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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The conversion of one form of energy to another is called

a)

Parapsychology

b)

Retinal Disparity

c)

Transduction

d)

Transitionary Processing

2.
Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the
a)
absolute threshold for human vision
b)
difference threshold for human vision.
c)
perceived threshold for human vision
d)
ratio threshold for human vision
3.

The lowest stimuli intensity required for detection is the ______ and the smallest noticeable difference between a standard stimulus intensity and another stimulus value is the ______.

a)

absolute threshold; just noticeable difference

b)

base value; just noticeable difference

c)

response criterion; sensory constant

d)

just noticeable difference; absolute threshold

4.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

a)

inattentional blindness

b)

place theory

c)

blind spot

d)

feature detectors

e)

sensory adaptation

5.
Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of other's behavior. This best illustrates the impact of:
a)
retinal disparity
b)
interposition
c)
top-down processing
d)
perceptual adaptation
6.
If you move your watchband up your inch or so, you will feel it only for a few moments. This best illustrates:
a)
parallel processing
b)
accommodation
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
Weber's Law
7.

The principle that the larger or stronger a stimulus, the larger the change required for an observer to notice a difference.

a)

Sensory adaptation

b)

Absolute threshold

c)

Difference threshold

d)

Weber's Law

8.

Texting and driving is a major cause of car accidents in the modern day. Which academic term that we discussed defines this inability to focus on texting and driving at simultaneously?

a)

Perceptual Set

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Absolute Threshold

d)

Change Blindness

9.

What part of the ear is lined with hair cells?

a)

Vestibular

b)

Cochlea

c)

Ear drum

d)

Middle ear

10.

What is our kinesthesis sense?

a)

The ability to feel no pain/touch

b)

Deals with actual movements, like lifting a finger

c)

The ability to percieve info without sensation

d)

Deals with our sense of balance

11.
What part of the eye allows us to see color?
a)
cones
b)
rods
c)
iris
d)
eyeball
12.
Gathers information about color, shape, and size of eye and sends to the optic nerve.
a)
optic nerve
b)
Retina
c)
Neuron
d)
cornea
13.
Where does the optic nerve take the visual information?
a)
To the Thalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
b)
to the Hippocampus and then to the Occipital Lobe
c)
to the Hypothalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
d)
to the Cerebellum and then to the Occipital Lobe
14.
theory that the retina contains three different color receptors- Red, Green, and Blue
a)
Young Helmholtz Trichromatic  Theory
b)
Gate control Theory
c)
Place Theory
d)
Tri Hue Theory
15.
Receptors for Visual Processing, Detect Black, white and gray, important in dim light
a)
Rods
b)
Feature Detectors
c)
Bipolar Cells
d)
Occipital Cells
16.
Pitch depends on which of the following?
a)
number of hair cells stimulated
b)
amplitude of the sound wave
c)
decibels of the soundwave
d)
number of soundwaves that reach the ear in a given time
17.

Our sense of smell may be a powerful trigger for memories because

a)

we are conditioned from birth to make strong connections between smells and events.

b)

the nerve connecting the olfactory bulb sends impulses directly to the limbic system.

c)

the receptors at the top of each nostril connect with the cortex.

d)

smell is a powerful cue for encoding memories into long-term memory.

e)

strong smells encourage us to process events deeply so they will most likely be remembered.

18.

The cochlea is responsible for

a)

protecting the surface of the eye.

b)

transmitting vibrations received by the eardrum to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.

c)

transforming vibrations into neural signals.

d)

coordinating impulses from the rods and cones in the retina.

e)

sending messages to the brain about orientation of the head and body.

19.

Smell and taste are called ___________ because __________

a)

energy senses; they send impulses to the brain in the form of electric energy.

b)

chemical senses; they detect chemicals in what we taste and smell.

c)

flavor senses; smell and taste combine to create flavor.

d)

chemical senses; they send impulses to the brain in the form of chemicals.

e)

memory senses; they both have powerful connections to memory.

