Test Bank on Psychology And Your Life With P.O.W.E.R
Learning 4th Edition By Robert Feldman
Physical energy that produces a response in a sense organ is called
sensation.
perception.
a stimulus.
adaptivity.
Which of the following brain-scanning techniques is correctly matched with its description?
Electroencephalogram (EEG): records the brain's electrical activity through electrodes
Positron emission tomography (PET): uses magnetic fields to cause a momentary interruption
of the brain's electrical activity
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): traces biochemical activity in the brain
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): produces a graph of electrical wave patterns
Which of the following laws best 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?
Multiple Choice
Fitt's law
Weber's law
Bloch's law
Hick's law
Adelaide notices a flicker of motion out of the corner of her eye as she hurries down a dimly lit
alley late at night. Sydney deciphers a complex wiring diagram under the bright glare of her desk
lamp. Adelaide's vision is driven mainly by Blank, and Sydney's vision is driven
mainly by Blank.
Multiple Choice
cones; cones as well
rods; rods as well
cones; rods
rods; cones
The pons serves to
Multiple Choice
regulate breathing and heartbeat.
relay sensory information to the brain's association areas.
integrate movement between the left and right halves of the body.
consolidate memories.
The Blank bends light as it passes through and focuses the light more sharply.
Multiple Choice
, cornea
pupil
iris
lens
The part of the eye that converts the electromagnetic energy of light to electrical impulses for
transmission to the brain is known as the
Multiple Choice
retina.
fovea.
iris.
pupil.
Thin, cylindrical receptor cells in the retina that are highly sensitive to light are called
Multiple Choice
lenses.
pons.
rods.
cones.
Which of the following statements about smell is false?
Multiple Choice
Men generally have a better sense of smell than women.
People can distinguish men from women solely on the basis of the smell of their breath.
People can distinguish happy from sad emotions based on underarm smells.
Women are able to identify their babies solely on the basis of smell just a few hours after birth.
Which of the following statements is true of light therapy?
Multiple Choice
It passes an electric current through the part of the body that is affected by pain.
It stimulates nerve cells in the brain to provide direct pain relief.
It stimulates the production of healing enzymes.
It encourages the development of different thought patterns and beliefs.
Mark and Jacob are driving home during a college break. Mark is in the passenger seat. Mark is
bored and gazes toward an empty field. He notices that distant hilltops seem to be moving slowly
in the same direction in which their car is moving, whereas mile markers on the side of the
highway seem to be moving swiftly past them in the opposite direction. The difference in the
apparent speed and direction of the objects' motion serves as a depth cue known as
Multiple Choice
motion disparity.
, motion parallax.
motion perspective.
motion gradient.
Blank is the monocular cue in which a change in position of an object on the retina
allows the perception of movement.
Multiple Choice
Motion disparity
Motion gradient
Motion parallax
Motion perspective
Define and provide authentic examples of (a) an absolute threshold, (b) a difference threshold,
and (c) adaptation.
Dr. Kurutz is a health psychologist because he/she is focusing on the prevention of health risk
behaviors. However, the other doctor is focusing on psychosocial factors in well being such as
family dynamics.
Penny is recovering from drug addiction. Her treatment program emphasizes the influence of her
environment, people, places things on her us of drug choice. Her program reflects the
perspective in psychology
Behavioral
Which of the following perspectives is correctly matched with its description?
structuralism: emphasizes what the mind does
functionalism: emphasizes the elements of mental experience
humanism: emphasizes the unconscious determinants of behavior
gestalt psychology: emphasizes the organization of perception
Which of the following led psychologists to challenge the structuralism perspective?
Multiple Choice
Introspection was confirmed by an outside observer.
Structuralism did not focus on the fundamental components of the mind.
Structuralists made use of unethical forms of measurements during experiments.
Introspection was not a truly scientific technique.
Research that is conducted, sometimes using other procedures, settings, and groups of
participants, to increase confidence in prior findings is known as
Multiple Choice
replication.
archival research.
naturalistic observation.
