LSU PSYC 2000 Exam 2 Vaughan (ch. 5,6,7,8
quizzes) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?
A. Hearing an airplane fly overhead
B. Smelling cookies in the oven
C. Tasting white chocolate fudge
D. Feeling the warmth of the sun - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Smelling cookies in the
oven
What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus?
A. Blind spot
B. Binocular disparity
C. Inattentional blindness
D. Afterimage - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Afterimage
We do not notice the ______ because it does not overlap with our other eye and it is filled in by
our visual system.
A. Blind spot
B. Optic chasm
C, optic nerve
D. Afterimage - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Blind spot
Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by valuable
knowledge, experiences, and thoughts?
A. Bottom-up
B. Transduction
C. Subliminal
, D. Top-down - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Top-down
Olfactory information travels from the olfactory bulb to the _____ and the primary olfactory
cortex.
A. Thalamus
B. Limbic system
C. Basilar membrane
D. Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Limbic system
Which of the following is not a gestalt principle of perception?
A. Distance
B. Similarity
C. Proximity
D. Figure-ground - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Distance
Which of the following is true regarding how we perceive the pitch of sounds?
A. The speed of action potentials of a sensory neuron determines pitch perception
B. The strength of action potentials of a sensory neuron determines pitch perception
C. Different portions of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies
D. Both temporal and place cues contribute to our perception of pitch - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. Both temporal and place cues contribute to our perception of pitch
_______ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of
attention.
A. Subliminal messaging
B. Just noticeable stimulus
C. Inattentional blindness
D. Signal detection theory - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Inattentional blindness
quizzes) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?
A. Hearing an airplane fly overhead
B. Smelling cookies in the oven
C. Tasting white chocolate fudge
D. Feeling the warmth of the sun - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Smelling cookies in the
oven
What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus?
A. Blind spot
B. Binocular disparity
C. Inattentional blindness
D. Afterimage - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Afterimage
We do not notice the ______ because it does not overlap with our other eye and it is filled in by
our visual system.
A. Blind spot
B. Optic chasm
C, optic nerve
D. Afterimage - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Blind spot
Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by valuable
knowledge, experiences, and thoughts?
A. Bottom-up
B. Transduction
C. Subliminal
, D. Top-down - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Top-down
Olfactory information travels from the olfactory bulb to the _____ and the primary olfactory
cortex.
A. Thalamus
B. Limbic system
C. Basilar membrane
D. Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Limbic system
Which of the following is not a gestalt principle of perception?
A. Distance
B. Similarity
C. Proximity
D. Figure-ground - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Distance
Which of the following is true regarding how we perceive the pitch of sounds?
A. The speed of action potentials of a sensory neuron determines pitch perception
B. The strength of action potentials of a sensory neuron determines pitch perception
C. Different portions of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies
D. Both temporal and place cues contribute to our perception of pitch - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. Both temporal and place cues contribute to our perception of pitch
_______ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of
attention.
A. Subliminal messaging
B. Just noticeable stimulus
C. Inattentional blindness
D. Signal detection theory - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Inattentional blindness
