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Coin Flip Quiz! Modules 16, 18, and 20

Quiz by Chelsie Bogovic

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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

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