20.

The name of the opening in your eye through which light waves enter

a)

Pupil

b)

Iris

c)

Lens

d)

Retina

e)

Blind spot

21.

Hue (color) is determined by _____________ while intensity is determined by ________________

a)

light waves, accommodation

b)

amplitude, wavelength

c)

wavelength, amplitude

d)

accommodation, light waves

22.

This theory states that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses.

a)

Pain perception method

b)

Acute sensation deprivation

c)

Gate-Control Theory

d)

Theory of relativity

23.
a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea
a)
frequency theory
b)
conduction hearing loss
c)
sensorieneural hearing loss
d)
cochlear implant
24.
The eye’s “blind spot” is related to:
a)
light rays focusing too far in front of the retina.
b)
light rays focusing too far behind the retina.
c)
a cluster of cells around the fovea which contains cones, but no rods.
d)
an area without receptor cells where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
25.
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found in the:
a)
inner ear
b)
vestibular sacs
c)
middle ear
d)
outer ear
26.
As you talk with a friend at a party, her voice is distinct from all the other voices you hear.  This illustrates the perceptual principle of: 
a)
grouping
b)
figure-ground
c)
proximity
d)
closure
27.
Researcher James Hixby (2001) stated, “We can tell if a person is looking at a shoe, a chair, or a face, based on the pattern of their brain activity.”  This statement is relevant to:
a)
sensory adaptation
b)
feature detection
c)
opponent-process theory
d)
place theory
28.
You are an artist and you are interested in completing a painting that gives a three-dimensional appearance.  You want to show a beach in the foreground of the painting, people swimming in the ocean, and sailboats in the distance.  Which perceptual principles will be most helpful as you complete your painting?
a)
binocular depth cues
b)
monocular depth cues
c)
Gestalt principles of proximity and continuity
d)
perceptual principles only operate in “real life” situations
29.
You are most likely to observe the phi phenomenon while:
a)
looking at a string of Christmas tree lights that blink quickly in succession.
b)
staring at a Necker cube.
c)
comparing the size of the moon while its in the sky to its size near the horizon.
d)
attempting to catch fly ball that is quickly coming toward you.
30.
________________ processing refers to how the physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation.
a)
Top-down
b)
Bottom-up
c)
Parapsychological
d)
Human factors
31.
Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the principle of:
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Continuity
d)
Similarity
32.
Special receptors cells for night vision is called what?
a)
rods
b)
cones
c)
lenses
d)
pupils
33.
________ depth cues require the use of both eyes.
a)
Linear perspective
b)
Binocular
c)
Accommodating
d)
Monocular
34.

While a man provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates

a)

change blindness.

b)

top-down processing.

c)

blind spot.

d)

bottom-up processing.

35.

A binocular cue for perceiving depth: By comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes the distance. The greater the difference between the two images the closer the object.

a)

retinal disparity

b)

convergence

c)

visual cliff

d)

linear perspective

36.

Perceiving objects as unchanging( having consistent shapes, size, lightness, and color) even as illumination and retinal images change.

a)

phi phenomenon

b)

perceptual constancy

c)

monocular cues

d)

binocular cues

37.

A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

a)

perceptual constancy

b)

schema

c)

Gestalt sets

d)

continuity

38.

When one sense is activated, another unrelated sense is activated at the same time. This may, for instance, take the form of hearing music and simultaneously sensing the sound as swirls or patterns of color.

a)

kinesthesis

b)

vestibular sense

c)

parallel processing

d)

synesthesia

39.

Below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness.

a)

subliminal

b)

priming

c)

transduction

d)

signal detection theory

40.

The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brain's natural mode of information processing for many functions, including vision. Contrasts with the step-by-step (serial) processing of most computers and of conscious problem solving.

a)

parallel processing

b)

opponent process theory

c)

trichromatic theory

d)

color blindness

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