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Psychology Module 3

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

This means something that we actually use our senses for...

a)

thought

b)

comprehension

c)

feeling

d)

sensation

e)

perception

2.

Cells that are stimulated by green but inhibited by red would be an example of:

a)

parallel-processing

b)

perceptual adaptation

c)

figure-ground theory

d)

opponent-process theory

e)

relative luminance

3.

You made a flipbook from post-it notes in 5th grade. This series of still pictures look like someone is moving when you flip through it. This is an example of:

a)

Phi Phenomenon

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Stroop Effect

d)

Parallel Processing

e)

Depth Perception

4.

Besides experience, our ______ can heavily influence our perception.

a)

language

b)

vision

c)

culture

d)

hearing

e)

taste

5.

These two psychologists discovered visual cortex responses.

a)

Fechner and Weber

b)

Fechner and Hubel

c)

Fechner and Wiesel

d)

Hubel and Weber

e)

Hubel and Wiesel

6.

On Election Day, reporters and poll-takers interview voters as they leave precincts.  What are these polls called?

a)

Push Polls

b)

Straw Polls

c)

Exit Polls

d)

Precinct Polls

7.

Which of the following is a psychological factor that influences voting behavior?

a)

Party Identification

b)

Income

c)

Family

d)

Education

8.

Most Americans hold a fundamental belief in which of the following:

a)

more laws are necessary

b)

liberty

c)

equality of results

d)

all policy is good

9.

What part of the eye is responsible for receiving light energy and transforming it into neural signals?

a)

The Retina

b)

The Cornea

c)

The Lens

d)

The Iris

e)

The Pupil

10.

When understanding an optical illusion, we use:

a)

parallel-processing

b)

top-down processing

c)

both top-down and bottom-up processing

d)

bottom-up processing

e)

vision only

11.

These can all apply to more than one sense.

a)

Amplitude, Equilibrium, Wavelength

b)

Cochlea, Audition, Basilar Membrane

c)

Rods, Retina, Cornea

d)

Hue, Olfactory, Iris

12.

These apply only to vision:

a)

Hue, Olfactory, Iris

b)

Amplitude, Equilibrium, Wavelength

c)

Rods, Retina, Cornea

d)

Cochlea, Audition, Basilar Membrane

13.

These apply only to hearing:

a)

Cochlea, Audition, Basilar Membrane

b)

Hue, Olfactory, Iris

c)

Amplitude, Equilibrium, Wavelength

d)

Rods, Retina, Cornea

14.

Signal detection theory means a stimulus that may cover another stimuli but is noticed anyway.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Sensory adaptation is when sensitivity increases due to stimulation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Top-down processing:

a)

Begins with our senses then goes to our brain.

b)

Begins at the top of an image and flows downward.

c)

Begins with out brain then goes to our senses.

d)

Begins with the outward part of an image.

17.

This is an example of how culture impacts our perception.

a)

People have tattoos.

b)

Your mom brings cupcakes from your classroom.

c)

One person extends their hand while the other bows.

d)

A rental car is filled with gasoline.

18.

This depends on one eye only.

a)

Monocular Cue

b)

Binocular Cue

c)

Acuity

d)

Perception

19.

Phi Phenomenon is when one light blinks and gives the perception of movement.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Parallel processing means processing one aspect of a problem at a time.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

We don’t tend to read each letter of a word. Rather, we scan over words and sentences to infer overall meaning. When we read, our brains often fill in gaps, and scan for reading rather than pausing on each letter, comma, etc. This is an example of 

a)

Bottom Up Processing

b)

Top Down Processing

c)

Binocular Cues

d)

Inattentional Blindness

22.

Twinkling lights on your neighbor's house catches your eye. They look like the same light is traveling around the entire strand then back to the beginning. However, this is not true as there is a series of lights. What is this?

a)

Parallel Procesing

b)

Phi Phenomenon

c)

Stroop Effect

d)

Selective Attention

e)

Depth Perception

23.

Sarah sees an optical illusion that appears to have moving parts, even though this is a still image. This demonstrates

a)

Parallel-Processing

b)

Vision Only

c)

Both Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing

d)

Bottom-Up Processing

e)

Top-Down Processing

24.

Order is brought together and forms stimuli according to the

a)

Gestalt Principle of Depth Perception

b)

Gestalt Principle of Retrieval Cues

c)

Gestalt Principle of Grouping

d)

Gestalt Principle of Binocular Cues

e)

Gestalt Principle of Monocular Cues

25.

Conduction loss is caused by damage to this system.

a)

Olfactory

b)

Nervous System

c)

Mechanical

d)

Retinal

e)

Sensorineura

26.

A sleep cycle lasts about:

a)

60 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

6 hours

d)

90-120 minutes

e)

8 hours

27.

During this stage of sleep, people feel disoriented if awakened.

a)

Stage 3

b)

Stage 2

c)

REM

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 1

28.

