PsychSim 5 Quizzing: The Auditory System

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1. The stimulus energy underlying your experience of sound involves continuous

changes in:

a. wave frequency.

b. wave amplitude.

c. waveform.

d. air pressure.

e. timbre.

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Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
2. The conversion of the mechanical energy produced by sound waves into neural
impulses occurs in the:

a. eardrum.

b. middle ear.

c. cochlea.

d. ear canal.

e. vestibulary system.

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3. As compared to long objects, short objects vibrate ________ and produce sound
waves of ________ frequency.

a. slower; lower

b. slower; higher

c. faster; lower

d. faster; higher

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Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
4. The frequency of a sound wave is measured in:

a. amps.
 b. sines.

c. Hertz.

d. decibels.

e. millimeters.

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.
5. The waveform of a sound determines our experience of:

a. loudness.

b. pitch.

c. timbre.

d. kinesthesis.

e. amplitude.

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.

PsychSim 5 Quizzing: Visual Illusions

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1. In the Müller-Lyer illusion, the arrowheads at the ends of the lines lead people to
misjudge the ________ of the two horizontal lines.

a. continuity

b. relative height

c. length

d. convergence

e. thickness

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.
2. The Ponzo Illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its
perceived:
 a. shape.

b. height.

c. distance.

d. continuity.

e. convergence.

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.
3. In the Ponzo Illusion, most people ________ the length of the bar that appears to
be more ________.

a. underestimate; distant

b. overestimate; distant

c. underestimate; horizontal

d. overestimate; horizontal

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Incorrect. The correct answer is B.
4. In the horizontal/vertical illusion, most people perceive a ________ line as
________.

a. horizontal; longer than an equally long vertical line

b. vertical; less distant than an equally distant horizontal line

c. horizontal; straighter than an equally straight vertical line

d. vertical; longer than an equally long horizontal line

e. horizontal; more distant than an equally distant vertical line

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Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
5. In the Poggendorf illusion involving a rectangular post with a line segment
protruding from each side, most people fail to correctly align the two line segments
because they:

a. underestimate the width of the rectangular post.

b. overestimate the width of the rectangular post.

c. underestimate the length of the two line segments.

d. overestimate the length of the two line segments.

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PsychSim 5 Quizzing: Colorful World completed
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1. The hue (or color) of light depends on its:

a. amplitude.

b. wavelength.

c. waveform.

d. intensity.

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2. The theory that humans have receptors in the retina that are specialized for red,
blue, and green light is called the ________ theory.

a. multichromatic

b. tri-cone

c. trichromatic

d. multireceptor

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.
3. The most common form of colorblindness is a(n) _______ color deficiency.

a. blue-yellow

b. white-black

c. red-green

d. orange-brown

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Incorrect. The correct answer is C.
4. When all three types of cones are stimulated at once, a person will see:

a. black.

b. brown.

c. gray.
 d. white.

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Incorrect. The correct answer is D.
5. The opponent-process theory explains why we would see a ________ afterimage
after staring at a blue object.

a. yellow

b. green

c. white

d. red

0 out of 1
Incorrect. The correct answer is A.
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