PYS 101 MIDTERM 2. | VERIFIED SOLUTION
• Question 1
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Basic processes in sensation include the of information to the brain.
Selected Answer:
c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
Answers: a.
Adaptation, context, and continuity
b.
...
PYS 101
MIDTERM 2. |
2.5 out of 2.5 points
VERIFIED
SOLUTION
• Question 1
Basic processes in sensation include the of information to the brain.
Selected
Answer: c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
Answers: a.
Adaptation, context, and continuity
b.
Signal detection, interposition, and sensory adaptation
c.
Receiving, transforming, and delivering
d.
Priming, grouping, and parallel
processing
• Question 2
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Light energy is converted into nerve impulses in the
Selected
Answer: b.
Retina
Answers: a.
Iris
b.
Retina
c.
Optic
nerve
d.
Lens
• Question 3
0 out of 2.5 points
Although we see an object (e.g., a car) as a single stimulus, the
brain considers dimensions such as form, depth, color, and
movement separately but simultaneously. This is referring to
Selected Answer:
,a. Feature detection
Answers: a.
Feature detection
b.
Parallel processing
, c.
Accommodation
d.
Opponent
processing
• Question 4
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The last time your nasal passage was congested, you noticed that
the food you consumed tasted bland. This illustrates the principle
of
Selected
Answer: d.
Sensory interaction
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Gate-control theory
c.
Kinesthesis
d.
Sensory
interaction
• Question 5
2.5 out of 2.5 points
The 2006 movie Children of Men initially puts the audience on edge
when the main character gets tinnitus and the audience hear the
high-pitched ringing in his ears. After a while, the audience doesn’t
even notice that it’s still there, this acclimation is due to
Selected
Answer: c.
Sensory adaptation
Answers: a.
Transduction
b.
Difference threshold
c.
Sensory adaptation
d.
Signal detection
theory
• Question 6
0 out of 2.5 points
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