Test Bank for Evolutionary Psychology 6th
Edition by David M Buss 9781138088184
Exam Questions and Elaborated Answers 2025
LATEST UPDATE | BRAND NEW VERSION
Normal vision accompanied by prosopagnosia best illustrates
the distinction between
Question 1 options:
a) absolute thresholds and difference thresholds.
b) sensation and perception.
c) sensory adaptation and perceptual set.
d) subliminal sensation and subliminal persuasion. - ✔✔-
C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-b) sensation and perception.
,A subliminal message is one that is presented
Question 3 options:
a) with very soft background music.
b) repetitiously.
c) in a manner that is unconsciously persuasive.
d) below one's absolute threshold for awareness. - ✔✔-
C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-d) below one's absolute threshold for
awareness.
The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The
process by which your ears transform the sound waves from the
siren into neural impulses is an example of
Question 2 options:
a) transduction.
,b) signal detection.
c) a threshold.
d) sensory adaptation. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a)
transduction.
Receptor cells in the human eye that are the most sensitive to
fine detail are called
Question 7 options:
a) cones.
b) supercell clusters.
c) feature detectors.
d) rods. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a) cones.
, Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of
Question 4 options:
a) difference thresholds.
b) absolute thresholds.
c) subliminal persuasion.
d) sensory adaptation. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a)
difference thresholds.
The wavelength of light determines its
Question 6 options:
a) brightness.
Edition by David M Buss 9781138088184
Exam Questions and Elaborated Answers 2025
LATEST UPDATE | BRAND NEW VERSION
Normal vision accompanied by prosopagnosia best illustrates
the distinction between
Question 1 options:
a) absolute thresholds and difference thresholds.
b) sensation and perception.
c) sensory adaptation and perceptual set.
d) subliminal sensation and subliminal persuasion. - ✔✔-
C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-b) sensation and perception.
,A subliminal message is one that is presented
Question 3 options:
a) with very soft background music.
b) repetitiously.
c) in a manner that is unconsciously persuasive.
d) below one's absolute threshold for awareness. - ✔✔-
C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-d) below one's absolute threshold for
awareness.
The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The
process by which your ears transform the sound waves from the
siren into neural impulses is an example of
Question 2 options:
a) transduction.
,b) signal detection.
c) a threshold.
d) sensory adaptation. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a)
transduction.
Receptor cells in the human eye that are the most sensitive to
fine detail are called
Question 7 options:
a) cones.
b) supercell clusters.
c) feature detectors.
d) rods. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a) cones.
, Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of
Question 4 options:
a) difference thresholds.
b) absolute thresholds.
c) subliminal persuasion.
d) sensory adaptation. - ✔✔-C0RRECT ANSWER-✔✔-a)
difference thresholds.
The wavelength of light determines its
Question 6 options:
a) brightness.
