PSYCH 101 QUIZ 3.docx

Review Test Submission: Chapter 3 Quiz

·         Question 1

2 out of 2 points

​ Receptor cells for which sense regenerate within a week to 10 days?

·         Question 2

2 out of 2 points

​ Other factors being equal, which person is most likely to be a supertaster?

·         Question 3

2 out of 2 points

​ In a research experiment, participants are shown a series of drawings before seeing an ambiguous picture that could be perceived as a rat or a man. Group 1 sees drawings of animals, while Group 2 sees drawings of humans. The concept of perceptual set suggests which of the following results when participants are shown the ambiguous picture?

·         Question 4

2 out of 2 points

​ Chemical senses include

·         Question 5

2 out of 2 points

​ In the study of sensory system functioning, ______ is to absolute threshold as ______ is to difference threshold.

·         Question 6

2 out of 2 points

​ The place theory of perception is analogous to tones produced by ____.

·         Question 7

2 out of 2 points

​ Which two cues are used in the perception of movement?

·         Question 8

2 out of 2 points

​ In what order do the ossicles vibrate during hearing?

·         Question 9

2 out of 2 points

​ What anatomical feature of the retina supports the opponent theory of color recognition?

·         Question 10

2 out of 2 points

​ Regarding subliminal perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

·         Question 11

2 out of 2 points

​ Mei experienced terrible dizziness and nausea while on a deep-sea fishing trip. Which sense caused her to experience seasickness?

·         Question 12

2 out of 2 points

​ Red, green, and blue-violet light can be combined to create any color of the spectrum. This has been interpreted as supporting

·         Question 13

2 out of 2 points

​ People with normal color vision are described as

·         Question 14

2 out of 2 points

​ The basis of the place theory of pitch detection is that pitch is determined by the place that vibrates the most along the ____.

·         Question 15

2 out of 2 points

​ Which part of the eye gives a person her/his eye color?

·         Question 16

2 out of 2 points

​ When you are presented with the following visual information, “A,” your brain sees a series of lines and angles in a particular format and interprets this visual information as the letter “A.” This is an example of which concept from perception?

·         Question 17

2 out of 2 points

​ High-frequency sounds cause the greatest vibration of

·         Question 18

2 out of 2 points

​ The theory which assumes that different frequencies of sound waves stimulate different areas along the basilar membrane is called ____.

·         Question 19

2 out of 2 points

​ Mercedes just stubbed her toe on the edge of her bedpost. In response, her brain will most likely signal the release of

·         Question 20

2 out of 2 points

​ Neurons that respond to specific characteristics of the visual stimulus are called