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17. The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between
a. stimulus-and-physiology.
b. physiology-and-perception.
c. stimulus-and-perception.
d. both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception.
18. Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the
shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether
Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
a. the stimulus-physiology relationship c. the stimulus-perception relationship
b. the physiology-perception relationship d. all of these
19. Cognitive influences affect the level of analysis.
a. physiological c. both physiological and psychophysical
b. psychophysical d. neither physiological and
psychophysical
20. The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending
and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of
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a. limits. c. searching.
b. constant stimuli. d. scaling.
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21. When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating
a. the stimulus intensity detected 50% of the time.
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b. the stimulus intensity detected 75% of the time.
c. the stimulus intensity detected 100% of the time.
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d. the average of the “cross-over” points.
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22. The difference between the method of limits and the method of adjustment is that, in the
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method of adjustment, stimulus intensity is changed in a manner.
a. stepwise c. continuous
b. bivariate d. discrete
23. Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli
a. is most accurate, but takes the most amount of time.
b. is least accurate, but is the fastest.
c. is the fastest and most accurate method.
d. is the least accurate and takes the most amount of time.
24. As used in the textbook, the “DL” is the abbreviation for
a. detection level. c. descending limit.
b. differenze limen. d. determinant logarithm.
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25. Using Weber’s Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when
using a 200 gram standard would be grams.
a. 0.02 c. 4
b. 2 d. 50
26. The Weber’s fraction for electric shock is , and for light intensity.
a. 0.01; 0.08 c. 0.02; 0.02
b. 0.08; 0.01 d. 0.08; 0.08
27. The “S” in the Weber fraction stands for:
a. sensation c. standard stimulus
b. synapse d. somatic
28. Demetri is a participant in an auditory detection study using the method of constant stimuli.
He never detects the 10 unit tone. He detects the 20 unit tone 25% of the trials. He detects the
30 unit tone 50% of the trials. He detects the 40 unit tone 80% of the trials. He detects the 50
unit tone 95% of the trials. His threshold for hearing tones would be taken as the
a. 15 unit tone. c. 30 unit tone.
b. 20 unit tone. d. 55 unit tone.
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29. A soup company wants to develop a “reduced-salt” version of their traditional minestrone.
Which of the following would be the best first step to take?
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a. find taste-testers who have agnosia
b. measure the amount of “cross-talk” using the method of adjustment
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c. determine the absolute threshold for salty taste using the method of limits
d. determine the Weber’s fraction for salty taste
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30. Which of the following methods are used to measure the quantitative relationship between the
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stimulus and perception?
a. description c. reflection
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b. the phenomenological method d. classical psychophysical methods
31. Fechner’s psychophysical methods
a. are important from a historical perspective, but are no longer used in
contemporary research.
b. were developed in the early 1960s.
c. showed that mental activity cannot be measured quantitatively.
d. are currently used to test a person’s hearing and vision.
32. The first step in the procedure for is to present the participant a “standard
stimulus” and assign a numerical value to that stimulus.
a. the method of limits c. the method of adjustment
b. the method of constant stimuli d. magnitude estimation
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33. Response in a magnitude estimation experiment when doubling the stimulus
intensity LESS than doubles the subjective magnitude of the stimulus.
a. accretion c. regression
b. compression d. expansion
34. To double the perceived brightness of a light, you need to multiply the physical intensity of
the light by about 9. This is an example of response
a. compression. c. linearity.
b. expansion. d. inversion.
35. Stevens’s Power Law is so named because
a. it is the best psychophysical law that has ever been theorized.
b. the law explains why electrical power in the brain is responsible for perception.
c. it explains how electrical signals in the retina are involved in transduction.
d. the stimulus intensity is raised to a specific exponent to predict perceived
magnitude. ** (page 16-17; conceptual)
36. Stevens’s Power Law
a. accurately describes vision, but not any other modality.
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b. accurately describes audition and vision, but not the skin senses.
c. can describe the relationship between stimulus and perceived magnitude in all
senses.
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d. is valid, but not reliable.
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37. The human response to electric shock demonstrates response expansion. This is important
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because it can explain why people
a. will withdraw even from weak shocks. c. will give shocks to other people.
b. can have a high pain threshold. d. will receive shocks from other people.
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38. Nelia is riding in a car and notices that stationary objects closer to her move faster than
stationary objects that are further. Nelia is using which method of measuring perception?
a. detection c. phenomenological method
b. search d. magnitude estimation
39. Trying to find your friend’s face in a crowd is related to the method of
a. visual search. c. constant stimuli.
b. limits. d. adjustment.
