Question 1
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Basic processes in sensation include the _____ of information to the brain.
Selected
c.
Answer:
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
Answers: a.
Adaptation, context, and continuity
b.
Signal detection, interposition, and sensory adaptation
c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
d.
Priming, grouping, and parallel processing
Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Light energy is converted into nerve impulses in the
Selected
b.
Answer:
Retina
Answers: a.
Iris
b.
Retina
c.
Optic nerve
d.
Lens
Question 3
0 out of 2.5 points
Although we see an object (e.g., a car) as a single stimulus, the brain
considers dimensions such as form, depth, color, and movement separately
but simultaneously. This is referring to
Selected
a.
Answer:
Feature detection
Answers: a.
Feature detection
b.
Parallel processing
, c.
Accommodation
d.
Opponent processing
Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The last time your nasal passage was congested, you noticed that the food
you consumed tasted bland. This illustrates the principle of
Selected
d.
Answer:
Sensory interaction
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Gate-control theory
c.
Kinesthesis
d.
Sensory interaction
Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The 2006 movie Children of Men initially puts the audience on edge when the
main character gets tinnitus and the audience hear the high-pitched ringing in
his ears. After a while, the audience doesn’t even notice that it’s still there,
this acclimation is due to
Selected
c.
Answer:
Sensory adaptation
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Difference threshold
c.
Sensory adaptation
d.
Signal detection theory
Question 6
0 out of 2.5 points
, Tucked up by our midbrain, olfactory bulb, amygdala, and hippocampus is a
brain structure called the uncus. The uncus integrates emotion, smell, and
memory information. This is why when you smell the type of cookies your
grandma made, you immediately remember your grandma and feel a rush of
happy emotion. This sensation is an example of
Selected
d.
Answer:
Olfaction
Answers: a.
Sensory interaction
b.
Embodied cognition
c.
The McGurk effect
d.
Olfaction
Question 7
0 out of 2.5 points
Sensory input from muscles and organs are sent to ____ whereas sensation
one gets from holding a cup of hot coffee is sent to _____.
Selected
b.
Answer:
Somatosensory cortex, Cerebellum
Answers:
a.
Cerebellum, somatosensory cortex
b.
Somatosensory cortex, Cerebellum
c.
Temporal lobe, somatosensory cortex
d.
Motor cortex, frontal lobe
Question 8
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Physical punishment is a controversial way of controlling someone’s behavior
because
Selected
d.
Answer:
All of the above
Answers: a.
It induces fear of the person giving punishment, via classical
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Basic processes in sensation include the _____ of information to the brain.
Selected
c.
Answer:
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
Answers: a.
Adaptation, context, and continuity
b.
Signal detection, interposition, and sensory adaptation
c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
d.
Priming, grouping, and parallel processing
Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Light energy is converted into nerve impulses in the
Selected
b.
Answer:
Retina
Answers: a.
Iris
b.
Retina
c.
Optic nerve
d.
Lens
Question 3
0 out of 2.5 points
Although we see an object (e.g., a car) as a single stimulus, the brain
considers dimensions such as form, depth, color, and movement separately
but simultaneously. This is referring to
Selected
a.
Answer:
Feature detection
Answers: a.
Feature detection
b.
Parallel processing
, c.
Accommodation
d.
Opponent processing
Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The last time your nasal passage was congested, you noticed that the food
you consumed tasted bland. This illustrates the principle of
Selected
d.
Answer:
Sensory interaction
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Gate-control theory
c.
Kinesthesis
d.
Sensory interaction
Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The 2006 movie Children of Men initially puts the audience on edge when the
main character gets tinnitus and the audience hear the high-pitched ringing in
his ears. After a while, the audience doesn’t even notice that it’s still there,
this acclimation is due to
Selected
c.
Answer:
Sensory adaptation
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Difference threshold
c.
Sensory adaptation
d.
Signal detection theory
Question 6
0 out of 2.5 points
, Tucked up by our midbrain, olfactory bulb, amygdala, and hippocampus is a
brain structure called the uncus. The uncus integrates emotion, smell, and
memory information. This is why when you smell the type of cookies your
grandma made, you immediately remember your grandma and feel a rush of
happy emotion. This sensation is an example of
Selected
d.
Answer:
Olfaction
Answers: a.
Sensory interaction
b.
Embodied cognition
c.
The McGurk effect
d.
Olfaction
Question 7
0 out of 2.5 points
Sensory input from muscles and organs are sent to ____ whereas sensation
one gets from holding a cup of hot coffee is sent to _____.
Selected
b.
Answer:
Somatosensory cortex, Cerebellum
Answers:
a.
Cerebellum, somatosensory cortex
b.
Somatosensory cortex, Cerebellum
c.
Temporal lobe, somatosensory cortex
d.
Motor cortex, frontal lobe
Question 8
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Physical punishment is a controversial way of controlling someone’s behavior
because
Selected
d.
Answer:
All of the above
Answers: a.
It induces fear of the person giving punishment, via classical
