Pys 101 Midterm 2. | Verified Solution

PYS 101 MIDTERM 2.

,• Question 1
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Basic processes in sensation include the of information to the brain.
Selected
c.
Answer:
Receiving, transforming, and delivering

Answers: a.
Adaptation, context, and continuity
b.
Signal detection, interposition, and sensory adaptation

c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering

d.
Priming, grouping, and parallel processing
• Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Light energy is converted into nerve impulses in the
Selected
b.
Answer:
Retina

Answers: a.
Iris

b.
Retina
c.
Optic nerve
d.
Lens
• Question 3
0 out of 2.5 points
Although we see an object (e.g., a car) as a single stimulus, the brain
considers dimensions such as form, depth, color, and movement separately
but simultaneously. This is referring to
Selected
a.
Answer:
Feature detection

Answers: a.
Feature detection

b.
Parallel processing

, c.
Accommodation
d.
Opponent processing
• Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The last time your nasal passage was congested, you noticed that the food
you consumed tasted bland. This illustrates the principle of
Selected
d.
Answer:
Sensory interaction

Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Gate-control theory
c.
Kinesthesis

d.
Sensory interaction
• Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The 2006 movie Children of Men initially puts the audience on edge when the
main character gets tinnitus and the audience hear the high-pitched ringing in
his ears. After a while, the audience doesn’t even notice that it’s still there,
this acclimation is due to
Selected
c.
Answer:
Sensory adaptation

Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Difference threshold

c.
Sensory adaptation
d.
Signal detection theory
• Question 6
0 out of 2.5 points