Question 1

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  separation threshold
B)  range threshold
C)  difference threshold
D)  absolute thresholdE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch
B)  volume
C)  purity
D)  timbreE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar cells
B)  ganglion cells
C)  rods
D)  conesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What are the five primary tastes?

Accepted Answer

A)  hot,sour,spicy,sweet,origami
B)  salty,sour,spicy,sweet,tart
C)  bitter,salty,sour,sweet,umami
D)  peppery,salty,sour,sweet,acidicE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outer ear
B)  inner ear
C)  outer and middle ear
D)  auditory pathways and brainE) C) and D)
F) None of the above C

Question 6

An illusion ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is the same thing as a vision
B)  is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina
C)  is a perception that does not correspond to reality
D)  corresponds directly to something that you dreamedE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  we have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes
B)  we can see the world in three dimensions
C)  we can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world
D)  we have an extra if one is brokenE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy
B)  shape constancy
C)  brightness constancy
D)  color constancyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 9

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more detailed in the distance
B)  more detailed as brightness increases
C)  less detailed in the distance
D)  less detailed when it is brighterE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) C

Question 10

In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation
B)  sensory fatigue
C)  adaptation
D)  discriminationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 3: C: Sensation and Perception

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with ______.

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Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

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Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

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What are the five primary tastes?

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An illusion ________________.

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The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

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Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

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In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

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The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with ______.

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Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

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Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

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What are the five primary tastes?

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Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.

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An illusion ________________.

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The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

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The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

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Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

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In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

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