PSYC 101 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED
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In making a large pot of chili for a family reunion, you find that you have to add 1 onion
to your pot of chili that already has 5 onions mixed in it to notice a difference. According
to Weber's Law, how many onions would you have to add to notice a difference if you
are making twice as much chili with 10 onions?
Subliminal advertising was never supported, since Vicary ultimately admitted that
he never truly conducted such a study
A study purportedly conducted by James Vicary teaches us what about the power of
subliminal perception and its effect on advertising?
sensory adaptation
You detect the strong smell of cedar when you enter a furniture store. However, after a
short while in the store, you no longer can detect the smell. This process in known as
brightness
Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a live wave such as how high or
low the wave is?
cornea
When an ophthalmologist surgically corrects a patient's vision through LASIK or PPK,
the doctor is making adjustments to the patient's
lens
What part of the eye hardens as we age thus causing many to suffer from presbyopia?
light adaptation
A deer's inability to quickly respond to the headlights of an approaching car is due to
what sensory phenomenon?
middle ear
The hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup are part of the
Tinnitus, which is a nerve-based disorder that has no permanent cure
John has played his music loudly for years. Now, his his 20's, he finds he has a
continuous ringing in both of his ears. What would John probably be diagnosed with?
before a baby is born
Studies show that taste preference can typically begin
His sense of taste will be dulled since taste and smell often work together
Jude is suffering from a severe cold. His nose has been stopped up for several days.
What effect, if any, might his cold have on his sense of taste?
the child cannot feel pain and can suffer injuries without even knowing it
If a child suffers from congenital analgesia, why must he or she be careful when playing
outside?
otolith organs
If Tabitha closes her eyes when she rides in her parent's car, she can still tell that the
car is moving. This is due to the movement of tiny crystals in the
fluid still rotating in the semicircular canals
A child may sometimes play by quickly turning around in a circle. When the child stops,
he or she often feels like his or her head is still spinning. What is responsible for this
sensation?
size constancy
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In making a large pot of chili for a family reunion, you find that you have to add 1 onion
to your pot of chili that already has 5 onions mixed in it to notice a difference. According
to Weber's Law, how many onions would you have to add to notice a difference if you
are making twice as much chili with 10 onions?
Subliminal advertising was never supported, since Vicary ultimately admitted that
he never truly conducted such a study
A study purportedly conducted by James Vicary teaches us what about the power of
subliminal perception and its effect on advertising?
sensory adaptation
You detect the strong smell of cedar when you enter a furniture store. However, after a
short while in the store, you no longer can detect the smell. This process in known as
brightness
Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a live wave such as how high or
low the wave is?
cornea
When an ophthalmologist surgically corrects a patient's vision through LASIK or PPK,
the doctor is making adjustments to the patient's
lens
What part of the eye hardens as we age thus causing many to suffer from presbyopia?
light adaptation
A deer's inability to quickly respond to the headlights of an approaching car is due to
what sensory phenomenon?
middle ear
The hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup are part of the
Tinnitus, which is a nerve-based disorder that has no permanent cure
John has played his music loudly for years. Now, his his 20's, he finds he has a
continuous ringing in both of his ears. What would John probably be diagnosed with?
before a baby is born
Studies show that taste preference can typically begin
His sense of taste will be dulled since taste and smell often work together
Jude is suffering from a severe cold. His nose has been stopped up for several days.
What effect, if any, might his cold have on his sense of taste?
the child cannot feel pain and can suffer injuries without even knowing it
If a child suffers from congenital analgesia, why must he or she be careful when playing
outside?
otolith organs
If Tabitha closes her eyes when she rides in her parent's car, she can still tell that the
car is moving. This is due to the movement of tiny crystals in the
fluid still rotating in the semicircular canals
A child may sometimes play by quickly turning around in a circle. When the child stops,
he or she often feels like his or her head is still spinning. What is responsible for this
sensation?
size constancy
