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PYS 101 (PYS101) PYS 101 MIDTERM 2


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• Question 1
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
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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
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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.

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Parallel processing

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c.
Accommodation
d.
Opponent processing
• Question 4
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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
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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
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