Psyc 460 Finial Exam
The range of human hearing is about - (correct Answer) - 20-20,000 Hz
Sound may be conducted through - (correct Answer) - air, water, bone
We experience the frequency of a sound as - (correct Answer) - pitch
The ossicles (middle ear bones) amplify sound approximately - (correct Answer) - 30 fold
Which of the following canals is NOT found in the cochlea (according to your text)? - (correct Answer) -
semicircular canal
Vibrations are initiated in the cochlea by movement of the _____ against the oval window - (correct
Answer) - stapes/stirrup
Hair cells rest within the _____, and their hairs are embedded in the ____. - (correct Answer) - basilar
membrane; tectorial membrane
When hair cells bend, ____ channels open, causing depolarization. - (correct Answer) - potassium and
calcium
At low frequencies, sound INTENSITY is coded by - (correct Answer) - the number of neurons responding
Bekesy discovered that the basilar membrane is stiffer at one end than at the other, and not a series of
piano strings as earlier envisioned by Helmholtz. This discovery led directly to the ___ theory of pitch
perception. - (correct Answer) - place
What physiological limitation prevents a single auditory neuron from reliably tracking a high-frequency
tone (such as one at 10,000 Hz)? - (correct Answer) - refractory period
Which sound frequency does NOT seem to produce maximal vibration at a specific point on the basilar
membrane? - (correct Answer) - 20 Hz
A sound with a frequency of 50 Hz is located by which of the following cues? - (correct Answer) - phase
difference and timing difference
Differences in timing are processed using ____, which fire only when sounds from both ears reach it at
the same time. - (correct Answer) - coincidence detectors
In MOST people, Wernicke's area is found on the _____ lobe. - (correct Answer) -
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Broca's aphasia? - (correct Answer) - word salad
People with Wernicke's aphasia - (correct Answer) - have difficulty understanding others
produce utterances that have no meaning
According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, when we give a spoken response to an oral question, what
is the sequence of brain activation? - (correct Answer) -
, The most likely developmental anomaly in the language centers of the brain that give rise to dyslexia is a
lateralized difference in the size of the - (correct Answer) - planum temporale
Which of the following is TRUE? - (correct Answer) - Left- and right-handed people are both more likely
to show left-hemisphere dominance for language
The range of visible light for humans is - (correct Answer) -
Light with a wavelength on the lower end of the spectrum (e.g., 450 nm) is normally perceived as -
(correct Answer) - blue
The ____ is a flexible tissue that allows us to focus on objects at different distances. - (correct Answer) -
lens
The conversion of light energy into energy the brain can use begins in the - (correct Answer) - receptors
Photoreceptors - (correct Answer) - are found at the back of the eye
All of the following types of cells are found in the retina EXCEPT ____ cells. - (correct Answer) - complex
When light reaches the photoreceptors - (correct Answer) -
The blind spot contains - (correct Answer) - neither rods nor cones
Visual information from the ____ side of each retina crosses to the other hemisphere at the ____. -
(correct Answer) - nasal; optic chiasm
Color televisions produce color in accordance with the principles of - (correct Answer) - the trichromatic
theory of color visio
If you stare at a yellow image for a long time and then look at a piece of white paper, you will see the
image in - (correct Answer) - blue and fits the predictions of opponent-process theory
People with red-green color blindness - (correct Answer) - may have red photopigment in their green
cones
Which of the following is NOT a part of form vision? - (correct Answer) - formation of tonotopic maps
The Mach band illusion is a result of - (correct Answer) - lateral inhibition
Light in the ___ of an off-center receptive field will result in _____. - (correct Answer) - surround;
excitation
Which of the following types of cells have the largest receptive field? - (correct Answer) -
Magnocellular cells in area V1 are responsive to all of the following EXCEPT - (correct Answer) - color
Someone with damage to the right posterior parietal cortex would probably exhibit - (correct Answer) -
left-side neglect
The first point of action potentials in the series of connections in the visual system occurs in - (correct
Answer) - ganglion cells
