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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the figure above, what letter corresponds to the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain?
A
B
C
D
E
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which monocular depth cue is illustrated in the figure above?
Accommodation
Texture gradient
Relative size
Interposition
Linear perspective
- 3. Multiple Choice
If Carmelita stares at a red spot for one minute and then shifts her gaze to a white piece of paper, she is likely to experience an afterimage that is
green
red
blue
violet
black
- 4. Multiple Choice
An individual’s ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy and crowded room is called
auditory localization
dichotic listening
deep processing
divided attention
selective attention
- 5. Multiple Choice
Even though it was nearly dark outside, Kaci could still tell that the basketball she was playing with was orange. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated in this example?
Shape constancy
Color constancy
Perceptual adaptation
Interposition
Absolute threshold
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following refers to the transformation of stimulus energy into neural impulses?
Perception
Bottom-up processing
Top-down processing
Transduction
Psychophysics
- 7. Multiple Choice
Luis constructed a flip-book with 30 different still images of a cartoon cat. When Luis quickly flipped through successive images of the cat, the cat appeared to move. Which of the following concepts does the example illustrate?
Stroboscopic movement, because the book is a series of images presented at separate time intervals.
Perceptual constancy, because Luis still views the cat as a cat even though it appears as a moving picture.
Depth perception, because Luis needs both eyes to view the movement.
Color constancy, because the cat does not appear to change color.
Interposition, because the pictures are in a sequence that is logical.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The ability to see a cube in the diagram above is best explained by which of the following?
The resting potential of neurons in the optic nerve
Gestalt principles of closure and continuity
The inverted and reversed image that a visual stimulus produces on the retina
The opponent-process theory of vision
The trichromatic theory of vision
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the dark, an object is more clearly seen when viewed in peripheral vision than when viewed directly. This phenomenon occurs because the rods located in the retina are
more sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the fovea
less sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the fovea
as sensitive in the dark as cones and are few in number in the fovea
more numerous than cones are in the fovea
as numerous as cones are all over the retina
- 10. Multiple Choice
A subliminal stimulus is a stimulus that
can be detected 5 percent of the time
falls below the threshold for conscious detection
activates unconscious associations that affect perceptions, memories, and responses
has been transformed into neural impulses
triggers a diminished response due to constant activation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Latisha noticed that in the early evening she begins to have difficulty seeing the vibrant colors in her artwork. Which of the following best explains her difficulty?
A
Her rods are functioning improperly and are not sensing color.
B
Her cones cannot detect color well in dim light.
C
Light adaptation prevents sensation of color.
D
Lateral antagonism inhibits color sensation.
E
Latisha noticed that in the early evening she begins to have difficulty seeing the vibrant colors in her artwork. Which of the following best explains her difficulty?
A
Her rods are functioning improperly and are not sensing color.
B
Her cones cannot detect color well in dim light.
C
Light adaptation prevents sensation of color.
D
Lateral antagonism inhibits color sensation.
E
Her optic chiasm is not correctly transferring color neural impulses.
Her rods are functioning improperly and are not sensing color.
Her cones cannot detect color well in dim light.
Light adaptation prevents sensation of color.
Lateral antagonism inhibits color sensation.
Her optic chiasm is not correctly transferring color neural impulses.
- 12. Multiple Choice
When viewed from the window of a moving train, nearby objects seem to pass by more quickly than do more distant objects. This cue for depth perception is called
stroboscopic motion
motion parallax
motion constancy
linear perspective
the Müller-Lyer illusion
- 13. Multiple Choice
Ernst Weber’s and Gustav Fechner’s psychophysical laws concern the relation between which of the following?
The perceived uniformity and size of a stimulus
The darkness of a room and the time needed for the rods to adjust
The quality of a stimulus and the likelihood that it is perceived as pleasurable
The perceived sizes of afterimages projected across different distances
The intensity of a stimulus and its corresponding psychological sensation
- 14. Multiple Choice
A reason that one typically does not notice a blind spot in the visual field is that
the blind spot is very small, and no visual stimuli are likely to be so small that the blind spot completely obscures them
most visual stimuli affect only one visual hemisphere, and one hemisphere can cover for the other
visual stimuli usually affect the occipital cortex in both hemispheres
the blind spot habituates to a stimulus when the head is held still
the brain fills in missing information so there is no awareness that the visual field is incomplete
- 15. Multiple Choice
When a pair of lights flashing in quick succession seems to an observer to be one light moving from place to place, the effect is referred to as
stroboscopic movement
the phi phenomenon
autokinetic motion
binocular vision
induced displacement
- 16. Multiple Choice
People listening to rock music played backward often perceive an evil message if specifically told what to listen for. That phenomenon best illustrates
parapsychology
complementary afterimages
perceptual constancy
perceptual adaptation
top-down processing
- 17. Multiple Choice
All summer Thomas hears the sound of the ice cream truck approaching before his brother Oscar hears it. Thomas most likely has which of the following?
A lower absolute threshold for hearing than Oscar
A greater difference threshold for hearing than Oscar
A deficit in a sensory system other than hearing
A greater amount of experience with approaching ice-cream trucks than Oscar
A tendency for confabulation
- 18. Multiple Choice
When Rocco views the image above, he sees it as a 13 when it is part of a larger number but as a B when it is part of a word. Rocco’s response shows the importance of what perceptual concept?
Context effects
Binocular cues
Divided attention
Schemas
Bottom-up processing
- 19. Multiple Choice
Eleanor Gibson and her colleagues have used the visual cliff to measure an infant's ability to perceive
patterns
depth
size constancy
shape constancy
different hues
- 20. Multiple Choice
As you watch a friend walk away from you, your retinal image of your friend gets smaller. Despite this, you do not perceive him to be shrinking. This is an example of
motion parallax
retinal disparity
size constancy
continuity
common fate
- 21. Multiple Choice
In vision, transduction occurs within the
optic nerve
visual cortex
retina
lens
cornea
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following refers to the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli?
Absolute threshold
Sensation
Perception
Difference threshold
Subliminal stimulus
- 23. Multiple Choice
When struck by light energy, cones and rods in the retina generate neural signals that then activate the
parietal lobe
ganglion cells
bipolar cells
ciliary muscle
optic nerve fibers
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