Coin Flip Quiz! Modules 16, 18, and 20
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- Q1
As she looks at a face, Jamie is able to recognize it as the face of her mother. Which of the following explains why she can recognize her mother's face?
Signal Detection Theory
Transduction
Top-down processing
Bottom-up processing
30s - Q2
Charles and his wife are at a loud baseball game, yet are able to have a conversation with each other in spite of all the noise around them. Which principle best explains this scenario?
Sensory Adaptation
Bottom-up processing
Weber's Law
The cocktail party effect
30s - Q3
As Jeff reads his psychology textbook he is able to convert the light waves into signals that his brain can interpret due to the concept of...
Perception
Signal Detection Theory
Priming
Transduction
30s - Q4
Natalia is washing her hands, and she adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Natalia's adjustment until she feels the change in temperature is an example of...
a difference threshold.
an absolute threshold.
signal detection.
perceptual constancy.
30s - Q5
Tyshane went swimming with friends who did not want to get into the pool because the water felt cold. Tyshane jumped in and after a few minutes declared "It was cold when I first got in, but now it's fine. Come on in!" Tyshane's body became accustomed to the water temperature due to...
difference threshold.
sensory adaptation.
selective attention.
selective attention.
30s - Q6
Which perceptual process explains why you can see varied aspects of your favorite singer's face and instantly recognize him/her?
Blindsight
Cones
Parallel Processing
Rods
30s - Q7
What do we call the specialized neurons in the occipital lobe's visual cortex that respond to particular edges, lines, angles, and movements?
Ganglion Cells
Feature Detectors
Rods
Cones
30s - Q8
Which of the following structures helps you most in detecting the color of your friend's shirt?
Lens
Cones
Rods
Fovea
30s - Q9
Your best friend decides to paint her room an extremely bright electric blue. Which of the following best describes the physical properties of the color's light waves?
Short wavelength; small amplitude
No wavelength; large amplitude
Short wavelength; large amplitude
No wavelength; small amplitude
30s - Q10
If you scratch your eye, which structure are you most likely to damage?
Pupil
Cornea
Lens
Fovea
30s - Q11
Your friend is playing the low notes on her tuba quite loudly. Which of the following best explains the physical properties of the sound waves.
Sort wavelength; large amplitude
Long wavelength; large amplitude
No wavelength; short amplitude
No wavelength; large amplitude
30s - Q12
After being exposed to loud music for many years, which of the following types of deafness is more likely in a musician?
Accommodation
Basilar
Sensorineural
Frequency
30s - Q13
Which of the following reflects the notion that pitch is related to the stimulation of different areas of the cochlea's basilar membrane?
Sound Localization
Volley Principle
Stereophonic Hearing
Place Theory
30s - Q14
When you listen to music, the sound waves cause your to vibrate first.
Eardrum
Cochlea
Hammer, Anvil, and Stirrup
Oval Window
30s - Q15
Which of the following refers to the transformation of stimulus energy into neural impulses?
Perception
Transduction
Bottom-up Processing
Psychophysics
30s