PSYCHOLOGY 1100 UPDATED V1 EXAM 2- UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PSYCHOLOGY 1100 UPDATED V1 EXAM 2- UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Gate Control Theory” deals with: (Book) a. audition b. vision c. sense of touch d. sense of smell e. sense of pain 2. Lateral inhibition (Book) a. depends on computations performed by the left superior auditory cortex b. results from complex of neurons located in the middle ear c. accounts for our high sensitivity for edges in our visual environment d. depends on comparing intensity and timing of auditory stimuli that strike the two ears e. none of the above 3. The colors that result when mixing lights of different wavelengths provide an example of : (Book) a. additive color mixing b. subtractive color mixing c. multiplicative color mixing d. divisive color mixing e. algebraic color mixing 4. Ames boxes, the Moon illusion and the Ponzo illusion are concerned with : (Book) a. the duplicity theory of vision b. size and distance perception c. the trichromatic theory of Young and Von Helmholtz d. stroboscopic vision e. binocular depth perception 5. “Signal detection theory” is an alternative way to think about: (book) a. the duplicity theory of vision b. sensory thresholds c. Classical vs. instrumental conditioning d. Pain mechanisms e. None of the above 6. Locating sounds in space: (Book) a. depends on computations performed by the left auditory cortex b. a complex of neurons located in the middle ear c. a complex of neurons located in the cochlea of each ear d. depends on comparing intensity and timing of auditory stimuli that strike the two ears e. none of the above 7. Stroboscopic motion perception allows us to perceive: (Book) a. Three dimensional depth perception b. perceptual constancies c. Perceiving “movies” (motion pictures) based on rapid sequences of still photographs d. the “moon illusion” e. none of the above 8. ??In , a person stops breathing while asleep; in ,a person falls asleep at inappropriate times. (CNS, # 59) a. insomnia; sleep apnea b. hypnogogic hallucinations; narcolepsy c. narcolepsy; insomnia d. narcolepsy; sleep apnea e. sleep apnea; narcolepsy 9. Nasal cycles last about a. 90 minutes; hemispheric b. 24 hours; circadian c. 60 seconds; hemispheric d. one month; EPSPs and IPSP and correlate with cycles (CNS, # 63) 10. Brain areas associated with sleep include: (CNS, # 61) a. cerebellum and amygdala b. frontal and parietal lobes c. reticular formation and hypothalamus d. dorsal thalamus and ventral thalamus e. none of the above 11. With respect to sleep, dolphins are unusual because: (CNS, # 62) a. they sleep only 1-2 hours per night b. the two hemispheres can sleep independently, at different times c. they are only able to sleep while they are moving rapidly d. they can sleep while they swim, but they never dream while swimming e. none of the above 12. The somatosensory system is sensitive to energy; the olfactory system is sensitive to energy: (Sensory 2-5) a. Electromagnetic; chemical b. Nuclear; Chemical c. Electromagnetic; Mechanical d. Thermal and mechanical; chemical e. Electromagnetic; Thermal 13. Absolute threshold is the lowest amount of energy that can be detected on % of the trials: (Sensory, 6-7) a. 10% b. 30% c. 50% d. 70% e. 100% ??14. You are in an experiment, trying to discriminate an initial tone of 2,000 cycles/sec from a lower tone, and your JND is 20 cycles/sec (i.e., the tone must be 1,980 cycles/sec or lower for you to notice a difference). According to Weber’s law, what would your JND be if the initial tone were changed to 10,000 cycles/sec? (Sensory 8-9) a. 20 cycles/sec. b. 50 cycles/sec. c. 100 cycles/sec. d. 1,000 cycles/sec. e. Weber’s law does not relate to this problem 15. Which is NOT an example of a "supportive structure" of a sensory system: (Sensory-13-23) a. bony eye brow b. hair cells of the cochlea c. pupil of the visual system d. middle ear bones of the auditory system e. all are supportive structures 16. If your somatosensory cortex is stimulated electrically (for example, using a stimulating electrode), you will feel like you are being touched on a particular part of your body. This provides an example of: (Sensory 16-17) a. The Trichromatic theory of color vision b. The law of Transduction and Muller’s Doctrine c. Muller’s Doctrine and The Law of Projection d. Muller’s Doctrine and the Law of Transduction e. Phantom limb. 17. Receptors of all sensory systems are highly selective and must: (Sensory 14-17) a. absorb energy, and convert that energy into ionic movements across membranes b. reflect all of incoming energy in order to transduce c. emit energy in order to transduce d. be directly connected to supportive structures in order to transduce e. absorb both mechanical and spiritual energy and convert them into neural communication. 