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Cues about distance that are obtained through comparison of the differing views from each of our eyes are known as ____________________ cues.

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Psychologists refer to ____________________ as the fundamental components of an experience, such as patterns of light and dark, bitter or sweet tastes, or changes in temperature.

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Linear perspective is a monocular cue to depth that utilizes:


A) the apparent convergence of parallel lines to judge relative distance
B) overlap among various objects to judge relative distance
C) differences in the perceived size of objects to judge relative distance
D) shadows cast by objects to judge relative distance

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light, others to green light, and still others to blue light most directly supports the theory of color vision known as the:


A) trichromatic theory
B) frequency theory
C) gate-control theory
D) opponent-process theory

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Size constancy refers to our perception that objects:


A) have a constant shape even when viewed from different distances
B) have a constant size even when viewed from different distances
C) become smaller as they move away from us
D) become larger as they move away from us

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The receptors for our vestibular sense are located:


A) in the muscles that surround our joints
B) at the base of the spinal cord
C) in the inner ear
D) in the temporal lobe of the cortex

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Information that has been detected on the right half of each retina (from the right visual field) is sent to the ____________________ hemisphere.

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Psychologists use the term ____________________ to refer to the processing that starts with the actual physical message.

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The frequency of a sound is measured in:


A) decibels
B) geons
C) hertz
D) convergence

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Within the ear, sound waves are translated into neural impulses by the three small bones within the middle ear.

A) True
B) False

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The results from research studies investigating the way in which the retina encodes information about the color of a visual stimulus support the theory of color vision known as:


A) trichromatic theory
B) opponent-process theory
C) akinetopsia theory
D) gate-control theory

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Based on the opponent-process theory of color vision, you could predict that if an individual stared at a picture of the American flag then shifted his or her eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the flag would appear to be:


A) red, white, and blue
B) green, white, and blue
C) green, black, and yellow
D) completely yellow

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The light-sensitive surface at the back of the eye, that contains rods and cones, is the:


A) iris
B) optic nerve
C) retina
D) cornea

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Daphne was sitting talking with some friends when she suddenly left the room to check on her baby.She was sure she had heard little Sandra cry out, but when she checked, Sandra was sleeping peacefully.Based on signal detection theory, the fact that Daphne thought she detected her baby's cry would be considered:


A) a hit
B) a miss
C) a correct rejection
D) a false alarm

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The process of translating environmental energy into neural impulses is ____________________.

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Based on the research conducted by Hubel and Wiesel, you should infer that when an individual looks at a vertical line and then looks at a horizontal line, he or she will probably activate different:


A) feature detectors
B) channels within the thalamus
C) sensory thresholds
D) lobes in the cerebral cortex

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Explain the role of rods and cones in the transduction of light energy and discuss how human vision would be affected if our eyes had no rods.

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Gertrude put on a new watch this morning and found it uncomfortable because it was so much heavier than her old watch.However, at 3:00 o'clock when someone asks her for the time Gertrude finds she has forgotten she is even wearing the watch.The change in Gertrude's sensitivity to the pressure of the watch illustrates the principle of:


A) perceptual invariance
B) perceptual assimilation
C) changing difference thresholds
D) sensory adaptation

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Psychophysicists define sensory adaptation as:


A) the tendency of sensory systems to increase sensitivity to a constant source of stimulation
B) the intensity level at which people can detect the presence of a stimulus 50% of the time
C) the tendency of sensory systems to reduce sensitivity to a constant source of stimulation
D) the smallest difference in the magnitude of two stimuli that an observer can reliably detect

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The collection of processes used to arrive at a meaningful interpretation of an experience is called perception.

A) True
B) False

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