Quiz Bank 5

Question 1

Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli?

Answer 1

just noticeable

Question 2

Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something
that is completely visible due to a lack of attention.

Answer 2

blindness

Question 2

What is described by the concept of perception?

Answer 2

how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

Question 3

Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts?

Answer 3

top-down

Question 4

What is amplitude?

Answer 4

the height of a wave

Question 5

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum that we ________.

Answer 5

can see

Question 6

Hertz is a measure of ________.

Answer 6

frequency

Question 7

Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________.

Answer 7

since birth

Question 7

What is a binaural cue?

Answer 7

two-eared cue to localize sound

Question 8

Which term describes the perception of the body’s movement through space?

Answer 8

kinesthesia

Question 8

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?

Answer 8

optic

Question 9

________ is a chemical message sent by another individual.

Answer 9

pheromone

Question 10

Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is
an example of ________.

Answer 10

transduction

Question 10

Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure- ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?

Answer 10

Gestalt

Question 11

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________.

Answer 11

maintain balance and body posture

Question 11

________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when
sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.

Answer 11

perception; sensation

Question 11

What concept is illustrated by the following study? Participants were instructed to focus on either white or black objects, disregarding
the other color. When a red cross passed across the screen, about one third of the subjects did not notice it.

Answer 11

inattentional blindness

Question 12

Imagine yourself in a dark classroom reading PowerPoint slides. If an audience member were to check the internet using her cell phone and
causing her screen to light up, chances are that many people would notice the change in illumination in the classroom. However, if the same thing happened in a brightly lit classroom during a discussion,
very few people would notice. The cell phone brightness does not change, but its ability to be detected as a change in illumination varies dramatically between the two contexts. This is an example of ________.

Answer 12

Weber’s Law

Question 13

Derek wants to win the student of the year award so badly that when the name of the award winner is announced, he is convinced that he hears his name. He stands up and begins to leave the aisle when his
friend grabs his hand. Someone else won the award. This illustrates how ________can affect perception.

Answer 13

motivation

Question 14

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?

Answer 14

smelling cookies in the oven