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Psychology C8: Sensation and Perception SY1920
Psychology C8: Sensation and Perception SY1920
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1
What contains light-sensitive receptor cells?
retina
iris
optic nerve
lens
2
Which three colors does the trichromatic theory propose that the human eye can sense?
red, green, black
red, blue, yellow
red, green, blue
yellow, blue, purple
3
Which part of the eye is represented by the number 1?
Vitreous Humor
Retina
Cornea
Lens
4
Which type of ESP involves the ability to foretell events?
clairvoyance
telekinesis
precognition
telepathy
5
What is the black circle in the middle of the eye called?
optic nerve
retina
pupil
cornea
6
Damage to the auditory nerve might prevent a person from
tasting chocolate
smelling freshly baked bread
hearing birds chirp
seeing a traffic light chnage
7
To use monocular cues, you need two eyes.
True
False
8
What changes its shape to focus light on the retina?
lens
cornea
optic nerve
iris
9
What occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor?
sensation
perception
constancy
perceptual inference
10
Humans have five senses.
False
True
11
What is the ability to gain information by some means other than ordinary senses?
somesthesis
gate pain of theory
psychophysics
extrasensory perception
12
What part of the ear is represented by number 3?
stirrup
ear drum
hammer
anvil
13
Which Gestalt principle is depicted?
continuity
closure
similarity
simplicity
14
Vibration is crucial to which sense?
sight
touch
taste
sound
15
Which type of ESP involves the ability to read someone else's mind?
telepathy
telekinesis
precognition
clairvoyance
16
What part of the ear is represented by number 9?
auditory nerve
optic nerve
eustachian tube
ear canal
17
Which Gestalt principle is depicted?
simplicity
closure
continuity
similarity
18
Which senses involve wavelengths?
sight, sound
olfaction, gustation
sight, sound, somesthesis
sight, sound, kinesthesis
19
What part of the ear is represented by number 7?
tympanic membrane
auditory nerve
eustachian tube
cochlea
20
What is the phenomenon of filling in the gaps in what our senses tell us?
perception
perceptual inference
constancy
sensation
21
What is the study of the relationships between sensory experiences & the physical stimuli that cause them?
gate pain of theory
psychophysics
extrasensory perception
somesthesis
22
What part of the ear is represented by number 1?
ear drum
tympanic membrane
stirrup
vestibular canals
23
When a person rubs their toe after stubbing it on a rock, that person is
focusing attention towards the pain.
decreasing the nonpain impulses in the area.
creating competition between the pain and nonpain impulses.
increasing the pain impulses in the area.
24
Why couldn't some of us see the dot when we brought it closer to our faces?
it was in the tympanic membrane
magic
it was in our eustachian tube
it was in our blind spot
25
If a dog hears a whistle that humans cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different
Gestalt ratios
absolute thresholds
vestibular systems
kinesthesis systems
26
Which part of the eye is represented by the number 5?
Cornea
Lens
Retina
Vitreous Humor
27
If a person cannot hear because they've damaged their cochlea, this is an example of sensorineural deafness.
True
False
28
What is the sense of smell?
kinesthesis
somethesis
gustation
olfaction
29
If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see
shapes
distant objects
colors
sizes
30
Which type of ESP involves moving objects through mental effort alone?
telekinesis
clairvoyance
telepathy
precognition
31
Which part of the eye is represented by the number 2?
Lens
Pupil
Retina
Iris
32
What is the sense of movement and body position?
gustation
kinesthesis
olfaction
somethesis
33
Which part of the eye is represented by the number 6?
optic nerve
auditory nerve
retina
cornea
34
Which part of the eye is represented by the number 3?
iris
cornea
retina
lens
35
What is the group of senses that includes balance, touch, and body position?
gate pain of theory
extrasensory perception
psychophysics
somesthesis
36
Which Gestalt principle is depicted?
closure
similarity
simplicity
continuity
37
"Skin senses" is a better term to use instead of "touch."
False
True
38
Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the difference threshold for human vision.
True
False
39
What is the sense of taste?
olfaction
kinesthesis
gustation
somethesis
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What is the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences?
perception
sensation
perceptual inference
constancy