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1
You don't see your nose on your face because of _______.
The Visual Cliff
Change blindness
Fovea
Selective attention
2
Another word for Face Blindness is called
anomsia.
apraxia.
prosopagnosia.
Weber's law.
3
The minimum amount of stimulation one needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time...
absolute threshold.
difference threshold.
subliminal threshold.
adaptation threshold.
4
The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the
retina
iris
lens
optic nerve
5
Vertigo can make you dizzy, they are crystals in the ______ that can cause this!
Visual Cliff
Cochlea
Semicircular Canals
Auditory Canal
6
REM rebound will happen after....
sleep deprivation
hypnosis takes place
high intake of alcohol
in the morning, after sleeping 8 hours.
7
Sound wave vibrations are transmitted by three tiny bones located in the
middle ear
fovea
vestibular sacs
basilar membrane
8
When you stare at a red square and then shift your eyes to a white surface, the afterimage is
green
black
yellow
blue
9
You become BLIND to certain smells in your dirty room because of _____.
Sensory Deprivation
Sensory Prolification
Sensory hallucinations
Sensory Adaptation
10
The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the
retina
iris
fovea
lens
11
One of the suggestions a doctor will make to help insomniacs sleep is ______________.
Stay away from all caffeinated beverages.
Develop a healthy regimen of daily exercise.
Only use their room and bed for sleeping
All of the above
12
A subliminal Message is one that is below ones _____________.
Threshold of awareness
Threshold of Conciousness
Level of sensation
Level of tolerance
13
When two adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession, we perceive movement which is...
the phi phenomenon.
lightness constancy rule.
perceptual set.
a context effect.
14
Phantom limb sensations best illustrate that pain can be experienced in the absence of
parallel processing.
conscious awareness.
sensory input.
figure-ground.
15
The McGurk effect best illustrates
sensory interaction
tinnitus
color constancy
sensory adaptation
16
As you get older, you need _______
More puppies to sleep soundly
To roll around on the floor to maintain proper posture
More Sleep
Less Sleep
17
Taste buds ______ and ______ as you get older.
Increase; increase in sensitivity
Decrease; increase in sensitivity
Decrease; decline in sensitivity
Increase; decline in sensitivity
18
Sleep Deprivation can cause______________.
Irritability
All of the above
Disorientation
Poor coordination and reflexes
19
The Ames illusion is about ....
the mis-perception of distance and tricking your brain.
shape constancy and the illusion of colors
the visual cliff and the fear of babies falling
retinal hemorrhages and injuries of the eye
20
Which of the following terms means "bottom up processing"?
Accomodation
Sensation
Perception
Parallel Processing
21
The buds on your tongue are called
ciliary
papyrus
glial cells
papillae
22
What is this test called?
Loop Effect
Poop effect
Stroop Effect
Shloop Effect
23
Transmiting sounds from the air to the bones of the middle ear is the job of the...
hair cells within the inner ear.
hair cells within the basilar membrane.
fluid in the semicircular canals.
eardrum.
24
A cochlear implant would be most helpful for those who suffer
sensorineural hearing loss.
conduction hearing loss.
a punctured eardrum
a damaged semicircular canal
25
After approximately _______ of NO SLEEP, you may start to experience psychosis.
15 hours
2 days
1 day
3 days
26
Sensory adaptation refers to
stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses.
increasing perception of a constant, annoying stimuli
the process of organizing and interpreting sensory input.
diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.
27
The largest organ of your body that relays the touch sense is the _______.
Your skin
Your brain
Your big giant arm at the gun show
Your heart
28
A subliminal message is one that is presented
repetitiously.
below one's absolute threshold for awareness.
in a manner that is unconsciously persuasive.
while an individual is under hypnosis.
29
SUDDEN uncontrollable REM patterns are a sign of....
Narcolepsy
Irreversible insomnia
Severe Sleep Apnea
Dangerous hypothermia
30
We become accustom to stimuli over time, this is called
Habituation
Dishabituation
Sensory Input fallacy
Crossed senses
31
Flashing Lights that emulate waves of motion best illustrates the _________.
The phenomenon of the after image effect
Retinal disparity within the average person
The famous phi phenomenon
Bionic powers of vision we may all be capable of
32
The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information is called...
parallel processing
perception
accomodation
sensation
33
A list of words is repeated, but you
failed
to notice a change in the person speaking...
Selective attention
Inattentional Blindness
Change blindness
Change deafness
34
" I knew you were trouble when you ....." The reason you can fill in the blank is because
You love TAY TAY
Shape Consistency
Closure
You are a closet SWIFTY
35
Loud music higher than _____ decibels may be destructive to your hearing.
80
30
20
60
36
The opponent color of red is ________.
Green
Dark red
Purple
Magenta
37
Which theory dictates the pain signal? It helps when you block it with competing stimuli.
Opponent Process Theory
Gage theory
Gate Control Theory
Trichromatic Theory
38
Sleep Deprivation can commonly cause hallucinations after the _____ 24 hour cycle.
3rd
2nd
1st
none of the above
39
Gestalt is best described as a(n)
binocula cue
perceptual adaptation
illusion
organized whole
40
Hypnosis involves a state INCREASED....
suggestibility
insecurity
gullibility
volatility
41
A "forgotten sense" that tells you exactly what your body position is doing.
Visual
Vestibular
Taste
Kinesthetic
42
One of the common side effects of sleep deprivation is ________ symptoms.
PTSD
OCD
ADHD
WWF
43
Your favorite character from TWD is seen here in this visual. Which type of processing is used?
TOP down
Sensation
Bottom UP
Feature Detectors
44
Delta sleep _______ throughout the night.
Slaps you
Increases
Stays the same
Decreases
45
As a door opens, it casts a trapezoidal shape on our retinas yet, we perceive it as rectangular
shape constancy
retinal disparity
figure and ground
perceptual adaptation
46
The sense of smell is known as
olfactory
vestibular
gustatory
kinesthetic
47
Research shows that Driving deprived of _______ is just as bad as driving intoxicated.
serotonin
vitamin D
sleep
nutrition
48
Older folks need less hours of sleep because they have less __________.
activities because of physical impairments
snap responses
friends and family to entertain them
cognitive processing to do during REM
49
The nociceptors carry the _____ signal to the brain.
Speech
Breathing
Pain
Pleasure
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People who are born with an integration of their senses (color may be integrated with a taste)
subliminal stimulation
synesthesia
parallel processing
kinesthesis
