FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 4: A: Sensation and Perception

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 111

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Devin has contracted a very rare eye disease. The ophthalmologist has told him that he has sustained massive damage to his rods, but for the most part his cones have not been affected. Which of the following aspects of Devin's vision is likely to be deficient?

A) vision in bright illumination
B) peripheral vision
C) colour vision
D) detecting differences in wavelengths of light

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 112

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Which of the following reflects a distinction between the process of sensation and the process of perception?

A) Sensation is not necessary for perception but perception is necessary for sensation.
B) Sensation occurs at the level of the brain, while perception occurs at the level of the mind.
C) Sensation reflects reality, while perception is entirely subjective.
D) Sensation occurs at the level of the sense organs, while perception occurs at the level of the brain.

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 113

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

What must you do in order to keep focusing on an object as it moves closer to your face?

At the musical he attended over the weekend, Andrew noticed that whenever the red and green spotlights overlapped, they seemed to change to a yellow spotlight. Which principle explains this perception?

Denise was momentarily blinded when paparazzi snapped her picture using a blue flash. Following the flash, she saw spots for several minutes. What colour were the spots, based on the opponent-process theory of colour vision?

Where on the tongue would you find the oldest taste buds?

What evidence do we have that some taste preferences are innate?

What does the Gestalt principle of proximity state?

Why does food generally taste bland when you have a severe head cold?

You have a lamp with a three-way light bulb. You can use the light at 50 watts, 100 watts, or 150 watts. When you change between settings, which of the following changes will be perceived as a larger increase in brightness?

Which type of visual perception operates in a similar fashion as auditory localization?

What units of measurement refer to the pitch of sounds?

Which of the following statements about subliminal perception is most accurate?

Which of the following is being measured if a subject is presented with a series of light bulb pairs of different wattages and is asked whether the members of each pair differ in brightness?

Which type of processing is most important for the ability to rapidly process words that you are reading?

What is your absolute threshold?

Werner was having his hearing tested, and a number of the tones that were presented were so faint he was not able to detect them. What can you say about the faint sounds?

A microelectrode is recording the activity from a single cell in the visual cortex of a cat. The cell begins to fire rapidly when a vertical line sweeps across the visual field to the left, but stops firing when the same line sweeps back across the visual field to the right. What type of cell is likely being monitored in this case?

What becomes inverted in paintings or drawings that lead to ambiguous interpretations?

Which sense is important for perception of the positions of the various parts of the body?