PSYCH 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 2 2025
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTION AND VERIFIRD
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Rods are related to vision in _____ situations.
a. brightly lit
b. color
c. dimly lit
d. sharply focused - CORRECT ANSWER --c. dimly lit
the sense of smell is sometimes referred to as "chemical" sense because:
a. chemical stimuli are
transformed in electrical signals
b. chemicals often have a strong noticeable smell
c. electrical stimuli are transformed into chemical signals
d. smells are processed in the chemical cortex - CORRECT ANSWER --a. chemical
stimuli are transformed in electrical signals
Sometimes, after she has been staring at a computer screen for a long time, Jane looks
at a blank wall and sees an image of the screen that resembles a photographic
negative. Which theory BEST accounts for this visual phenomenon?
a. trichromatic theory
b. opponent-process theory
c. place theory
, d. frequency theory - CORRECT ANSWER --b. opponent-process theory
the smallest intensity at which you are able to detect a stimulus refers to the _________
threshold.
a. noise
b. difference
c. subliminal
d. absolute - CORRECT ANSWER --d. absolute
Maria is reading directions on how to put together a shelf unit for her apartment. She is
quickly scanning the directions because she is confident that her previous experience is
all she needs to build the shelves. Maria is using:
a. top-down processing
b. signal detection
c. bottom-up processing
d. Weber's law - CORRECT ANSWER --a. top-down processing
Much of the visual-recognition areas of the brain are located along the ventral pathway
also known as ______.
a. the What pathway
b. the Dorsal pathway
c. the Recognition pathway
d. the Where and How pathway - CORRECT ANSWER --a. the What pathway
About 1 in 200 people experiences a blending of senses such as perceiving a number
of letter as a color (e.g. "1" is seen as red). This is called:
a. synesthesia
b. symbology
c. sensory deprivation
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTION AND VERIFIRD
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Rods are related to vision in _____ situations.
a. brightly lit
b. color
c. dimly lit
d. sharply focused - CORRECT ANSWER --c. dimly lit
the sense of smell is sometimes referred to as "chemical" sense because:
a. chemical stimuli are
transformed in electrical signals
b. chemicals often have a strong noticeable smell
c. electrical stimuli are transformed into chemical signals
d. smells are processed in the chemical cortex - CORRECT ANSWER --a. chemical
stimuli are transformed in electrical signals
Sometimes, after she has been staring at a computer screen for a long time, Jane looks
at a blank wall and sees an image of the screen that resembles a photographic
negative. Which theory BEST accounts for this visual phenomenon?
a. trichromatic theory
b. opponent-process theory
c. place theory
, d. frequency theory - CORRECT ANSWER --b. opponent-process theory
the smallest intensity at which you are able to detect a stimulus refers to the _________
threshold.
a. noise
b. difference
c. subliminal
d. absolute - CORRECT ANSWER --d. absolute
Maria is reading directions on how to put together a shelf unit for her apartment. She is
quickly scanning the directions because she is confident that her previous experience is
all she needs to build the shelves. Maria is using:
a. top-down processing
b. signal detection
c. bottom-up processing
d. Weber's law - CORRECT ANSWER --a. top-down processing
Much of the visual-recognition areas of the brain are located along the ventral pathway
also known as ______.
a. the What pathway
b. the Dorsal pathway
c. the Recognition pathway
d. the Where and How pathway - CORRECT ANSWER --a. the What pathway
About 1 in 200 people experiences a blending of senses such as perceiving a number
of letter as a color (e.g. "1" is seen as red). This is called:
a. synesthesia
b. symbology
c. sensory deprivation
