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The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by changes in the size of the

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A)   pupil.
B)   lens.
C)   cornea.
D)   retina.

Question 2

Our past experiences and current expectations often influence the way we perceive sensory information because they create

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A)   bottom-up processing.
B)   a phi phenomenon.
C)   feature detectors..
D)   a perceptual set.

Question 3

Compare vision and hearing with regard to the proximal stimulus and information processing for each sense.

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The proximal stimulus for vision is ligh...

Question 4

The organizational principles that are evident in the paintings of Cubists are

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A)   Gestalt principles.
B)   functional principles.
C)   zeitgeist principles.
D)   psychoanalytic principles.

Question 5

The successive blinking on and off of the lights on the neon sign gave the impression of beer filling a glass.This illusion of motion is the

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A)   phi phenomenon.
B)   constancy principle.
C)   common-fate principle.
D)   motion parallax effect.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

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A)   Although subliminal perception was once dismissed by scientists as preposterous, recent data have made the notion less implausible.
B)   Scientists have conclusively demonstrated that perception simply cannot take place without conscious awareness.
C)   Recent research suggests that subliminal messages can be quite persuasive in convincing us to buy products we don't want and promoting satanic rituals.
D)   Subliminal perception is only possible if sensory adaptation has taken place.

Question 7

If two sounds vary in frequency they are perceived as differing in

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A)   loudness.
B)   pitch.
C)   decibels.
D)   timbre.

Question 8

In the signal-detection method,if a subject fails to detects a stimulus when a stimulus is actually present,this would be a

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A)   hit.
B)   miss.
C)   false alarm.
D)   correct rejection.

Question 9

The main pathway visual signals travel from the eye to the visual cortex is

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A)   optic nerve - optic chiasm - thalamus - temporal lobe.
B)   optic nerve - optic chiasm - thalamus - occipital lobe.
C)   optic nerve - thalamus - optic chiasm - temporal lobe.
D)   optic nerve - thalamus - optic chiasm - occipital lobe.

Question 10

____________________ color mixing works by removing some wavelengths of light leaving less light than was originally there while,____________________ color mixing works by superimposing lights,putting more light in the mixture than exists in any one light.

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Question 11

The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that

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A)   people tend to gravitate toward a common interaction distance.
B)   center-surround cells that are closer fire more often.
C)   perception occurs in discrete time frames.
D)   objects nearer to each other are seen as forming a unit.

Question 12

Visual illusions tend to be

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A)   influenced by our experiences.
B)   more pronounced in children.
C)   less pronounced in adults.
D)   genetically determined.

Question 13

Which of the unifying themes in psychology is MOST consistent with the existence of ambiguous figures and visual illusions?

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A)   behavior is determined by multiple causes
B)   behavior is shaped by cultural heritage
C)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective
D)   psychology is theoretically diverse

Question 14

One health disadvantage identified for supertasters is that they respond negatively to the taste of

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A)   most fruits.
B)   dairy products.
C)   many vegetables.
D)   whole-grain products.

Question 15

Recent studies suggest that people see __________ objects as closer to them than other objects.

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A)   threatening
B)   desirable
C)   undesirable
D)   lightly colored

Question 16

Inattentional blindness is likely to increase when a person is

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A)   watching television.
B)   consuming caffeine.
C)   studying.
D)   talking on a cell phone.

Question 17

Gabriella was looking for shelter from the sudden cloudburst,and at first she had difficulty judging whether the old barn or the farmhouse was closer.However,when she noticed that the barn partially obscured the corner of the house,she headed for the barn.She was able to judge which building was closer based on

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A)   texture gradient.
B)   interposition.
C)   relative size.
D)   linear perspective.

Question 18

If your roommate slowly and carefully turns up the volume on the stereo until you can determine "now it's louder than it was before," it would be MOST accurate to say the volume increased by a

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A)   perceivable difference.
B)   just noticeable difference.
C)   fractional difference.
D)   proportional difference.

Question 19

We often perceive a series of dots on a printed form as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of

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A)   constancy.
B)   similarity.
C)   closure.
D)   symmetry.

Question 20

Which type of signal-detection error becomes more likely when the expectation of a stimulus is weak?

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A)   a miss
B)   a false alarm
C)   a correct rejection
D)   an accurate hit

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

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Compare vision and hearing with regard to the proximal stimulus and information processing for each sense.

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Visual illusions tend to be

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If your roommate slowly and carefully turns up the volume on the stereo until you can determine "now it's louder than it was before," it would be MOST accurate to say the volume increased by a

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We often perceive a series of dots on a printed form as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of

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The successive blinking on and off of the lights on the neon sign gave the impression of beer filling a glass.This illusion of motion is the

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The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by changes in the size of the

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The main pathway visual signals travel from the eye to the visual cortex is

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Which type of signal-detection error becomes more likely when the expectation of a stimulus is weak?

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If two sounds vary in frequency they are perceived as differing in

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Recent studies suggest that people see __________ objects as closer to them than other objects.

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color mixing works by removing some wavelengths of light leaving less light than was originally there while, color mixing works by superimposing lights,putting more light in the mixture than exists in any one light.

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The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that

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