PSYC 450 FINAL EXAM - DR. MORRIS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Perception is a _____________ phenomenon - ANSWERS✔-psychological
\._____________ is the process of changing one form of energy to another -
ANSWERS✔-Transduction
\.A nerve is a bundle of cell _____ - ANSWERS✔-Axons
\.As I have aged I have lost the ability to focus on objects that are close to me due
to a loss of flexibility in my ______. - ANSWERS✔-Lens
\.______ approach to measuring perception assume that there is an absolute
threshold. - ANSWERS✔-Webers
\.____________ theory takes perceiver motivation into account in measuring
perceptual threshold. - ANSWERS✔-Signal detection
\.The neurons that carry the signal from eye to brain are called __________ cells. -
ANSWERS✔-nerve
,\.Difference thresholds are calculated as a proportion of the _______. -
ANSWERS✔-stimulus
\.The proportion referred to in #8 is called _____. - ANSWERS✔-Weber's Law
\.Amacrine cells are found in what part of the eye? - ANSWERS✔-Retina
\.The stimulus for vision is ______ energy. - ANSWERS✔-Light
\.Cells that respond directly to energy from the environment are called
_________. - ANSWERS✔-receptor cells
\.The study of the relationship between the physical properties of the stimulus
and the perceiver's experience of it is called __________. - ANSWERS✔-
Psychophysical
\.Molecules of photopigment break apart when exposed to _______. -
ANSWERS✔-light
\.The insulating material surrounding the axon is called _________. - ANSWERS✔-
myelin
\.An ____________ response refers to a decrease in the firing rate of a neuron. -
ANSWERS✔-inhibitory
, \.Cell metabolism takes place in the _________ of neurons. - ANSWERS✔-cell
body
\.____________ is a property of the cell membrane that refers to the ease with
which a molecule can pass through the membrane. - ANSWERS✔-Permeability
\.The interval between the time one nerve impulse occurs and the next one can
be generated in the axon is called the ______. - ANSWERS✔-Refractory Period
\.The small space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of
another is called the ________. - ANSWERS✔-synapse
\.When action potentials reach the end of a neuron, they trigger the release of
chemicals called _____________. - ANSWERS✔-neurotransmitters
\.Multiple neurons communicating to a single neuron is called ______. -
ANSWERS✔-convergence
\.True/False --Rods have greater light sensitivity than cones. - ANSWERS✔-True
\.Cataracts may be treated by removing the _____. - ANSWERS✔-lens
\.According to signal detection theory, a change in reward value, changes the
perceiver _____ bias. - ANSWERS✔-response
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Perception is a _____________ phenomenon - ANSWERS✔-psychological
\._____________ is the process of changing one form of energy to another -
ANSWERS✔-Transduction
\.A nerve is a bundle of cell _____ - ANSWERS✔-Axons
\.As I have aged I have lost the ability to focus on objects that are close to me due
to a loss of flexibility in my ______. - ANSWERS✔-Lens
\.______ approach to measuring perception assume that there is an absolute
threshold. - ANSWERS✔-Webers
\.____________ theory takes perceiver motivation into account in measuring
perceptual threshold. - ANSWERS✔-Signal detection
\.The neurons that carry the signal from eye to brain are called __________ cells. -
ANSWERS✔-nerve
,\.Difference thresholds are calculated as a proportion of the _______. -
ANSWERS✔-stimulus
\.The proportion referred to in #8 is called _____. - ANSWERS✔-Weber's Law
\.Amacrine cells are found in what part of the eye? - ANSWERS✔-Retina
\.The stimulus for vision is ______ energy. - ANSWERS✔-Light
\.Cells that respond directly to energy from the environment are called
_________. - ANSWERS✔-receptor cells
\.The study of the relationship between the physical properties of the stimulus
and the perceiver's experience of it is called __________. - ANSWERS✔-
Psychophysical
\.Molecules of photopigment break apart when exposed to _______. -
ANSWERS✔-light
\.The insulating material surrounding the axon is called _________. - ANSWERS✔-
myelin
\.An ____________ response refers to a decrease in the firing rate of a neuron. -
ANSWERS✔-inhibitory
, \.Cell metabolism takes place in the _________ of neurons. - ANSWERS✔-cell
body
\.____________ is a property of the cell membrane that refers to the ease with
which a molecule can pass through the membrane. - ANSWERS✔-Permeability
\.The interval between the time one nerve impulse occurs and the next one can
be generated in the axon is called the ______. - ANSWERS✔-Refractory Period
\.The small space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of
another is called the ________. - ANSWERS✔-synapse
\.When action potentials reach the end of a neuron, they trigger the release of
chemicals called _____________. - ANSWERS✔-neurotransmitters
\.Multiple neurons communicating to a single neuron is called ______. -
ANSWERS✔-convergence
\.True/False --Rods have greater light sensitivity than cones. - ANSWERS✔-True
\.Cataracts may be treated by removing the _____. - ANSWERS✔-lens
\.According to signal detection theory, a change in reward value, changes the
perceiver _____ bias. - ANSWERS✔-response