18. A main function of the eye is to focus the image onto the retina. Which statement is true concerning this focusing? (Sensory-22-23) a. the cornea does 10% of the focusing b. the lens does 10% of the focusing` c. the iris and pupil do 10% of the focusing d. the choriod does 10% of the focusing e. the receptors do 90% of the focusing 19. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? (sensory-25-28) a. In daytime hours, we use our cones, acuity is high, and we have good color vision. b. In the night we use our cones, sensitivity is high, acuity is low, and we have no color vision. c. Highest acuity is found in the fovea, where only cones are found d. In the night, we use our peripheral retina, where all of our rods are found e. People born without cones have normal night vision 20. Which statement about rhodopsin is not true? (Sensory-25-32) a. it is used only for day vision b. when bleached by strong light, it turns white. c. it breaks into opsin and retinal upon absorbing a photon d. it has a peak absorption of ~ 510 nanometers e. it is used for night vision 21. Visual acuity is highest in the of the retina, and sensitivity is highest in the . (Sensory, 25-29) a. fovea; fovea b. fovea; periphery c. periphery; fovea d. periphery; periphery 22. Retinal and opsin: (Sensory 30-33) a. Mediate two separate visual pathways, responsible for color vision b. Are components of the Yellow cone pathway c. Are found in the primary auditory cortex d. Are involved in night vision e. combine to enable color vision 23. The opponent process theory of Herring stated that: (Sensory-33-34). a. there are 2 types of vision, day vision and night vision b. there are 3 cone types with 3 photopigments c. there are 4 cone types with 4 different photopigments, and one of these would absorb maximally in the yellow d. the Trichromatic theory is wrong because human vision is different than that of other primates. e. none of the above 24. The trichromatic theory of Young-Helmholtz stated that: (Sensory-33-34). a. there are 2 types of vision, day vision and night vision b. there are 3 cone types with 3 photopigments c. there are 4 cone types with 4 photopigments, and one of these is selective for yellow. d. the Herring theory is wrong because human vision is different than that of other primates. e. none of the above 25. Afterimages and red-green colorblindness provide evidence for: (Sensory 35-37) a. the Trichromatic theory of Young-Helmholtz b. Muller’s doctrine c. The Law of projection d. all of the above e. the opponent theory of Herring 26. “simple “ cells of the visual system: (Sensory- 45-46) a. respond to both visual edges and auditory stimuli of multiple frequencies b. respond to perceptual gradients of multiple dimensions c. respond to visual corners d. respond to dark or light bars in the receptive field, with a specific orientation and position. e. none of the above 27. “higher order hypercomplex “ cells of the visual system: (Sensory- 45-46) a. respond to both visual edges and auditory stimuli of multiple frequencies b. respond to perceptual gradients of multiple dimensions c. respond to visual corners d. respond to dark or light oriented bars in the receptive field and are orientation selective e. none of the above 28. The Eustachian tube is involved in: (Sensory-53) a. amplifying air vibrations reaching the receptors of the auditory system b. controlling the electromagnet energy reaching the rods c. equalizing air pressure between the atmosphere and the middle ear d. protecting the basilar membrane CONTINUED.......................DOWNLOAD FOR BEST SCORES