Psych 101 Module 7 Questions –
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Sensation is to_____ as perception is to ______ ANSW ✔✔ Sensation is input about the
physical world obtained by our sensory receptors, and perception is the process by which
the brain selects, organizes, and interprets these sensations.
Which of the following statements regarding rods and cones is TRUE: ANSW ✔✔ There 20
times as many rods in the eye as there are cones
which of the following has been identified as the best approximation for the absolute
threshold of vision under ideal conditions? ANSW ✔✔ Candle flame burning 30 miles away
on a dark clear night
when you move your head in one direction, your eyes reflexively move in the opposite
direction to compensate, allowing you to maintain your gaze on the object that you are
looking at. this reflex is called the ___________. ANSW ✔✔ vestibule ocular reflex
which of the following is most accurate regarding research on the effectiveness of
subliminal self-improvement tapes? ANSW ✔✔ the tapes produce the perception of
changes in behaviour, but this appears to be either due to general expectation or to placebo
effects
the initial stages of dark adaptation (e.g., the first 5 minutes) is a mechanism of the
_____________, while the second or later part of the darkness adaptation curve (e.g., after
5 minutes) is determined specifically by the functioning of the _____________. ANSW ✔✔
cones; rods
The moon illusion is a ANSW ✔✔ size illusion
Webers law states that the _______ threshold is directly proportional to the ___________of
the stimulus with which a comparison is being made ANSW ✔✔ difference; magnitude
, Which approach to psychology is concerned with how elements of sensory experience are
organized into wholes? ANSW ✔✔ Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychologists refer to our tendency to organize incoming stimuli into a central object
with a 'backdrop' behind as: ANSW ✔✔ figure ground relations
of the following, the only sensory system that does not project upward to the cerebral
cortex after first synapsing in the thalamus, is ANSW ✔✔ olfaction
As the large butterfly flew toward Richard, he could tell it was getting closer because he
could feel his eyes turning inward toward his nose as he watched it. In this instance, Richard
was able to judge how far away the butterfly was using the depth cue of ANSW ✔✔
convergence
the sense of smell is sometimes referred to as a "chemical sense" because __________.
ANSW ✔✔ chemical molecules are transducer into neural signals
the absolute threshold is the measure of ANSW ✔✔ smallest level of energy required by an
external stimulus to be detectable by the human senses, including vision, hearing, taste,
smell and touch.
studies of people from a wide range of cultures shows that which of the following is true
with regards to the perception of colour? ANSW ✔✔ people from different cultures often
perceive shades and categories of colours differently
which of the following is an advantage of binocular vision? ANSW ✔✔ the ability to
estimate the distance of nearby objects
Supermans 'X-ray vision" ability must mean he has ANSW ✔✔ receptors that transduce
wavelengths below 400 nanometers
People with normal colour vision are referred to as ANSW ✔✔ trichromats
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Sensation is to_____ as perception is to ______ ANSW ✔✔ Sensation is input about the
physical world obtained by our sensory receptors, and perception is the process by which
the brain selects, organizes, and interprets these sensations.
Which of the following statements regarding rods and cones is TRUE: ANSW ✔✔ There 20
times as many rods in the eye as there are cones
which of the following has been identified as the best approximation for the absolute
threshold of vision under ideal conditions? ANSW ✔✔ Candle flame burning 30 miles away
on a dark clear night
when you move your head in one direction, your eyes reflexively move in the opposite
direction to compensate, allowing you to maintain your gaze on the object that you are
looking at. this reflex is called the ___________. ANSW ✔✔ vestibule ocular reflex
which of the following is most accurate regarding research on the effectiveness of
subliminal self-improvement tapes? ANSW ✔✔ the tapes produce the perception of
changes in behaviour, but this appears to be either due to general expectation or to placebo
effects
the initial stages of dark adaptation (e.g., the first 5 minutes) is a mechanism of the
_____________, while the second or later part of the darkness adaptation curve (e.g., after
5 minutes) is determined specifically by the functioning of the _____________. ANSW ✔✔
cones; rods
The moon illusion is a ANSW ✔✔ size illusion
Webers law states that the _______ threshold is directly proportional to the ___________of
the stimulus with which a comparison is being made ANSW ✔✔ difference; magnitude
, Which approach to psychology is concerned with how elements of sensory experience are
organized into wholes? ANSW ✔✔ Gestalt psychology
Gestalt psychologists refer to our tendency to organize incoming stimuli into a central object
with a 'backdrop' behind as: ANSW ✔✔ figure ground relations
of the following, the only sensory system that does not project upward to the cerebral
cortex after first synapsing in the thalamus, is ANSW ✔✔ olfaction
As the large butterfly flew toward Richard, he could tell it was getting closer because he
could feel his eyes turning inward toward his nose as he watched it. In this instance, Richard
was able to judge how far away the butterfly was using the depth cue of ANSW ✔✔
convergence
the sense of smell is sometimes referred to as a "chemical sense" because __________.
ANSW ✔✔ chemical molecules are transducer into neural signals
the absolute threshold is the measure of ANSW ✔✔ smallest level of energy required by an
external stimulus to be detectable by the human senses, including vision, hearing, taste,
smell and touch.
studies of people from a wide range of cultures shows that which of the following is true
with regards to the perception of colour? ANSW ✔✔ people from different cultures often
perceive shades and categories of colours differently
which of the following is an advantage of binocular vision? ANSW ✔✔ the ability to
estimate the distance of nearby objects
Supermans 'X-ray vision" ability must mean he has ANSW ✔✔ receptors that transduce
wavelengths below 400 nanometers
People with normal colour vision are referred to as ANSW ✔✔ trichromats