The range of human hearing is about - (correct Answer) - 20-20,000 Hz
Sound may be conducted through - (correct Answer) - air, water, bone
We experience the frequency of a sound as - (correct Answer) - pitch
The ossicles (middle ear bones) amplify sound approximately - (correct Answer) - 30 fold
Which of the following canals is NOT found in the cochlea (according to your text)? - (correct Answer) -
semicircular canal
Vibrations are initiated in the cochlea by movement of the _____ against the oval window - (correct
Answer) - stapes/stirrup
Hair cells rest within the _____, and their hairs are embedded in the ____. - (correct Answer) - basilar
membrane; tectorial membrane
When hair cells bend, ____ channels open, causing depolarization. - (correct Answer) - potassium and
calcium
At low frequencies, sound INTENSITY is coded by - (correct Answer) - the number of neurons responding
Bekesy discovered that the basilar membrane is stiffer at one end than at the other, and not a series of
piano strings as earlier envisioned by Helmholtz. This discovery led directly to the ___ theory of pitch
perception. - (correct Answer) - place
What physiological limitation prevents a single auditory neuron from reliably tracking a high-frequency
tone (such as one at 10,000 Hz)? - (correct Answer) - refractory period
Which sound frequency does NOT seem to produce maximal vibration at a specific point on the basilar
membrane? - (correct Answer) - 20 Hz
A sound with a frequency of 50 Hz is located by which of the following cues? - (correct Answer) - phase
difference and timing difference
Differences in timing are processed using ____, which fire only when sounds from both ears reach it at
the same time. - (correct Answer) - coincidence detectors
In MOST people, Wernicke's area is found on the _____ lobe. - (correct Answer) -
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Broca's aphasia? - (correct Answer) - word salad
People with Wernicke's aphasia - (correct Answer) - have difficulty understanding others
produce utterances that have no meaning
According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, when we give a spoken response to an oral question, what
is the sequence of brain activation? - (correct Answer) -
, The most likely developmental anomaly in the language centers of the brain that give rise to dyslexia is a
lateralized difference in the size of the - (correct Answer) - planum temporale
Which of the following is TRUE? - (correct Answer) - Left- and right-handed people are both more likely
to show left-hemisphere dominance for language
The range of visible light for humans is - (correct Answer) -
Light with a wavelength on the lower end of the spectrum (e.g., 450 nm) is normally perceived as -
(correct Answer) - blue
The ____ is a flexible tissue that allows us to focus on objects at different distances. - (correct Answer) -
lens
The conversion of light energy into energy the brain can use begins in the - (correct Answer) - receptors
Photoreceptors - (correct Answer) - are found at the back of the eye
All of the following types of cells are found in the retina EXCEPT ____ cells. - (correct Answer) - complex
When light reaches the photoreceptors - (correct Answer) -
The blind spot contains - (correct Answer) - neither rods nor cones
Visual information from the ____ side of each retina crosses to the other hemisphere at the ____. -
(correct Answer) - nasal; optic chiasm
Color televisions produce color in accordance with the principles of - (correct Answer) - the trichromatic
theory of color visio
If you stare at a yellow image for a long time and then look at a piece of white paper, you will see the
image in - (correct Answer) - blue and fits the predictions of opponent-process theory
People with red-green color blindness - (correct Answer) - may have red photopigment in their green
cones
Which of the following is NOT a part of form vision? - (correct Answer) - formation of tonotopic maps
The Mach band illusion is a result of - (correct Answer) - lateral inhibition
Light in the ___ of an off-center receptive field will result in _____. - (correct Answer) - surround;
excitation
Which of the following types of cells have the largest receptive field? - (correct Answer) -
Magnocellular cells in area V1 are responsive to all of the following EXCEPT - (correct Answer) - color
Someone with damage to the right posterior parietal cortex would probably exhibit - (correct Answer) -
left-side neglect
The first point of action potentials in the series of connections in the visual system occurs in - (correct
Answer) - ganglion cells
