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1
The three tiny bones of the ear are in the __________ ear.
Outer
Inner
Extra
Middle
2
After listening to loud music, you don't realize how loud it is. This is what?
Accomodation
Turn the darn music down you kids!
Sensory Adaptation
Weber's Law
3
Being unable to detect the flavor of food when your nose is plugged illustrates _________
Olfactory Sense
Sensory Interaction
Serial processing
How annoying a cold is
4
When someone uses a hidden message below your perception to tell you something.
Telepathy
Under-the-radar
Subliminal Message
Unconscious Signal
5
Sound waves enter your ear, vibrating the hair cells in your cochlea. This process describes
Magic
psychophysics
Perception
Sensation
6
Even with different levels of light, you still perceive your orange shirt as orange. Why?
Perceptual adaptation
Your amazing fashion sense
Color constancy
Perceptual Set
7
What type of receptor cell is sensitive to dim light?
Rays
Cones
Rods
Pods
8
You are bored. Your phone vibrates with a text. You notice right away. This best illustrates
Priming
Signal Detection Theory
Difference Threshold
Weber's Law
9
As things move away from you, they appear _________.
Invisible
Smaller
Bigger
Taller
10
Binocular cues use ______________ to figure out depth perception.
Two eyes
Three eyes!
One eye
Brain interpretation
11
Crawling is important for babies to learn depth perception. This can be tested by ___________
Looking at their retinas
Giving them the visual cliff test
Watching them run into furniture
Showing them the Ponzo Illusion
12
All are different types of touch receptor except for which of the following.
Cold
Pressure
Tickle
Pain
13
Which taste attracts us to protein-rich foods?
Sweet
Salty
Umami
BEEFY
14
Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce pain sensation?
Distract yourself with a movie
Watch the nurse give you an injection
Take some ibuprofen
Rub the injury
15
Being able to detect subtle variations in smell illustrates the importance of _________.
Difference Threshold
The vestibular sense
Absolute threshold
Subliminal stimulation
16
Which of the following is a binocular cue for perceiving distance?
Parallel Processing
Linear Perspective
Relative Size
Retinal Disparity
17
The part of the ear responsible for turning sound waves into action potentials.
Ear lobes
Semicircular Canals
Eardrum
Cochlea
18
Forgetting what Mrs. Malloy said because you were snapchatting your friend is an example of
Choice Blindness
Rudeness
Gate-Control Theory
Selective Attention
19
Which of the following is NOT an example of perceptual grouping?
Proximity
The McGurk Effect
Connectedness
Similarity
20
When you cannot consciously see an object, but can still correctly describe aspects of it...
Serial Processing
The McGurk effect
Echolocation
Blindsight
21
Seeing an old woman after talking about the elderly shows the effect of ________________.
Perceptual Sets
Feature Detectors
Sensory Interaction
Optical illusions
22
Our perception of pain is determined by biological, psychological, and ____________ factors.
Genetic
Hormonal
Socio-cultural
Placebo
23
What is responsible for you feeling dizzy after spinning around?
Feature Detectors
Semicircular Canals
Olfactory receptors
Basilar Membranes in your Cochlea
24
What is the colored muscle in the eye that controls how big the pupil is?
Fovea
Sclera
Cornea
Iris
25
The lack of rods and cones on this part of the retina creates a blind spot.
Pupil
Optic Nerve
Fovea
Visual Cortex
26
Parapsychology refers to what?
Study of perceptual illusions
Study of ghosts
Study of Dr. Charles Xavier
Study of ESP and psychokinesis
27
Rubbing your knee after you bump it to reduce pain gives evidence of which theory?
The OW, DAMN! Theory
Opponent-Process Theory
Gestalt Theory
Gate-Control Theory
28
Being able to process brightness, color, etc of an object simultaneously is an example of what?
Accommodation
A really smart brain
Sensory Interaction
Parallel Processing
29
Seeing a British flag after seeing a green and yellow flag illustrates the ____________ theory.
Gate-Control
Afterimage
Opponent-Process
Trichromatic
30
In order to detect something, it must hit ________________________.
Tolerance Level
Absolute Threshold
Sense Level
Difference Threshold