Brain damage that leaves a person able to speak language, but unable to comprehend language would suggest damage to the:

a)

Broca's Area

b)

Thalamus

c)

Sensory Cortex

d)

Angular Gyrus

e)

Wernicke's Area

29.

Sophia suffered from a stroke and is unable to move the left side of her body and recognize pictures of friends. Which part of her brain was affected by the stroke?

a)

The Amygdala

b)

The Brain Stem

c)

The Right Hemisphere

d)

The Cerebellum

e)

The Left Hemisphere

30.

Danielle is able to complete her dance routine as she leaps and jumps around the dance studio because of voluntary movements directed by which nervous system?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Autonomic Nervous System

d)

Sympathetic Nervous System

e)

Cerebral Cortex

31.

B. F. Skinner would most likely say

a)

that society affects who you are as a person.

b)

that if the rat pushed the button and food came out, it would more than likely keep pushing the button.

c)

say that events in your childhood and society impacts who you are as a person.

d)

to strengthen behavior, it is most effective to use schedules of reinforcement.

e)

say that unless your basic needs are met, you will not reach self-actualization.

32.

E. Titchener worked under Wilhelm Wundt and is best known for what school of psychology?

a)

Functionalism

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Structuralism

d)

Empiricism

e)

Humanism

33.

Most infants have been shown to have:

a)

Depth Perception

b)

Vision Impairment

c)

Taste Impairment

d)

Hearing Loss

e)

Olfactory Loss

34.

The intensity of a sound or light is determined by:

a)

Hearing

b)

Wavelength

c)

Audition

d)

Vision

e)

Energy

35.

The difference of what both your eyes see is:

a)

Retinopathy

b)

Binocular Cues

c)

Monocular Cues

d)

Depth Perception

e)

Retinal Disparity

36.

David Hubel's research on responses of the brain to visual stimuli showed that

a)

pattern recognition is better in normal-sighted individuals than in near-sighted or far-sighted.

b)

patterns are recognized by template matching.

c)

pattern recognition occurs in the lateral geniculate nucleus.

d)

cortical cells respond most to specific visual information.

37.

In terms of perception, at a concert, the orchestra would be considered:

a)

Continuity

b)

Figure

c)

Ground

d)

Proximity

e)

Closure

38.

________ is considered to be the lead person on ESP research.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Daryl Bem

c)

Ernst Weber

d)

Tornsten Weisel

e)

Wiliam James

39.

__________ constancy depends on the context.

a)

All

b)

None

c)

Luminance

d)

Shape

e)

Brightness

40.

Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color even if illumination changes is called:

a)

Color Blindness

b)

Relative Luminance

c)

Perceptual Constancy

d)

Continuity

e)

Color Constancy

41.

Illusions, such as image, can give us a false sense of perception due to this organ's interpretation.

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Ears

d)

Eyes

e)

Brain

42.

An example of clairvoyance is:

a)

moving objects with your mind

b)

controlling someone's movements

c)

guessing

d)

reading a person's mind

e)

perceiving something from a distance

43.

These two senses depend on cilia-tiny hair like organelles-to transmit information.

a)

Auditory and Visual

b)

Smell and Visual

c)

Smell and Hearing

d)

Vestibular and Touch

e)

Kinesthetic and Pain

44.

Cells that are stimulated by green but inhibited by red would be an example of:

a)

Opponent-Process Theory

b)

Relative Luminance

c)

Perceptual Adaptation

d)

Parallel-Processing

e)

Figure-Ground Theory

45.

People watching while on vacation and determining if each person is male or female is an example of:

a)

Stroop Effect

b)

Top-Down Processing

c)

Parallel Processing

d)

Opponent Processing

e)

Bottom-Up Processing

46.

In terms of perception, in a classroom, the teacher would be considered:

a)

Figure

b)

Continuity

c)

Proximity

d)

Ground

e)

Closure

47.

These two psychologists discovered visual cortex responses.

a)

Fechner and Hubel

b)

Fechner and Wiesel

c)

Fechner and Weber

d)

Hubel and Wiesel

e)

Hubel and Weber

48.

The only sensory process that doesn't get processed in the brain first:

a)

Olfactory

b)

Vestibular

c)

Kinesthesis

d)

Visual

e)

Auditory

49.

Sensory transduction is when

a)

signals are sent to our senses.

b)

the nervous system converts physical signals to the environment.

c)

our spinal column feels tingly.

d)

energy is converted from one form to another.

e)

we sense movement.

50.

The best explanation of psychophysics is

a)

the study of deviant behavior in humans.

b)

the study of physics in bodily sensation.

c)

the science of explaining paranormal activity with psychology.

d)

the study of abnormal behavior in humans.

e)

the study of the mind as a qualified science.

51.

Change is proportional to stimulus was discovered by:

a)

Eleanor Gibson

b)

Gustav Fechner

c)

David Hubel

d)

Ernst Weber

e)

Tornsten Weisel

52.

