PSYCH 100 FINAL UIUC -PRACTICE
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Debbie and Michael are cloud watching. Debbie points at a cloud
and asks Michael what he sees. He replies that he can't really
make anything out in it. Debbie tells him "hmm really? I think it
looks like a bell and a flower." "Oh yeah, now I see it, it does look
like a flower next to a bell" exclaims Michael. Michael now being
able to see the flower and bell demonstrates
A) parallel processing. B) bottom-up processing. C) feature
detection. D) top-down processing. correct answers >> D
Bot is a new robot that has been programmed to follow Sam. Bot
"knows" who Sam is because he has been programmed to follow
Sam's red shirt. However, every time Sam walks in a shadow cast
by the building, Bot can't find him because the light reflected
from his shirt is now slightly different. Bot lacks _______ .
A) Gestalt principles B) feature detectors C) a perceptual set D)
perceptual constancy correct answers >> D
Louise and her friends enter the movie theater and have a
difficult time seeing because it is so dark. After several minutes,
however, they are able to see a lot better. Their increasing ability
to see in the dark is due to
A) lateral inhibition. C) opponent-process theory.
B) adaptation of the rods. D) adaptation of the cones. correct
answers >> B
,Helen's ear infection became so severe that it also affected her
vestibular sense organs. This means that Helen most likely
A) had difficulty smelling. C) became deaf.
B) began having dizzy spells. D) began to have blurred vision.
correct answers >> B
Sarah enjoys taking scenic walks each evening. The light energy
from objects viewed by Sarah is translated into a neural code that
is interpreted by her brain. This process is called
A) adaptation. B) lateral inhibition. C) transduction. D) feature
detection. correct answers >> C
Michelle experiences music and sound through multiple senses.
While hearing music she can see certain notes as having unique
colors. When people talk to her, she associates different colors
with different voices, as well. Michelle's experience is known as
A) kinesthesia. B) transduction. C) synesthesia. D) sensory
adaptation. correct answers >> C
While boxing, Mike takes a direct hit to his closed eye. He
immediately experiences a visual sensation of purple light. Mike's
sensation can best be explained by
A) adaptation principles. C) the doctrine of specific nerve
energies.
B) damaged accessory structures. D) topographical
representations. correct answers >> C
While listening to music, Rodney noticed that some instruments
were playing a higher pitched sound than others. Rodney's ability
, to hear these high frequency sounds is best explained by the
_____ theory of hearing.
A) frequency-matching B) volley C) place D) tympanic correct
answers >> C
Because the numbers in the bus schedule are very small, Rudy
brings the schedule closer to his eyes to see it better. However
doing so puts a strain on his eyes as the lenses in his eyes _____
to project the image on to his retina.
A) assimilate B) accommodate C) converge D) diverge correct
answers >> B
Katie is in pain after falling and scraping her knee. Rubbing the
area around the scrape temporarily reduces her pain. According
to the gate control theory of pain, this happens because the
rubbing
A) "takes over" the pathway for pain signals to the brain.
B) induces the release of nalaxone.
C) decreases the activity of the A-delta fibers.
D) shuts down the brain's response system. correct answers
>> A
The bulb in Sandy's desk light is of 20-watt intensity. It burns out
and her husband temporarily replaces it with a 25-watt bulb.
Sandy does not notice the difference in brightness. The increase
of 5-watts is not enough to trigger Sandy's _____ threshold.
A) subliminal B) criterion C) difference D) ecological correct
answers >> C
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Debbie and Michael are cloud watching. Debbie points at a cloud
and asks Michael what he sees. He replies that he can't really
make anything out in it. Debbie tells him "hmm really? I think it
looks like a bell and a flower." "Oh yeah, now I see it, it does look
like a flower next to a bell" exclaims Michael. Michael now being
able to see the flower and bell demonstrates
A) parallel processing. B) bottom-up processing. C) feature
detection. D) top-down processing. correct answers >> D
Bot is a new robot that has been programmed to follow Sam. Bot
"knows" who Sam is because he has been programmed to follow
Sam's red shirt. However, every time Sam walks in a shadow cast
by the building, Bot can't find him because the light reflected
from his shirt is now slightly different. Bot lacks _______ .
A) Gestalt principles B) feature detectors C) a perceptual set D)
perceptual constancy correct answers >> D
Louise and her friends enter the movie theater and have a
difficult time seeing because it is so dark. After several minutes,
however, they are able to see a lot better. Their increasing ability
to see in the dark is due to
A) lateral inhibition. C) opponent-process theory.
B) adaptation of the rods. D) adaptation of the cones. correct
answers >> B
,Helen's ear infection became so severe that it also affected her
vestibular sense organs. This means that Helen most likely
A) had difficulty smelling. C) became deaf.
B) began having dizzy spells. D) began to have blurred vision.
correct answers >> B
Sarah enjoys taking scenic walks each evening. The light energy
from objects viewed by Sarah is translated into a neural code that
is interpreted by her brain. This process is called
A) adaptation. B) lateral inhibition. C) transduction. D) feature
detection. correct answers >> C
Michelle experiences music and sound through multiple senses.
While hearing music she can see certain notes as having unique
colors. When people talk to her, she associates different colors
with different voices, as well. Michelle's experience is known as
A) kinesthesia. B) transduction. C) synesthesia. D) sensory
adaptation. correct answers >> C
While boxing, Mike takes a direct hit to his closed eye. He
immediately experiences a visual sensation of purple light. Mike's
sensation can best be explained by
A) adaptation principles. C) the doctrine of specific nerve
energies.
B) damaged accessory structures. D) topographical
representations. correct answers >> C
While listening to music, Rodney noticed that some instruments
were playing a higher pitched sound than others. Rodney's ability
, to hear these high frequency sounds is best explained by the
_____ theory of hearing.
A) frequency-matching B) volley C) place D) tympanic correct
answers >> C
Because the numbers in the bus schedule are very small, Rudy
brings the schedule closer to his eyes to see it better. However
doing so puts a strain on his eyes as the lenses in his eyes _____
to project the image on to his retina.
A) assimilate B) accommodate C) converge D) diverge correct
answers >> B
Katie is in pain after falling and scraping her knee. Rubbing the
area around the scrape temporarily reduces her pain. According
to the gate control theory of pain, this happens because the
rubbing
A) "takes over" the pathway for pain signals to the brain.
B) induces the release of nalaxone.
C) decreases the activity of the A-delta fibers.
D) shuts down the brain's response system. correct answers
>> A
The bulb in Sandy's desk light is of 20-watt intensity. It burns out
and her husband temporarily replaces it with a 25-watt bulb.
Sandy does not notice the difference in brightness. The increase
of 5-watts is not enough to trigger Sandy's _____ threshold.
A) subliminal B) criterion C) difference D) ecological correct
answers >> C
