PYS 101 MIDTERM 2. | VERIFIED SOLUTION

PYS 101 MIDTERM 2. | VERIFIED SOLUTION • Question 1 2.5 out of 2.5 points Basic processes in sensation include the of information to the brain. Selected Answer: c. Receiving, transforming, and delivering Answers: a. Adaptation, context, and continuity b. Signal detection, interposition, and sensory adaptation • Question 2 c. Receiving, transforming, and delivering d. Priming, grouping, and parallel processing 2.5 out of 2.5 points Light energy is converted into nerve impulses in the Selected Answer: b. Retina Answers: a. Iris • Question 3 b. Retina c. Optic nerve d. Lens 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 Answer: a. Feature detection Answers: a. Feature detection b. Parallel processing • Question 4 c. Accommodation d. Opponent processing 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 Answer: d. Sensory interaction Answers: a. Transduction b. Gate-control theory c. Kinesthesis • Question 5 d. Sensory interaction 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 Answer: c. Sensory adaptation Answers: a. Transduction b. Difference threshold • Question 6 c. Sensory adaptation d. Signal detection theory 0 out of 2.5 points