PSYC 2000 LSU Exam 2 review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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The activation of receptors in various sense organs
A. Transduction (actual process of converting)
B. Sensation (activation of receptors to begin with)
C. Stimuli (energy being detected)
D. Sensory receptors (one for each of the five senses, the pick up the stimuli) - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Sensation (activation of receptors to begin with)
A high amplitude would indicate
A. Soft sound
B. A dim light
C. A high frequency
D. A bright light - CORRECT ANSWER - D. A bright light
Site of nerve transduction for auditory stimuli
A. Organ of corti
B. Basilar membrane (passes vibration from cochlea to corti)
C. Pinna (visible part of ear)
D. Cochlea (snail shaped structure that vibrates) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Organ of
corti
The ___________ is the place in the brain that the sense of smell is processed
A. Cilia (attached to olfactory bulbs)
B. Olfactory bulbs
C. Hippocampus (memory)
, D. Papillae (taste buds are located and processed) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Olfactory
bulbs
Which of the following is not a somesthetic sense?
A. Cutaneous (skin senses: pressure, cold, pain, vibration)
B. Vestibular (tilt, acceleration, head position; important for posture and balance)
C. Sight
D. Kinesthetic (used during physical activity) - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Sight
A longer wavelength of a light wave is most likely
A. A brighter color (high amplitude)
B. On the red side of the spectrum
C. On the blue side of the spectrum
D. A purer color (saturation) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. On the red side of the spectrum
Someone with monochromatic color blindness has an absence of, or non-working,
A. Rods (dim light)
B. Fovea (where light is most sharply focused)
C. Retina (incoming light converted to nerve signal)
D. Cones (color light, sharpness, and detailed vision) - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Cones
(color light, sharpness, and detailed vision)
Which of the following changes the size or the pupil to adjust how much light comes in
A. Vitreous humor
B. Cornea
C. Lens (changes shape to bring light into focus)
D. Iris - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Iris
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The activation of receptors in various sense organs
A. Transduction (actual process of converting)
B. Sensation (activation of receptors to begin with)
C. Stimuli (energy being detected)
D. Sensory receptors (one for each of the five senses, the pick up the stimuli) - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Sensation (activation of receptors to begin with)
A high amplitude would indicate
A. Soft sound
B. A dim light
C. A high frequency
D. A bright light - CORRECT ANSWER - D. A bright light
Site of nerve transduction for auditory stimuli
A. Organ of corti
B. Basilar membrane (passes vibration from cochlea to corti)
C. Pinna (visible part of ear)
D. Cochlea (snail shaped structure that vibrates) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Organ of
corti
The ___________ is the place in the brain that the sense of smell is processed
A. Cilia (attached to olfactory bulbs)
B. Olfactory bulbs
C. Hippocampus (memory)
, D. Papillae (taste buds are located and processed) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Olfactory
bulbs
Which of the following is not a somesthetic sense?
A. Cutaneous (skin senses: pressure, cold, pain, vibration)
B. Vestibular (tilt, acceleration, head position; important for posture and balance)
C. Sight
D. Kinesthetic (used during physical activity) - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Sight
A longer wavelength of a light wave is most likely
A. A brighter color (high amplitude)
B. On the red side of the spectrum
C. On the blue side of the spectrum
D. A purer color (saturation) - CORRECT ANSWER - B. On the red side of the spectrum
Someone with monochromatic color blindness has an absence of, or non-working,
A. Rods (dim light)
B. Fovea (where light is most sharply focused)
C. Retina (incoming light converted to nerve signal)
D. Cones (color light, sharpness, and detailed vision) - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Cones
(color light, sharpness, and detailed vision)
Which of the following changes the size or the pupil to adjust how much light comes in
A. Vitreous humor
B. Cornea
C. Lens (changes shape to bring light into focus)
D. Iris - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Iris
