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Pregunta 1
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A decrease in sensory responsiveness accompanying an unchanging stimulus is called...
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Sensory fatigue
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Accommodation
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Sensory adaptation
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Sensory interaction
Pregunta 2
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The size of the pupil is controlled by the...
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Lens
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Retina
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Cornea
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Iris
Pregunta 3
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The process by which the lens changes its curvature is...
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Accomidation
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Sensory adaptation
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Feature detection
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Transduction
Pregunta 4
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The sensory receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the...
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Fovea
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Cone
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Bipolar cell
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Rod
Pregunta 5
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The phenomenon of size constancy is based on the close connection between an object’s perceived _______ and its perceived ________.
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size; shape
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size; distance
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size; brightness
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shape; distance
Pregunta 6
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Frequency is to pitch as ___ is to ___.
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wavelength; loudness
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amplitude; loudness
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wavelength; constancy
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amplitude; constancy
Pregunta 7
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According to the gate-control theory, a way to alleviate chronic pain would be to stimulate the ___ nerve fibers that ___ the spinal gate.
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small; open
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small; close
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large; open
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large; close
Pregunta 8
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The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the...
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Iris
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Retina
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Lens
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Cornea
Pregunta 9
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The brain breaks vision into separate dimensions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect simultaneously. This is an example of ...
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Illumination
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Parallel processing
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Accommodation
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Opponent processing
Pregunta 10
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One light may appear reddish and another greenish if they differ in...
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Wavelength
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Kinesthesis
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Amplitude
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Brightness
Pregunta 11
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Although carpenter Smith perceived a briefly viewed object as a screwdriver, police officer Jones perceived the same object as a knife. This difference illustrates that perception is guided by...
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Bottom-up processing
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Sensory adaptation
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Transduction
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Perceptual set
Pregunta 12
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As the football game continued into the night, Joe noticed that he was having difficulty distinguishing the colors of the players’ uniforms. This is because the _____, which enable color visions, have a ______ absolute threshold for brightness than the available light intensity.
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rods; higher
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cones; higher
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rods; lower
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cones; lower
Pregunta 13
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When we stare at a nearby object, each eye receives a slightly different image, providing a depth cue known as...
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Interposition
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Linear perspective
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Relative motion
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Retinal disparity
Pregunta 14
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The principle that one sense may influence another is...
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Transduction
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Sensory adaptation
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Weber’s law
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Sensory interaction
Pregunta 15
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Which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes through the eye?
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Lens, pupil, cornea, retina
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Pupil, cornea, lens, retina
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Pupil, lens, cornea, retina
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Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
Pregunta 16
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Seventy-year-old Mrs. Martinez finds that she must spice her food heavily or she cannot taste it. Unfortunately, her son often finds her cooking inedible because it is so spicy. What is the likely explanation for their taste differences?
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W
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Mrs. Martinez's son is a long time smoker
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Being 70-years-old, Mrs. Martinez probably has fewer taste buds than her son
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All of the above
Pregunta 17
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To maximize your sensitivity to fine visual detail you should...
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Stare off to one side of the object you are attempting to see
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Close one eye
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Decrease the intensity of the light falling upon the object
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Stare directly at the object
Pregunta 18
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Eve hates the bitter taste of her cough syrup. Which of the following would she find most helpful in minimizing the syrup’s bad taste?
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Tasting something sweet before taking the cough syrup
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Keeping the syrup in her mouth for several seconds before swallowing it
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Holding her nose while taking the cough syrup
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There is nothing that can be done to minimize the perception of bad taste
Pregunta 19
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Which of the following is true of cones?
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Cones enable color vision
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Cones are highly concentrated in the foveal region of the retina
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Cones have higher absolute thresholds for brightness than rods
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All of the above
Pregunta 20
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Which of the following is an example of sensory interaction?
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Finding that despite its delicious aroma, an unappetizing, weird-looking meal tastes bad
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Finding that food tastes bland when you have a bad cold
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Finding it difficult to maintain your balance when you have an ear infection
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All of the above
Pregunta 21
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Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?
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Auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea
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Eardrum, auditory canal, middle ear, cochlea
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Eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, auditory canal
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Cochlea, eardrum, middle ear, auditory canal
Pregunta 22
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Dr. Frankenstein has forgotten to give his monster an important part within the inner ear, as a result, the monster cannot transduce sound. Doctor Frankenstein omitted the...
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Eardrum
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Auditory cortex
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Stirrup
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Basilar membrane
Pregunta 23
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Sensation is to [blank_start]bottom-up processing[blank_end] as perseption is to [blank_start]top-down processing[blank_end]
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bottom-up processing
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absolute threshold
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grouping
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interpretation
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top-down processing
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difference threshold
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detection
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priming
Pregunta 24
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The process by which we organize and interpret sensory information is called [blank_start]perseption.[blank_end]
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perseption
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sensation
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absolute threshold
Pregunta 25
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Subliminal stimuli are...
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too waek to be processed by the brain in any way
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consciously percieved more than 50% of the time
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always strong enough to affect our behavior
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below our absolute threshold for conscious awareness
Pregunta 26
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Another term for difference threshold is the [blank_start]just noticable difference[blank_end]
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just noticable difference
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barely noticeable difference
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noticeable difference
Pregunta 27
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Weber's Law states that for a diference to be percieved, two stimuli must differ by...
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a fixed or constant energy amount
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a constant minimum percent
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a contantly changing amount
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more than 7%
Pregunta 28
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Sensory aadaption helps us focus on [blank_start]important changes in the envoirment[blank_end]
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important changes in the envoirment
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visual stimuli
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auditory stimuli
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constant features of the enviorment
Pregunta 29
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Our perceptual set influences what we perceive. This mental tendency reflects our [blank_start]experiences and assumptions[blank_end].
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experiences and assumptions
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perceptual adaptation
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priming ability
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difference threshold
Pregunta 30
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The characteristic of light that determines the color we experience, such as blue or green, is [blank_start]wavelength[blank_end]
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wavelength
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hue
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amplitude
Pregunta 31
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The amplitude of a light wave determines our perception of [blank_start]brightness[blank_end]
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brightness
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color
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meaning
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distance
Pregunta 32
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The blind spot in your retina is located where...
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there are rods but NO cones
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there are cones but NO rods
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the optic nerve leaves the eye
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the bipolar cells meet the ganglian cells
Pregunta 33
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Cones are the eye's receptor cells that are especially sensitive to [blank_start]bright[blank_end] light and are responsible for our [blank_start]color[blank_end] vision.
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bright
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dim
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color
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black-and-white
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