Seeing a small light on our computer in an otherwise dark room demonstrates:

a)

Absolute Threshold

b)

Difference Thresholds

c)

Audition

d)

Senses

e)

Signal Detection Theory

53.

This allows you to tune out sensation and perception.

a)

Processing

b)

Depth Perception

c)

Phi Phenomenon

d)

Attention

e)

Stroop Effect

54.

In transduction, the final step is

a)

receiving sensory information.

b)

the brain sending out signals.

c)

delivery of information to the brain.

d)

sending information to the cell receptors.

e)

transforming information.

55.

Absolute threshold was first named by:

a)

Ernst Weber

b)

David Hubel

c)

Tornsten Weisel

d)

Eleanor Gibson

e)

Gustav Fechner

56.

More research into parapsychology has

a)

led to published examples of increased accuracy.

b)

confirmed this field.

c)

shown more results.

d)

garnered fame and increased respect for psychologists in this field.

e)

not led to definitive results.

57.

Billy stared at a red dot for one minute and then looked at a white wall. He is likely to experience an afterimage that is

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Red

58.

Selective attention is based on this view of psychology.

a)

Humanistic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Biological

d)

Cognitive

e)

Psychodynamic

59.

Hubel and Wiesel discovered:

a)

Depth Perception

b)

Just Noticeable Difference

c)

Top Down Processing

d)

Parallel Processing

e)

Visual Feature Detectors

60.

Gustav Fechner is the founder of:

a)

Parapsychology

b)

Sensory Disorders

c)

Opponent Processing

d)

Psychophysics

e)

Depth Perception

61.

The sense that has over 10,000 microscopic microvilli.

a)

Auditory

b)

Taste

c)

Olfactory

d)

Touch

e)

Vision

62.

An example of signal detection theory would be

a)

missing an important phone call while studying.

b)

hearing a hallway door close when music is blasting in your bedroom.

c)

hearing a hallway door close when the house is silent.

d)

not hearing your parent ask you to take our the garbage while playing a video game.

e)

falling asleep while your TV is on.

63.

Maria wears an eye patch due to a prior injury. She encounters an even set of stairs that she has difficulty climbing. What is the most likely issue for he issue with climbing the stairs?

a)

The patch disrupts the functioning of the vestibular system.

b)

Half of the visual field is missing.

c)

Some depth perception is lost.

d)

The ability to perceive interposition is lost.

64.

An example of just noticeable difference threshold would be

a)

A car horn beeps outside.

b)

The baby starts crying after you fall asleep.

c)

Your parents arriving home while you are talking on the phone

d)

The light on your computer screen gets brighter.

e)

The dog's barking can be heard over your YouTube video.

65.

A stroke can damage different parts of the brain affecting not our eyes but our

a)

Vision/Perception

b)

Eye Lids

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Retinas

e)

Fovea

66.

ESP or extrasensory perception is sometimes used to explain:

a)

Lottery Winnings

b)

Precognition

c)

Intelligence

d)

Guessing

e)

Prophecy

67.

You watch your dog walk away to go outside. Your dog is getting smaller. Despite this, you do not perceive him to be shrinking. This is an example of

a)

size constancy

b)

motion parallax

c)

continuity

d)

retinal disparity

68.

Phi Phenomenon is an example of a(n):

a)

Depth Perception

b)

Optical illusion

c)

Visual Cliff

d)

Selective Attention

e)

Stroop Effect

69.

When struck by light energy, cones and rods in the retina generate neural signals that then activate the

a)

Optic Nerve Fibers

b)

Ganglion Cells

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Bipolar Cells

70.

Parapsychology is the study of:

a)

Attention

b)

Psychology without a license

c)

Parallel Processing

d)

Psychiatry

e)

Unexplainable Phenomenon

71.

In the long term, ____________ account(s) for how an individual votes most of the time, but in a given election, ____________ may be more important.

a)

Geographic Location, Family Loyalty, Economic Interests

b)

Economic Interests, Party Identification

c)

Party Identification, Candidates and Issues

d)

Candidates and Issues, Political Socialization

72.

The gender gap refers to

a)

split-ticket voting.

b)

comparison of the number of women versus male voters.

c)

membership to a political party.

d)

the differences in the voting patterns of men and women.

73.

People are more likely to vote

a)

in a statewide race than in a race for county office.

b)

in off-years than in presidential years.

c)

for governor than for president.

d)

when the weather is bad.

74.

The most accurate means of assessing public opinion is through

a)

Election Results

b)

Personal Contacts

c)

Straw Votes

d)

Scientific Polling Techniques

75.

Which common disorder is a significant hearing loss?

a)

Deafness

b)

Amputee

c)

Autism

d)

Blindness

e)

Numbness

76.

What stage of sleep do sleep spindles occur in?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 4

c)

Stage 2

d)

REM

e)

NREM