40. The major dependent variable used in the visual search method is
a. color. c. attention span.
b. reaction time. d. brightness level.
41. In a detection experiment, Randy says “yes” to 90% of the trials, and Perry says “yes” to 70%
of the trials. Our best conclusion from this study is
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a. Randy’s threshold is higher than Perry’s.
b. Perry is more sensitive than Randy.
c. response criterion may be different for Randy and Perry.
d. Randy and Perry are equally sensitive.
42. The theory that accounts for response criterion in a detection experiment is
a. signal detection theory. c. balance theory.
b. evolutionary theory. d. gateway theory.
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Test Bank—Chapter 2: The Beginnings of Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Our perception of the environment depends on
a. the properties of the objects in the environment.
b. the properties of the electrical signals in the nervous system.
c. both the properties of the environmental objects and properties of the electrical
signals in the nervous system.
d. none of these are true.
ANS: C REF: Starting at the Beginning MSC: Conceptual
2. Visible light is between and nm within the electromagnetic
spectrum.
a. 100; 400 c. 500; 1000
b. 400; 700 d. 900; 1500
ANS: B REF: Light: Stimulus for Vision MSC: Factual
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3. A wavelength of 100 nm would fall in the range of the electromagnetic
spectrum.
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a. X-rays c. infrared rays
b. ultraviolet rays d. gamma rays
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ANS: B REF: Figure: Electromagnetic Spectrum MSC: Factual
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4. Light can be described in terms of wavelength, or as consisting of small
packets of energy called
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a. photons. c. ions.
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b. electrons. d. pulsars.
ANS: A REF: Light: Stimulus for Vision MSC: Factual
5. The structure of the eye that provides about 80% of the eye’s focusing power is
the
a. iris. c. cornea.
b. pupil. d. lens.
ANS: C REF: Light Focused by the Eye MSC: Factual
6. Jan tries to focus on the tip of her pencil as she brings it closer to her. She feels
the strain on her eye as she does this. What she is feeling in her eye is due to the process
called
a. inhibition. c. accommodation.
b. reflection. d. assimilation.
ANS: C REF: Demonstration: What is in Focus MSC: Applied
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17. The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between
a. stimulus-and-physiology.
b. physiology-and-perception.
c. stimulus-and-perception.
d. both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception.
18. Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the
shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether
Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
a. the stimulus-physiology relationship c. the stimulus-perception relationship
b. the physiology-perception relationship d. all of these
19. Cognitive influences affect the level of analysis.
a. physiological c. both physiological and psychophysical
b. psychophysical d. neither physiological and
psychophysical
20. The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending
and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of
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a. limits. c. searching.
b. constant stimuli. d. scaling.
RS
21. When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating
a. the stimulus intensity detected 50% of the time.
IN
b. the stimulus intensity detected 75% of the time.
c. the stimulus intensity detected 100% of the time.
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d. the average of the “cross-over” points.
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22. The difference between the method of limits and the method of adjustment is that, in the
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method of adjustment, stimulus intensity is changed in a manner.
a. stepwise c. continuous
b. bivariate d. discrete
23. Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli
a. is most accurate, but takes the most amount of time.
b. is least accurate, but is the fastest.
c. is the fastest and most accurate method.
d. is the least accurate and takes the most amount of time.
24. As used in the textbook, the “DL” is the abbreviation for
a. detection level. c. descending limit.
b. differenze limen. d. determinant logarithm.
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25. Using Weber’s Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when
using a 200 gram standard would be grams.
a. 0.02 c. 4
b. 2 d. 50
26. The Weber’s fraction for electric shock is , and for light intensity.
a. 0.01; 0.08 c. 0.02; 0.02
b. 0.08; 0.01 d. 0.08; 0.08
27. The “S” in the Weber fraction stands for:
a. sensation c. standard stimulus
b. synapse d. somatic
28. Demetri is a participant in an auditory detection study using the method of constant stimuli.
He never detects the 10 unit tone. He detects the 20 unit tone 25% of the trials. He detects the
30 unit tone 50% of the trials. He detects the 40 unit tone 80% of the trials. He detects the 50
unit tone 95% of the trials. His threshold for hearing tones would be taken as the
a. 15 unit tone. c. 30 unit tone.
b. 20 unit tone. d. 55 unit tone.
NU
29. A soup company wants to develop a “reduced-salt” version of their traditional minestrone.
Which of the following would be the best first step to take?
