Module 6
Which of the following is the best synonym for sensation? a. interpretation
b. reception
c. proofreading
d. editing
b. reception
he difference in the visual image of an object projected to each eye provides an important cue for depth that is referred to as
a. motion parallex
b. interposition
c. accommodation
d. binocular disparity
d. binocular disparity
Drinking alcohol before going to sleep at night can lead to:
an increase in stage 2 sleep patterns.
an increase in REM sleep.
falling asleep later (insomnia) with more deep sleep.
falling asleep earlier than usual, and then waking up more frequently later in the night.
falling asleep earlier than usual, and then waking up more frequently later in the night.
Which of the following best explains the concept of "levels of awareness" in respect to consciousness?
Awareness is a continuum that includes both high and low awareness.
Animals have low awareness and humans have high awareness.
Children have low awareness and adults have high awareness.
With proper mind training, people can eventually become aware of all things.
Awareness is a continuum that includes both high and low awareness.
the dorsal pathway allows your brain to compute:
a. information about objects allowing you to recognize and identify them.
b. information about objects holding still allowing you to recognize them as threats
c. information about faces allowing you to identify people
d. information about the self, objects, and motion allowing you to avoid obstacles
d. information about the self, objects, and motion allowing you to avoid obstacles
Which of the following statements is true about taste?
All areas of the tongue contain taste receptors cells that are capable of responding to every taste.
Tastants are pleasant stimuli and odorants are unpleasant stimuli.
The back of the tongue contains receptors for bitter taste so that we can spit out potentially poisonous food.
Taste is a "contact" sense while smell is a "chemical" sense
All areas of the tongue contain taste receptors cells that are capable of responding to every taste.
When people are deprived of REM sleep, they show which of the following behaviors when they can rest without disturbance?
a. less REM sleep than normal.
b. fewer dreams than normal.
c. more REM sleep than normal.
d. same amount of REM sleep as before.
c. more REM sleep than normal.
Darcey is in a relaxed state with decreased self-consciousness. In this state she is open to suggestion. Which state is Darcey in?
hypnosis
mindfulness
high awareness
priming
hypnosis
The sense of smell is sometimes referred to as a "chemical" sense because:
Chemical stimuli are transformed in electrical signals.
Chemicals often have a strong noticeable smell.
Electrical stimuli are transformed into chemical signals.
Smells are processed in the chemical cortex.
Chemical stimuli are transformed in electrical signals.
About 1 in 200 people experiences a blending of senses such as perceiving a number of a letter as a color (e.g., "1" is seen as red). This is called:
synesthesia
symbology
sensory deprivation
neural blending
synesthesia
Your psychology professor calls on you during class. The first thought that goes through your mind is, “Why me?” This thought could be characterized as
a. consciousness.
b. extrasensory perception.
c. deductive reasoning.
d. higher-order thinking.
a. consciousness.
Which is the best definition of mindfulness?
a state of heightened conscious awareness
a Buddhist state of meditation
a state of daydreaming or fantasy
the ability to recall memories quickly and accurately
a state of heightened conscious awareness
____ explains why a person in a quiet room is more startled by the ringing of a telephone than a person who is already in a noisy room
Weber's law
Gestalt law of startle
Masking
Signal detection
Weber's law
Sometimes, after she has been staring at a computer screen for a long time, Jane looks at a blank wall and sees an image of the screen that resembles a photographic negative. Which theory BEST accounts for this visual phenomenon?
a. frequency theory
b. trichromatic theory
c. opponent-process theory
d. place theory
c. opponent-process theory
Which of the following is the best definition of priming?
using hypnotic suggestion to influence later behavior
using personal experiences to explain behavior
practicing skills until one achieves proficiency
recent exposure to a stimuli increases accessibility to the traits associated with that stimuli
recent exposure to a stimuli increases accessibility to the traits associated with that stimuli
Stimulants are drugs that:
have an arousal effect on the central nervous system, causing a rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular tension.
increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety.
slow down the nervous system.
cause incapacitation and inability to resist sexual assault.
have an arousal effect on the central nervous system, causing a rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular tension.
Photoreceptors are located in the:
a. optic nerve
b. lens
c. retina
d. cornea
c. retina
Being able to detect the difference between two brands of Riesling wine is an example of _________
Answers:
a. subliminal threshold
b. sensory adaptation
c. absolute threshold
d. difference threshold
d. difference threshold
Brain waves become slower and develop into delta waves during:
stage 1 sleep
stage 2 sleep
stage 3 sleep
none are correct
stage 3 sleep
If a person was in an accident in which she suffered mild brain damage to her visual cortex, but still received visual signals through V5 activation, she might suffer from "cortical blindness." Her symptoms could include:
not being able to see but having the feeling of sight.
not being able to hear.
being able to see but not having any conscious awareness of sight.
having a blending of senses in which she "hears sights".
being able to see but not having any conscious awareness of sight.