Question 1

Explain the difference between top-down and bottom-up processing.

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Feature analysis is the process of detec...

Question 2

The Gestalt principle of _____ implies that people organize visual perception in the _____.

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A)  continuity; most complex manner possible
B)  proximity; top-down processing manner
C)  closure; bottom-up processing manner
D)  Pragnanz ; simplest manner possibleE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

When Joe looks at distant objects, the lens in his eye focuses light just short of his retina.  Joe is likely to experience

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A)  farsightedness.
B)  nearsightedness.
C)  enhanced low-light vision.
D)  deficient low-light vision.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The main pathway that  visual signals travel from the eye to the visual cortex is

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A)  optic nerve - optic chiasm - thalamus - temporal lobe.
B)  optic nerve - optic chiasm - thalamus - occipital lobe.
C)  optic nerve - thalamus - optic chiasm - temporal lobe.
D)  optic nerve - thalamus - optic chiasm - occipital lobe.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Researchers investigating feature detectors have found individual neurons that are activated by images of faces. These neurons may be adaptive primarily because they allow us to distinguish

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A)  friends from foes.
B)  people from animals.
C)  animals from plants.
D)  animals from food.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Sound is a _____ form of energy and is the result of _____. ​

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A)  wave; vibrating molecules ​
B)  particle; photons
C)  chemical; molecular breakdowns
D)  moving; vibrating photonsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Natalie sat on her porch looking out at the field of soybeans. The fact that Natalie perceived the soybean plants as being grouped into a series of separate rows is consistent with the Gestalt principle of

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A)  closure.
B)  simplicity.
C)  proximity.
D)  similarity.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

Distracting oneself to reduce the severity of pain is likely to be a less effective strategy when _____ activity is blocked .

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A)  acetylcholine
B)  endorphin
C)  parasympathetic
D)  endemicE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

As people age, the lens of the eye loses its ability to accommodate, and it tends to remain flat instead of becoming fat and round. This suggests that as people age, they will ​

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A)  lose their ability to focus on objects in the distance.
B)  be less likely to detect differences in light purity.
C)  be more likely to detect differences in brightness and hue.
D)  lose their ability to focus on objects that are close.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Petra looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina. The ophthalmologist told her that she has sustained massive damage to her cones, but for the most part her rods have not been affected. Petra will likely now have

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A)  poor vision in low illumination.
B)  poor peripheral vision.
C)  no color vision.
D)  more accurate depth perception.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The structure of the eye that absorbs light, processes images, and sends visual information to the brain is the ​

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A)  fovea.
B)  lens.
C)  rods and cones.
D)  retina.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the perceived or psychological qualities of sound waves?

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A)  P itch
B)  P urity
C)  T imbre
D)  L oudnessE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the gustatory system is NOT accurate?

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A)  Taste cells are concentrated in taste buds on the tongue.
B)  The physical stimulus for taste is any chemical substance.
C)  Taste cells live only about 10 days.
D)  Taste cells are distributed unevenly across the surface of the tongue.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The physical stimuli for the sense of taste are

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A)  chemical substances that are insoluble in water.
B)  chemical substances that are soluble in water.
C)  the vibrations of molecules.
D)  tactile stimulation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Auditory localization is MOST analogous to which of the following visual processes?

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A)  D epth perception
B)  Inattentional blindness
C)  C olor perception
D)  Feature analysisE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a structure of the inner ear?

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A)  Basilar membrane
B)  Eardrum
C)  Hair cells
D)  C ochleaE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

A dichromat is LEAST likely to be insensitive to the color

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A)  red.
B)  green.
C)  blue.
D)  yellow.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars. Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of ​

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A)  proximity.
B)  closure.
C)  similarity.
D)  figure-ground.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism. Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that ​

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A)  this is the first offense for both her clients.
B)  both her clients are good students who always score at the top of their class.
C)  her clients are both active in a number of extra-curricular activities at their school.
D)  other students involved in the incident did much more damage than her clients did.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Timothy painted a picture of a jet on a runway; however, in his painting, the sides of the runway are parallel to each other. Timothy's picture seems to lack depth because he failed to make use of the monocular depth cue of

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A)  convergence.
B)  motion parallax.
C)  linear perspective.
D)  height in plane.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

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Auditory localization is MOST analogous to which of the following visual processes?

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Sound is a _____ form of energy and is the result of _____. ​

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Which of the following statements about the gustatory system is NOT accurate?

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