Question 1

Failure to perceive a stimulus that is in plain view but not the focus of attention is known as

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A)   inattentional blindness.
B)   habituation.
C)   adaptation level.
D)   subliminal stimuli.

Question 2

Regarding color weakness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Some people reach adulthood without knowing that they have a color weakness.
B)   People with red-green color weakness usually see both colors as yellowish brown.
C)   The Snellen chart is the most common test for color blindness and color weakness.
D)   People with color weakness rarely have trouble with traffic lights, since the red light has yellow light mixed with the red, and the green light is really blue-green.

Question 3

Discuss the two main types of hearing loss, describe their causes and treatments, and explain how effective these treatments have been.

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Question 4

The illusory sensation that an arm or leg still exists after it is lost through accident or amputation is known as

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A)   amputation psychosis.
B)   psychosomatic pain.
C)   phantom limb sensation.
D)   the delusional pain effect.

Question 5

Even if you only have one eye, you would still be able to drive a car or ride a bicycle.The ability to still engage in tasks that require depth perception shows that

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A)   most depth cues are monocular in nature.
B)   stereoscopic vision is only slightly better for judging depth than is accommodation.
C)   depth perception in a one-eyed individual is limited, not absent.
D)   pictorial depth cues are even more important than other depth cues.

Question 6

An individual's ability to recognize people from other races improves when the individual is

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A)   trained to do top-down processing.
B)   trained to do bottom-up processing.
C)   in a positive mood.
D)   in a negative mood.

Question 7

Which binocular cue is controlled by the muscles attached to one's eyeballs and allows one to estimate distance under 50 feet?

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A)   accommodation
B)   linear perspective
C)   convergence
D)   overlap

Question 8

Numbering about 120 million in each eye, which receptor cells allow us to see in dim light and are responsible for our seeing black and white images?

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A)   phosphenes
B)   rods
C)   cones
D)   stereocilia

Question 9

If you were to go star-gazing, how much time should you expect to reach maximum visual sensitivity in the dark?

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A)   15 minutes
B)   30 minutes
C)   50 minutes
D)   60 minutes

Question 10

According to which theory of hearing will an 800-hertz tone produce 800 nerve impulses per second through the auditory nerve?

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A)   tonal base
B)   place
C)   amplitude
D)   frequency

Question 11

If you stand in the middle of a long, straight stretch of road, it appears as if the sides of the road meet near the horizon.Since you know that the sides of the road are parallel, the distance implied is given by the pictorial depth cue of

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A)   atmospheric perspective.
B)   texture gradients.
C)   light and shadow.
D)   linear perspective.

Question 12

John is a contestant on television game show, and he believes that he can use his mind to make the money wheel land on "lose a turn" or "bankrupt" when his opponents are spinning it.John believes he has which psi ability?

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A)   precognition
B)   clairvoyance
C)   telepathy
D)   psychokinesis

Question 13

Conductive and sensorineural are two types of

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A)   color blindness.
B)   hearing loss.
C)   visual acuity problems.
D)   kinesthetic loss.

Question 14

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   Judgments of color made under monochromatic light are highly unreliable.
B)   The less time an eyewitness has to observe an event, the less well she or he will perceive and remember it.
C)   The confidence of an eyewitness in their testimony is a good predictor of his or her accuracy.
D)   Alcohol intoxication impairs one's later ability to recall events.

Question 15

Jessica studies telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance as well as the psi phenomenon of psychokinesis.Jessica's field of study is called

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A)   parapsychology.
B)   pseudopsychology.
C)   psychodynamic psychology.
D)   psychophysics.

Question 16

East Asians tend to have a relatively narrow focus of attention, while European Americans have a broader focus of attention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Applying mild electric currents to the skin to alleviate more agonizing pain is an example of the use of which of the following to control pain?

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A)   sensory conflict
B)   counterirritation
C)   systematic desensitization
D)   sensory adaptation

Question 18

What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

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A)   ciliary muscles
B)   the cochlea
C)   the olfactory bulb
D)   the semicircular canals

Question 19

If you cross your eyes, hold your head very still, and stare at a single point across the room, your surroundings will

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A)   disappear due to inattentional blindness.
B)   disappear due to retinal disparity.
C)   appear two-dimensional.
D)   appear three-dimensional.

Question 20

Which of the following illusions involves a horizontal line with arrowheads at each end that appears to be shorter than a horizontal line with open V's at each end of the line?

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A)   the Poggendorff illusion
B)   the Munker-White illusion
C)   the Müller-Lyer illusion
D)   the Hering illusion

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception.

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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East Asians tend to have a relatively narrow focus of attention, while European Americans have a broader focus of attention.

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Conductive and sensorineural are two types of

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Numbering about 120 million in each eye, which receptor cells allow us to see in dim light and are responsible for our seeing black and white images?

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Discuss the two main types of hearing loss, describe their causes and treatments, and explain how effective these treatments have been.

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If you cross your eyes, hold your head very still, and stare at a single point across the room, your surroundings will

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If you were to go star-gazing, how much time should you expect to reach maximum visual sensitivity in the dark?

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According to which theory of hearing will an 800-hertz tone produce 800 nerve impulses per second through the auditory nerve?

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Applying mild electric currents to the skin to alleviate more agonizing pain is an example of the use of which of the following to control pain?

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The illusory sensation that an arm or leg still exists after it is lost through accident or amputation is known as

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If you stand in the middle of a long, straight stretch of road, it appears as if the sides of the road meet near the horizon.Since you know that the sides of the road are parallel, the distance implied is given by the pictorial depth cue of

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Jessica studies telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance as well as the psi phenomenon of psychokinesis.Jessica's field of study is called

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An individual's ability to recognize people from other races improves when the individual is

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Failure to perceive a stimulus that is in plain view but not the focus of attention is known as

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What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

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John is a contestant on television game show, and he believes that he can use his mind to make the money wheel land on "lose a turn" or "bankrupt" when his opponents are spinning it.John believes he has which psi ability?

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Even if you only have one eye, you would still be able to drive a car or ride a bicycle.The ability to still engage in tasks that require depth perception shows that

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Which of the following illusions involves a horizontal line with arrowheads at each end that appears to be shorter than a horizontal line with open V's at each end of the line?

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Which binocular cue is controlled by the muscles attached to one's eyeballs and allows one to estimate distance under 50 feet?

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Regarding color weakness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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