PSYC 2301: Unit 2 Exam Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between
the stimuli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Just noticeable
What is described by the concept of perception? - CORRECT ANSWER - how sensory
info is interpreted and consciously experienced.
Inattentional ----- refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack
of attention. - CORRECT ANSWER - blindness
which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available
knowledge, experiences, and thoughts? - CORRECT ANSWER - Top-down
The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we - CORRECT
ANSWER - can see
Hertz is a measure of - CORRECT ANSWER - frequency
What is the X-shaped structure that sits just below the brain's ventral surface and represents the
merging of the optic nerves from the two eyes? - CORRECT ANSWER - optic chiasm
Which nerve carries visual info from the retina to the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER -
optic
what is a binaural cue - CORRECT ANSWER - two-eared cue to localize sound
,Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - since birth
The --- is also known as the anvil - CORRECT ANSWER - incus
What is vertigo? - CORRECT ANSWER - spinning sensation
Which term describes the perception of the body's movement through space? - CORRECT
ANSWER - kinesthesia
Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
maintain balance and body posture
Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of
continuity, and principle of closure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gestalt
----- refers to the way that sensory info is interpreted and consciously experienced; ---- refers to
what happens when sensory info is detected by a sensory receptor. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Perception; sensation
Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your
brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - transduction
Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can
hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the
chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound
demonstrates sensory ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation
Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud
cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she
can distinguish the sound of his voice from all the other voices. This illustrates the ---- theory. -
CORRECT ANSWER - signal detection
, Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him
balanced so he has less chance of falling over. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vestibular
which of the following exemplifies olfaction? - CORRECT ANSWER - smelling cookies
in the oven
Which of the following exemplifies gustation? - CORRECT ANSWER - tasting freshly
caught salmon
Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________
provides her brain with information about the pain she feels. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nociception
Due to his sense of -----, Abraham knows he is cold when he is outside during a blizzard, and he
knows he is hot after he comes inside and eats soup by the fire. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thermoception
The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave
---- to the lowest point on the wave ----. - CORRECT ANSWER - Crest; trough
Longer wavelengths will have ---- frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have ---
frequencies. - CORRECT ANSWER - lower; higher
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - cones
Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with ----- - CORRECT
ANSWER - Longer wavelengths
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between
the stimuli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Just noticeable
What is described by the concept of perception? - CORRECT ANSWER - how sensory
info is interpreted and consciously experienced.
Inattentional ----- refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack
of attention. - CORRECT ANSWER - blindness
which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available
knowledge, experiences, and thoughts? - CORRECT ANSWER - Top-down
The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we - CORRECT
ANSWER - can see
Hertz is a measure of - CORRECT ANSWER - frequency
What is the X-shaped structure that sits just below the brain's ventral surface and represents the
merging of the optic nerves from the two eyes? - CORRECT ANSWER - optic chiasm
Which nerve carries visual info from the retina to the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER -
optic
what is a binaural cue - CORRECT ANSWER - two-eared cue to localize sound
,Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - since birth
The --- is also known as the anvil - CORRECT ANSWER - incus
What is vertigo? - CORRECT ANSWER - spinning sensation
Which term describes the perception of the body's movement through space? - CORRECT
ANSWER - kinesthesia
Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
maintain balance and body posture
Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of
continuity, and principle of closure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gestalt
----- refers to the way that sensory info is interpreted and consciously experienced; ---- refers to
what happens when sensory info is detected by a sensory receptor. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Perception; sensation
Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your
brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - transduction
Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can
hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the
chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound
demonstrates sensory ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - adaptation
Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud
cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she
can distinguish the sound of his voice from all the other voices. This illustrates the ---- theory. -
CORRECT ANSWER - signal detection
, Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him
balanced so he has less chance of falling over. - CORRECT ANSWER - Vestibular
which of the following exemplifies olfaction? - CORRECT ANSWER - smelling cookies
in the oven
Which of the following exemplifies gustation? - CORRECT ANSWER - tasting freshly
caught salmon
Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________
provides her brain with information about the pain she feels. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nociception
Due to his sense of -----, Abraham knows he is cold when he is outside during a blizzard, and he
knows he is hot after he comes inside and eats soup by the fire. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thermoception
The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave
---- to the lowest point on the wave ----. - CORRECT ANSWER - Crest; trough
Longer wavelengths will have ---- frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have ---
frequencies. - CORRECT ANSWER - lower; higher
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - cones
Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with ----- - CORRECT
ANSWER - Longer wavelengths
