Question 1

All of the following are associated with attractiveness for faces except ________.&#10;A)smooth skin&#10;B)symmetry&#10;C)female hormones&#10;D)male hormones

Accepted Answer

Male hormones are not one of the factors that has been associated with attractiveness in research.

Question 2

Jamie walks from a bright room into a dark room.It will take about ______ minutes for her rods to fully adjust to the dark.&#10;A)10&#10;B)30&#10;C)20&#10;D)40

Accepted Answer

It will take about 30 minutes for her rods to fully adjust to the dark.

Question 3

According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, the correct pairings of opposite colors are _________________________.&#10;A)red versus green and blue versus yellow&#10;B)black versus gray and white versus colored&#10;C)blue versus red and green versus yellow&#10;D)blue versus green and red versus yellow

Accepted Answer

According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, the correct pairings of opposite colors are red versus green and blue versus yellow.

Question 4

Sensation is to perception as ________ is to ________.&#10;A)stimulation; recognition&#10;B)awareness; interpretation&#10;C)interpretation; awareness&#10;D)organization; interpretation

Accepted Answer

The stimulation of our sensory receptors by energy from the world around us is sensation.The process by which that energy is interpreted into recognized patterns is perception.

Question 5

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________, the body's natural version of morphine.&#10;A)endorphins&#10;B)substance P&#10;C)serotonin&#10;D)acetylcholine

Accepted Answer

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called endorphins.

Question 6

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they______________.&#10;A)respond to various wavelengths of smell&#10;B)contain pressure-sensitive elements that detect certain molecules&#10;C)contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules&#10;D)only respond to five basic smells

Accepted Answer

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds as they contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules.

Question 7

Bottom-up processing is initiated by ________.&#10;A)knowledge&#10;B)expectation&#10;C)the stimulus&#10;D)belief

Accepted Answer

In bottom-up processing, the stimulus is what initiates the perception process.

Question 8

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as_______________.&#10;A)fixation&#10;B)divergence&#10;C)convergence&#10;D)accommodation

Accepted Answer

Accommodation is the change in the shape of the lens to focus and bend the light, which is more or less based on target distance.

Question 9

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?&#10;A)vestibular sense&#10;B)kinesthetic sense&#10;C)somasthetic sense&#10;D)anomalous cognition

Accepted Answer

The knowledge of the position of your limbs is controlled by the kinesthetic system.

Question 10

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ______.&#10;A)absolute threshold&#10;B)range threshold&#10;C)difference threshold&#10;D)noticeable threshold

Accepted Answer

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the absolute threshold.

Deck 3: Section 1: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind