Extra Credit Quiz Chapter 5 Quiz 2
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1. Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates:
a. accommodation.
b. top-down processing.
c. Weber's law.
d. sensory adaptation.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: b, p. 197

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2. Damage to a region of the temporal lobe essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as:
a. the McGurk effect.
b. Young-Helmholtz syndrome.
c. aphasia.
d. prosopagnosia.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, p. 198

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3. Which of the following is most notable for its short-term effects on thinking?
a. sensory interaction
b. bottom-up processing
c. subliminal stimulation
d. top-down processing

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: c, p. 200

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4. The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates:
a. sensory interaction.
b. the volley principle.
c. Weber's law.
d. the opponent-process theory.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: c, pp. 201-202

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5. The ring of muscle tissue that controls the pupil's size is called the:
a. cornea.
b. fovea.
c. lens.
d. iris.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, p. 205

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6. Which of the following activities most clearly takes place in the rods and cones?
a. accommodation
b. sensory interaction
c. top-down processing
d. sensory transduction

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, pp. 206-207

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7. Multiple ________ send combined messages to a bipolar cell, whereas a single ________ may link directly to a single bipolar cell.
a. rods; cone
b. cones; rod
c. hair cells; basilar membrane
d. basilar membranes; hair cell

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: a, p. 207

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8. The phenomenon of blindsight best illustrates that visual information can be processed without:
a. sensory transduction.
b. parallel processing.
c. conscious awareness.
d. feature detectors.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: c, p. 211

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9. Even when seen through sunglasses, grass appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates:
a. Weber's law.
b. sensory interaction.
c. accommodation.
d. color constancy.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, pp. 213-214

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10. The number of complete sound waves that strike one's eardrum in a given second determines the _______ of the sound.
a. pitch
b. transduction
c. decibel level
d. difference threshold

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: a, p. 216

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11. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are three tiny bones that transmit vibrations to the:
a. vestibular sacs.
b. oval window.
c. eardrum.
d. semicircular canal.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: b, p. 217

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12. Blind musicians are more likely than sighted ones to develop perfect pitch. This best illustrates:
a. blindsight.
b. synaesthesia.
c. prosopagnosia.
d. sensory compensation.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, p. 223

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13. Tinnitus is a phantom ______ sensation.
a. visual
b. auditory
c. taste
d. touch

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: b, p. 227

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14. A drink's strawberry odor enhances our perception of its sweetness. This best illustrates:
a. accommodation.
b. sensory adaptation.
c. Weber's law.
d. sensory interaction.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, p. 230

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15. The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms exemplifies:
a. the vestibular sense.
b. top-down processing.
c. sensory interaction.
d. kinesthesis.

1 out of 1
Correct. Ans: d, p. 233


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