LSU PSYC 2000 Exam 2 Vaughan (ch. 5,6,7,8 quizzes) Questions and Answers 100% Pass

LSU PSYC 2000 Exam 2 Vaughan (ch. 5,6,7,8 quizzes) Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 - 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 - D. Afterimage 2Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 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 - 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 - 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 3Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 D. Hypothalamus - B. Limbic system Which of the following is not a gestalt principle of perception? A. Distance B. Similarity C. Proximity D. Figure-ground - 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 - 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 4Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 D. Signal detection theory - C. Inattentional blindness The _____ of a wave refers to its height (from the center to the top or bottom), and the _____ refers to its speed (the number of waves in a time period). A. Frequency; amplitude B. Wavelength; amplitude C. Amplitude; frequency D. Frequency; wavelength - C. Amplitude; frequency Petra walks into a brightly lit psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment? A. Rods B. Fovea C. Lens D. Cones - D. Cones At the point o the optic chasm, information from the _____ is sent to the left side of the brain, and information from the _____ is sent to the right side of the brain. A. Left visual field; right visual field 5Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 B. Right visual field; left visual field C. Left eye; right eye D. Right eye; left eye - B. Right visual field; left visual field Your ears receive sounds waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ______. A. Top-down processing B. Sensory adaptation C. Transduction D. Subliminal messaging - C. Transduction The three colors which can be combined to produce all