Question 1
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Suppose you are looking at a globe of the world. Although the ____________ is a sphere, you'd expect the ____________ to be a circle.
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Distal; absolute
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Distal; proximal
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Threshold; distal
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Proximal; distal
Question 2
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When you first walked into a room, you were overwhelmed by the smell of someone's perfume. Over time, you become less aware of the smell. This is an example of
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A psychometric function.
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Sensory adaptation.
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An illusion.
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Transduction.
Question 3
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The conversion of one form of physical energy into another is called
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Sensory adaptation.
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Transduction.
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Sensory reception.
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Photoreception.
Question 4
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If you walk into a room that has very low illumination, your ____________ are likely to contribute more than your ____________ to your visual experience.
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Rods; amacrine cells
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Horizontal cells; rods
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Cones; rods
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Rods; cones
Question 5
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Which of these pairs does not play a role in opponent-process theory?
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Red vs. green
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White vs. black
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Yellow vs. blue
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Blue vs. green
Question 6
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In a study of physical and social pain, researchers demonstrated that people's brains responded
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More strongly for physical pain.
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More strongly for social pain.
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In the same areas for both types of pain.
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In different areas for the two types of pain.
Question 7
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When Shirley walks into a party, she looks around the room to find her husband Paul. This is an example of
Question 8
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Tomas owns a ring with a very small gap in it. The law of ____________ explains why most people perceive his ring to be intact.
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Similarity
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Common fate
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Good continuation
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Closure
Question 9
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While engaging in stimulated driving, Michael had a conversation on a hands-free cell phone. Based on experimental evidence, you predict that Michael
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Would behave differently if he were driving a real car out on the road.
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Would pay more attention to the visual environment than to his conversation.
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Failed to attend to objects in the visual environment.
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Failed to look at objects in the visual environment.
Question 10
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Just as Chris says, "I love you," a truck sounds its horn. Although the horn covered the l sound in love, Pat still perceives love as intact. This is an example of
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Bottom-up processing.
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Perceptual constancy.
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Top-down processing.
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Good continuation.