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a. find taste-testers who have agnosia
b. measure the amount of “cross-talk” using the method of adjustment
IN
c. determine the absolute threshold for salty taste using the method of limits
d. determine the Weber’s fraction for salty taste
GU
30. Which of the following methods are used to measure the quantitative relationship between the
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stimulus and perception?
a. description c. reflection
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b. the phenomenological method d. classical psychophysical methods
31. Fechner’s psychophysical methods
a. are important from a historical perspective, but are no longer used in
contemporary research.
b. were developed in the early 1960s.
c. showed that mental activity cannot be measured quantitatively.
d. are currently used to test a person’s hearing and vision.
32. The first step in the procedure for is to present the participant a “standard
stimulus” and assign a numerical value to that stimulus.
a. the method of limits c. the method of adjustment
b. the method of constant stimuli d. magnitude estimation
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33. Response in a magnitude estimation experiment when doubling the stimulus
intensity LESS than doubles the subjective magnitude of the stimulus.
a. accretion c. regression
b. compression d. expansion
34. To double the perceived brightness of a light, you need to multiply the physical intensity of
the light by about 9. This is an example of response
a. compression. c. linearity.
b. expansion. d. inversion.
35. Stevens’s Power Law is so named because
a. it is the best psychophysical law that has ever been theorized.
b. the law explains why electrical power in the brain is responsible for perception.
c. it explains how electrical signals in the retina are involved in transduction.
d. the stimulus intensity is raised to a specific exponent to predict perceived
magnitude. ** (page 16-17; conceptual)
36. Stevens’s Power Law
a. accurately describes vision, but not any other modality.
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b. accurately describes audition and vision, but not the skin senses.
c. can describe the relationship between stimulus and perceived magnitude in all
senses.
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d. is valid, but not reliable.
IN
37. The human response to electric shock demonstrates response expansion. This is important
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because it can explain why people
a. will withdraw even from weak shocks. c. will give shocks to other people.
b. can have a high pain threshold. d. will receive shocks from other people.
ID
E
38. Nelia is riding in a car and notices that stationary objects closer to her move faster than
stationary objects that are further. Nelia is using which method of measuring perception?
a. detection c. phenomenological method
b. search d. magnitude estimation
39. Trying to find your friend’s face in a crowd is related to the method of
a. visual search. c. constant stimuli.
b. limits. d. adjustment.
40. The major dependent variable used in the visual search method is
a. color. c. attention span.
b. reaction time. d. brightness level.
41. In a detection experiment, Randy says “yes” to 90% of the trials, and Perry says “yes” to 70%
of the trials. Our best conclusion from this study is
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a. Randy’s threshold is higher than Perry’s.
b. Perry is more sensitive than Randy.
c. response criterion may be different for Randy and Perry.
d. Randy and Perry are equally sensitive.
42. The theory that accounts for response criterion in a detection experiment is
a. signal detection theory. c. balance theory.
b. evolutionary theory. d. gateway theory.
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IN
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Test Bank—Chapter 2: The Beginnings of Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Our perception of the environment depends on
a. the properties of the objects in the environment.
b. the properties of the electrical signals in the nervous system.
c. both the properties of the environmental objects and properties of the electrical
signals in the nervous system.
d. none of these are true.
ANS: C REF: Starting at the Beginning MSC: Conceptual
2. Visible light is between and nm within the electromagnetic
spectrum.
a. 100; 400 c. 500; 1000
b. 400; 700 d. 900; 1500
ANS: B REF: Light: Stimulus for Vision MSC: Factual
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3. A wavelength of 100 nm would fall in the range of the electromagnetic
spectrum.
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a. X-rays c. infrared rays
b. ultraviolet rays d. gamma rays
IN
ANS: B REF: Figure: Electromagnetic Spectrum MSC: Factual
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4. Light can be described in terms of wavelength, or as consisting of small
packets of energy called
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a. photons. c. ions.
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b. electrons. d. pulsars.
ANS: A REF: Light: Stimulus for Vision MSC: Factual
5. The structure of the eye that provides about 80% of the eye’s focusing power is
the
a. iris. c. cornea.
b. pupil. d. lens.
ANS: C REF: Light Focused by the Eye MSC: Factual
6. Jan tries to focus on the tip of her pencil as she brings it closer to her. She feels
the strain on her eye as she does this. What she is feeling in her eye is due to the process
called
a. inhibition. c. accommodation.
b. reflection. d. assimilation.
ANS: C REF: Demonstration: What is in Focus MSC: Applied
