PSY 201 Chapter 5 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The process of interpreting sensory information is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - perception
The tendency to pay less attention to a nonchanging source of stimulation is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - sensory adaptation.
Top-down processing refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER - using prior knowledge to perceive
stimuli
Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the absolute threshold? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Misha can hear music half the time if it is played at 15 decibels.
As a stimulus gets larger, the difference threshold: - CORRECT ANSWER - becomes larger.
The amplitude of a light wave is decoded by our visual system as the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
color of the light.
The clear surface at the front of the eye that begins the process of directing light to the retina is called the:
- CORRECT ANSWER - cornea
Which of the following parts of the eye contains layers of visual processing cells? - CORRECT
ANSWER - retina
In the context of visual perception and cognition, colored afterimages are best explained by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - opponent process theory.
Which of the following statements describes the Gestalt principle of continuity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - People assume that points that form smooth lines when connected are likely to belong
together.
, Which of the following parts of the ear helps determine whether the source of sound is above the head or
below the head? - CORRECT ANSWER - the pinna
Which of the following is the correct order of the transmission of sound waves in the ear? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ossicles, oval window, and vestibular canal
According to place theory, which of the following parts of the ear is instrumental in the perception of
pitch? - CORRECT ANSWER - The basilar membrane
The precise localization of sounds below frequencies of 4,000 Hz can be explained by the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - patterns of neural firing.
Which of the following is the function of the vestibular system? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
provides information about body position and movement.
Which of the following body parts has the highest representation in the somatosensory cortex in humans?
- CORRECT ANSWER - hands
Which of the following parts of the body does not have representation in the somatosensory cortex? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the brain
Which of the following statements supports the gate theory of pain? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Activating touch fibers minimizes the pain information reaching the brain.
In the context of sensation and perception, which of the following pathways transmits information
directly to the cortex before proceeding to the thalamus? - CORRECT ANSWER - The olfactory
pathway
The taste receptors for the sweet taste are: - CORRECT ANSWER - equally distributed across the
tongue.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The process of interpreting sensory information is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - perception
The tendency to pay less attention to a nonchanging source of stimulation is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER - sensory adaptation.
Top-down processing refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER - using prior knowledge to perceive
stimuli
Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the absolute threshold? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Misha can hear music half the time if it is played at 15 decibels.
As a stimulus gets larger, the difference threshold: - CORRECT ANSWER - becomes larger.
The amplitude of a light wave is decoded by our visual system as the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
color of the light.
The clear surface at the front of the eye that begins the process of directing light to the retina is called the:
- CORRECT ANSWER - cornea
Which of the following parts of the eye contains layers of visual processing cells? - CORRECT
ANSWER - retina
In the context of visual perception and cognition, colored afterimages are best explained by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - opponent process theory.
Which of the following statements describes the Gestalt principle of continuity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - People assume that points that form smooth lines when connected are likely to belong
together.
, Which of the following parts of the ear helps determine whether the source of sound is above the head or
below the head? - CORRECT ANSWER - the pinna
Which of the following is the correct order of the transmission of sound waves in the ear? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ossicles, oval window, and vestibular canal
According to place theory, which of the following parts of the ear is instrumental in the perception of
pitch? - CORRECT ANSWER - The basilar membrane
The precise localization of sounds below frequencies of 4,000 Hz can be explained by the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - patterns of neural firing.
Which of the following is the function of the vestibular system? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
provides information about body position and movement.
Which of the following body parts has the highest representation in the somatosensory cortex in humans?
- CORRECT ANSWER - hands
Which of the following parts of the body does not have representation in the somatosensory cortex? -
CORRECT ANSWER - the brain
Which of the following statements supports the gate theory of pain? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Activating touch fibers minimizes the pain information reaching the brain.
In the context of sensation and perception, which of the following pathways transmits information
directly to the cortex before proceeding to the thalamus? - CORRECT ANSWER - The olfactory
pathway
The taste receptors for the sweet taste are: - CORRECT ANSWER - equally distributed across the
tongue.
