The sensory experience of bending ones knees or raising ones arms exemplifies:

A drink's strawberry odor enhances our perception of its sweetness. This best illustrates:
sensory interaction.
accommodation.
Weber's law.
None of the listed answers are correct
the volley principle.
sensory adaptation.

Herman von Helmholtz developed both a(n) ________ theory of color discrimination and a ________ theory of pitch discrimination.
trichromatic; place
trichromatic; frequency
opponent-process; frequency
opponent process; place
None of the listed answers are correct

If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates:
parallel processing.
accommodation.
All of the listed answers are correct
sensory adaptation.
Weber's law.
None of the listed answers are correct

Elderly people typically have an especially _______ absolute threshold for _______ pitched sounds.
low; low
None of the listed answers are correct
low; high
high; high
high; low

Visual information is processed by ganglion cells ________ it is processed by rods and cones and ________ it is processed by bipolar cells.
after; after.
after; before
None of the listed answers are correct
before; before
before; after

Which of the following is most notable for its short-term effects on thinking?
None of the listed answers are correct
subliminal stimulation
serial processing
bottom-up processing
sensory interaction
top-down processing

Digital hearing aids produce ________ sound by restricting the range of sound _______.
stereophonic; amplitudes
compressed; amplitudes
None of the listed answers are correct
stereophonic; frequencies
compressed; frequencies

Experiencing sudden pain is to _______ as recognizing that you are suffering a heart attack is to ________.
absolute threshold; difference threshold
gate-control theory; the volley principle
sensation; perception
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
transduction; accommodation

Damage to a region of the temporal lobe essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as:
None of the listed answers are correct
kinesthesis.
the McGurk effect.
Young-Helmholtz syndrome.
prosopagnosia.
tinnitus.

The absolute threshold for taste sensations is relatively _______ among people who smoke and relatively ________ among people who abuse alcohol.
high; high
None of the listed answers are correct
high; low
low; high
low; low
All of the listed answers are correct

The ring of muscle tissue that controls the pupil's size is called the:
iris.
lens.
cornea.
None of the listed answers are correct
fovea.
All of the listed answers are correct

The impact of boredom and fatigue on people's absolute thresholds is highlighted by:
signal detection theory.
frequency theory.
opponent-process theory.
Weber's law.
the Young-Helmholtz theory.
None of the listed answers are correct

The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms exemplifies:
kinesthesis.
parallel processing.
sensory interaction.
the vestibular sense.
top-down processing.
None of the listed answers are correct

Which of the following activities most clearly takes place in the rods and cones?
sensory interaction
sensory transduction
top-down processing
accommodation
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct

The number of complete sound waves that strike one's eardrum in a given second determines the _______ of the sound.
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
decibel level
pitch
transduction
difference threshold

The volley principle is most relevant to understanding how we sense:
color.
body movement.
pain.
taste.
None of the listed answers are correct
pitch.

The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the:
fovea.
None of the listed answers are correct
optic nerve.
cornea.
pupil.
lens.

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's:
None of the listed answers are correct
vestibular sense.
sense of smell.
audition.
vision.
sense of taste.

Tinnitus is a phantom ______ sensation.
None of the listed answers are correct
kinesthetic
auditory
touch
visual
taste

Even with sunglasses on, grass appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates:
All of the listed answers are correct
accommodation.
color constancy.
Weber's law.
None of the listed answers are correct
sensory interaction.

The phenomenon of blindsight best illustrates that visual information can be processed without:
sensory transduction.
parallel processing.
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
feature detectors.
conscious awareness.

Visible lights have ________ wavelengths than radio waves and _______ wavelengths than X-rays.
None of the listed answers are correct
shorter; shorter
longer; shorter
shorter; longer
longer; longer

The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates:
Weber's law.
the opponent-process theory.
the volley principle.
None of the listed answers are correct
sensory interaction.
parallel processing.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are three tiny bones that transmit vibrations to the:
None of the listed answers are correct
oval window.
vestibular sacs.
semicircular canal.
olfactory receptors.
eardrum.

Infant rats deprived of their mothers' grooming touch produce ________ growth hormone and have a ________ metabolic rate.
less; higher
All of the listed answers are correct
less; lower
more; higher
None of the listed answers are correct
more; lower

What perceptual constancy best illustrates?

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates: the phi phenomenon. perceptual constancy.

Which of these best illustrates interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory?

Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates: top-down processing.

What phenomenon best illustrates that visual information can be processed without conscious awareness?

The phenomenon of blindsight best illustrates that visual information can be processed without: conscious awareness. Even when seen through sunglasses, grass appears equally as green as it does without glasses.

Can be illustrated by the fact that the size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones?

PSY100 Chapter 6.