Question 1

A wave of light proceeds through to the back of the eye where it encounters and stimulates a receptor neuron. What process has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception
B)  Thinking
C)  Cognition
D)  Sensation

Question 2

Statistically, an estimated _____ percent of ADHD children outgrow their problems, _____ percent continue to have severe problems as adults, and _____ percent have at least some mild problems throughout their lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  33; 33; 33
B)  50; 25; 25
C)  50; 40; 10
D)  20; 20; 60

Question 3

Young infants appear to prefer visual displays that are dynamic and moderately complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The fact that two-month-olds can detect the difference between the sound "pa" and the sound "ba" indicates that they

Accepted Answer

A)  can differentiate phonemes.
B)  have cross-modal perception.
C)  have semantic awareness.
D)  possess visual accommodation.

Question 5

Which of the following is LEAST likely to draw the visual attention of a young infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  A moving object
B)  A high contour object
C)  A highly complex object
D)  A face

Question 6

Discuss the process of the development of speech perception and voice recognition in infants.

Accepted Answer

The development of speech perception and...

Question 7

Which statement concerning speech perception in adulthood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loud background noise is more distracting to young adults than to older adults.
B)  Older adults are more likely to recall fewer details from a conversation that took place in a noisy restaurant.
C)  Older adults tend to be better at attending to multiple conversations than young adults.
D)  In familiar setting, older adults tend to not use contextual cues to help them interpret what they are hearing.

Question 8

Which statement would indicate that Tory is an intuitive theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants seem to perceive the world in a very adult-like manner.
B)  Infants are like blank pieces of paper that need to be written on in order to change.
C)  Infants have unconscious, survival-based reflexes.
D)  Infants appear to think but do not know.

Question 9

Visual acuity is defined as the ability to see depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In an effort to study the acquisition of speech, Dr. Verball reinforces an infant every time it makes a sound. Given this description, Dr. Verball's research method would best be described as a(n)  _____ task.

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation
B)  preferential hearing
C)  evoked potentials
D)  operant conditioning

Question 11

Perceptual development

Accepted Answer

A)  is impervious to cultural differences.
B)  varies across cultures because of socialization differences.
C)  varies across cultures because of differences in sensory capabilities.
D)  varies across cultures because of differences in levels of intellectual ability.

Question 12

Research has shown that children who undergo surgery for congenital cataracts, but who missed out on early visual experience,

Accepted Answer

A)  are unable to see any details of faces.
B)  are able to see details of faces, but have difficulty identifying different orientation of the same face.
C)  are able to see details of faces, but have difficulty telling two different people apart.
D)  have face discrimination abilities identical to children born without cataracts.

Question 13

What is the new taste that is being considered the fifth basic taste beyond that of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Umami
B)  Spicy
C)  Minty
D)  Fruity

Question 14

Describe three types of changes in attention skills that take place between infancy and adolescence.

Accepted Answer

1. Development of sustained attention: I...

Question 15

One-month-old infants were given either a smooth pacifier or one with hard nubs on which to suck. Although they had not seen the pacifier while sucking on it, when given the opportunity to look, the infants stared longer at the type of pacifier that they had sucked on. This shows that they have

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-modal perception.
B)  dark adaptation.
C)  inter-sensory sensation.
D)  repression.

Question 16

The fact that infants' attention seems to involve reacting to environmental stimulation (i.e., an item catches their attention)  rather than being deliberately focused, illustrates the concept of a(n)  _____ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic
B)  orienting
C)  fail-safe
D)  intentional

Question 17

Which statement is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sense of smell appears to develop by 28 weeks after conception.
B)  Infants prefer the smell of human milk over formula even if they have only consumed formula.
C)  Newborns tend to act favorably to the odor of ammonia.
D)  Mothers can identify their baby solely by the baby's smell.

Question 18

What type of food would be most likely to produce "chemosensory irritation?"

Accepted Answer

A)  A cold scoop of ice cream
B)  A hamburger hot off of the grill
C)  A pickled pig's foot
D)  A spicy hot jalapeño pepper

Question 19

As a researcher focused on the issue of sensations, how would you most likely explain why older people tend to raise the volume on their television sets and use more seasoning (e.g., salt and pepper)  on their food?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their sensory thresholds have increased with age.
B)  They cannot concentrate on simple things.
C)  Visual accommodation abilities have declined.
D)  They forget that they already salted their food or raised the volume on the television.

Question 20

Nativists believe that we enter the world with knowledge that helps us understand the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Sensation, Perception, and Attention

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Research has shown that children who undergo surgery for congenital cataracts, but who missed out on early visual experience,

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The fact that two-month-olds can detect the difference between the sound "pa" and the sound "ba" indicates that they

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In an effort to study the acquisition of speech, Dr. Verball reinforces an infant every time it makes a sound. Given this description, Dr. Verball's research method would best be described as a(n) _____ task.

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Which of the following is LEAST likely to draw the visual attention of a young infant?

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Young infants appear to prefer visual displays that are dynamic and moderately complex.

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Nativists believe that we enter the world with knowledge that helps us understand the world.

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What is the new taste that is being considered the fifth basic taste beyond that of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter?

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Perceptual development

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A wave of light proceeds through to the back of the eye where it encounters and stimulates a receptor neuron. What process has taken place?

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Which statement is FALSE?

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As a researcher focused on the issue of sensations, how would you most likely explain why older people tend to raise the volume on their television sets and use more seasoning (e.g., salt and pepper) on their food?

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Which statement concerning speech perception in adulthood is true?

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Which statement would indicate that Tory is an intuitive theorist?

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Statistically, an estimated _____ percent of ADHD children outgrow their problems, _____ percent continue to have severe problems as adults, and _____ percent have at least some mild problems throughout their lives.

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