ theory explains how we hear low-pitched sounds.

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Problem 27

The gate-control theory of pain proposes that
a. special pain receptors send signals directly to the brain.
b. pain is a property of the senses, not of the brain.
c. small spinal cord nerve fibers conduct most pain signals, but large-fiber activity can close access to those pain signals.
d. the stimuli that produce pain are unrelated to other sensations.

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Problem 28

How does the biopsychosocial approach explain our experience of pain? Provide examples.

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Problem 29

Why might it be helpful for people with chronic pain to meditate or exercise?

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Problem 30

________ is your sense of body position and movement. Your ________ ________ specifically the inner ear.

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Problem 31

Why do you feel a little dizzy immediately after a roller coaster ride?

Leonardo Filgueiras

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Problem 32

We have specialized nerve receptors for detecting which five tastes? How did this ability aid our ancestors?

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Problem 33

A food's aroma can greatly enhance its taste. This is an example of
a. sensory adaptation.
b. chemical sensation.
c. kinesthesis.
d. sensory interaction.

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Problem 34

Which of the following ESP phenomena is supported by solid, replicable scientific evidence?
a. Telepathy
b. Clairvoyance
c. Precognition
d. None of these answers

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