Psych 300

Chapter 4 Quiz

Please complete and transfer all answers to a scantron. Due 3/6/2019 at the beginning of class.

1) An example of _____ would be someone who tasted a new kind of pickle and reported that it felt like a Rubik's Cube.
a) hallucinations c) synesthesia
b) obsessions d) compulsions

2) Sensation is the process of _____ raw sensory data from the internal and external world and transmitting it to the
brain.
a) receiving and translating c) receiving and organizing
b) selecting and organizing d) selecting, receiving, and organizing

3) Through a process called _____________, sensory stimuli are interpreted as distinct sensations because their neural
impulses travel to different parts of the brain.
a) transduction c) coding
b) organization d) sensory reduction

4) “Turning down the volume” on repetitive information helps the sensory receptors cope with an overwhelming amount
of sensory stimuli and allows time to pay attention to change, a phenomena called _____________.
a) sensory reduction c) coding
b) ignorance d) sensory adaptation

5) The minimum amount of change between two colors that is required to detect a difference between the two colors is
referred to as a _________________.
a) difference threshold c) pain threshold
b) absolute threshold d) sensory adaptation

6) If you stubbed your toe, how could you apply the gate-control theory of pain to keep your toe from hurting?
a) You can do jumping jacks. c) You can swear up a blue streak.
b) You can count to 10. d) You can rub the toe that hurts.

7) Both light waves and sound waves vary in ____________.

a) wavelength c) range
b) frequency d) a and c

8) Entering a movie theater from outside on a bright sunny day will cause temporary blindness due to ______________.
a) presbyopia c) light adaptation
b) dark adaptation d) hyperopia

9) Rods are most sensitive _____, and less sensitive _____.

a) to color wavelengths; in dim light
b) in dim light; to low amplitude light waves
c) in dim light; to color wavelengths
d) to color wavelengths; to high amplitude light waves

10) Which of the following is the CORRECT pathway traveled by sound waves through the ear?
a) cochlea  malleus  incus  stapes  oval window
b) oval window  ear drum  basilar membrane  cochlea
c) ear drum  malleus  incus  stapes  cochlea
d) malleus  incus  stapes  ear drum  cochlea
11) By comparison, the nose is _____________ electronic smoke detectors.
a) less sensitive to smoke than c) more sensitive to smoke than
b) as sensitive to smoke as d) comparable t

12) The sense of gustation is important from an evolutionary standpoint because __________.
a) it allows us to enjoy the food that we eat
b) it helps us stay away from foods that are harmful or toxic
c) it helps to enhance our sense of smell
d) a and b

13) What might the reason be that a 6 year old and is much more picky about her food than her 18-year old sister?
a) The younger sister hasn't been exposed to as many foods at older sister.
b) The younger sister likes sugar more than the older sister.
c) The younger sister's taste buds are replaced quicker than the older sister's.
d) The younger sister dislikes bitter tastes more than the older sister

14) ___________ is a synonym for “umami”, one of the five tastes.

a) Acidic c) Delectable
b) Alkaline d) Savory

15) According to your text, the “cold” receptors on our skin detect ____.
a) cold c) pressure
b) hot d) a and b

16) Confusion of the vestibular sense leads to ____.

a) motion sickness c) dizziness
b) cognitive dysfunction d) a and c

17) Kinesthetic receptors are located _____.

a) in the semicircular
b) throughout the muscles, joints, and tendons of the body
c) in the occipital lobe of the brain.
d) In the extremities

18) When you look up at the sky and simply notice the clouds, you are engaging in the process of _____; when you try to
organize the clouds into recognizable shapes or objects, you are engaging in the process of _____.
a) noticing; daydreaming c) passive observation; active observation
b) sensation; perception d) perception; sensation

19) An example of ___________ would be if you didn't even notice the loud crash outside the door when you were
focused on taking your driver's exam.
a) sensory adaptation c) sensory detection
b) selective habituation d) selective attention

20) An example of ___________ would be if after a month of having stuck a post-it not by your door to remind you of an
appointment, you forgot the appointment,
a) sensory adaptation c) habituation
b) selective perception d) selective attention

21) When we organize patterns in order to perceive an entire stimulus, rather than just its parts, we are using _____
principle of perception.
a) the wholistic
b) Wundt's
c) the Gestalt
d) the closure
22) _____ is the perceptual organization principle that says people tend to perceive a finished unit even if there are gaps in
it.
a) Closure c) Similarity
b) Proximity d) Contiguity

23) The fusing of two different images received by your eyes into one image, which allows you to perceive three
dimensions is called _____.
a) stereoscopic vision c) visual accommodation
b) binocular vision d) visual fusion

24) The convergence of your eyes is a binocular cue based on _____.

a) your brain's ability to converge signals from eyes into a signal image
b) the amount of muscular strain required to turn your eyes inward when focusing on closer objects
c) brain development formed from the visual cortex
d) adaptation and accommodation of the visual cortex

25) A monocular cue that relies on the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye and sends neural impulses to
the brain is called __________.
a) convergence c) retinal parity
b) retinal disparity d) accommodation

26) The fruit is perceived as being closer than the wine bottle due to the monocular cue of:

a) interposition c) linear perspective

b) accommodation d) aerial perspective

27) The tendency for the environment to be perceived as remaining the same even with changes in sensory input is called
_____.
a) perceptual constancy c) an illusory correlation
b) the constancy of expectation d) Gestalt's primary principle

28) A young child would not yet have developed the principle of ____________ if she thinks her daddy is getting smaller
and smaller as he walks away from her.
a) size consistancy
b) perceptual differences
c) optical illusions
d) retianl disparity

29) When you see a partially opened door, you know that the door is rectangular even though the image being detected by
your retina is a trapezoid. This is an example of the perceptual principle called _____.
a) geometrical perceptual consistency
b) optical constancy
c) shape constancy
d) form consistency
30) _____________ is where we perceive the color of an object as being relatively constant even though the wavelength
of light reaching the eye retina may vary due to lighting conditions.
a) Brighness constancy.
b) Color constancy
c) Shape constancy
d) Wavelenght consistency

31) An example of ____________ would be if you were expecting a phone call from your husband around lunchtime and
responded to the male voice by saying "Hi, honey when your phone rang at noon, but found out that it was your boss
calling.
a) perceptual adaptation
b) extrasensory perception
c) perceptual set
d) subliminal perception

32) Yuor ablity to raed thsi sntenece desipte its mnay mssipllengis is deu to ____.
a) bottom-up processing
b) integration
c) top-down processing

33) You have been corresponding over the internet with someone and would like to send them a picture of yourself, but
would like for them to find you attractive. Which of the following factors explains why you should send him a picture
of yourself alone, rather than one that includes your gorgeous roommate standing next to you?
a) personal motivation
b) expectation
c) frame of reference
d) referential perception

34) Information processing that begins with raw sensory data and ends with analysis in the brain is called _____.
a) top-down
b) bottom-up
c) horizontal
d) higher-order