Learning 4th Edition By Robert Feldman
Physical energy that produces a response in a sense organ is called
sensation.
perception.
a stimulus.
adaptivity.
Which of the following brain-scanning techniques is correctly matched with its description?
Electroencephalogram (EEG): records the brain's electrical activity through electrodes
Positron emission tomography (PET): uses magnetic fields to cause a momentary interruption
of the brain's electrical activity
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): traces biochemical activity in the brain
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): produces a graph of electrical wave patterns
Which of the following laws best 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?
Multiple Choice
Fitt's law
Weber's law
Bloch's law
Hick's law
Adelaide notices a flicker of motion out of the corner of her eye as she hurries down a dimly lit
alley late at night. Sydney deciphers a complex wiring diagram under the bright glare of her desk
lamp. Adelaide's vision is driven mainly by Blank, and Sydney's vision is driven
mainly by Blank.
Multiple Choice
cones; cones as well
rods; rods as well
cones; rods
rods; cones
The pons serves to
Multiple Choice
regulate breathing and heartbeat.
relay sensory information to the brain's association areas.
integrate movement between the left and right halves of the body.
consolidate memories.
The Blank bends light as it passes through and focuses the light more sharply.
Multiple Choice
, cornea
pupil
iris
lens
The part of the eye that converts the electromagnetic energy of light to electrical impulses for
transmission to the brain is known as the
Multiple Choice
retina.
fovea.
iris.
pupil.
Thin, cylindrical receptor cells in the retina that are highly sensitive to light are called
Multiple Choice
lenses.
pons.
rods.
cones.
Which of the following statements about smell is false?
Multiple Choice
Men generally have a better sense of smell than women.
People can distinguish men from women solely on the basis of the smell of their breath.
People can distinguish happy from sad emotions based on underarm smells.
Women are able to identify their babies solely on the basis of smell just a few hours after birth.
Which of the following statements is true of light therapy?
Multiple Choice
It passes an electric current through the part of the body that is affected by pain.
It stimulates nerve cells in the brain to provide direct pain relief.
It stimulates the production of healing enzymes.
It encourages the development of different thought patterns and beliefs.
Mark and Jacob are driving home during a college break. Mark is in the passenger seat. Mark is
bored and gazes toward an empty field. He notices that distant hilltops seem to be moving slowly
in the same direction in which their car is moving, whereas mile markers on the side of the
highway seem to be moving swiftly past them in the opposite direction. The difference in the
apparent speed and direction of the objects' motion serves as a depth cue known as
Multiple Choice
motion disparity.
, motion parallax.
motion perspective.
motion gradient.
Blank is the monocular cue in which a change in position of an object on the retina
allows the perception of movement.
Multiple Choice
Motion disparity
Motion gradient
Motion parallax
Motion perspective
Define and provide authentic examples of (a) an absolute threshold, (b) a difference threshold,
and (c) adaptation.
Dr. Kurutz is a health psychologist because he/she is focusing on the prevention of health risk
behaviors. However, the other doctor is focusing on psychosocial factors in well being such as
family dynamics.
Penny is recovering from drug addiction. Her treatment program emphasizes the influence of her
environment, people, places things on her us of drug choice. Her program reflects the
perspective in psychology
Behavioral
Which of the following perspectives is correctly matched with its description?
structuralism: emphasizes what the mind does
functionalism: emphasizes the elements of mental experience
humanism: emphasizes the unconscious determinants of behavior
gestalt psychology: emphasizes the organization of perception
Which of the following led psychologists to challenge the structuralism perspective?
Multiple Choice
Introspection was confirmed by an outside observer.
Structuralism did not focus on the fundamental components of the mind.
Structuralists made use of unethical forms of measurements during experiments.
Introspection was not a truly scientific technique.
Research that is conducted, sometimes using other procedures, settings, and groups of
participants, to increase confidence in prior findings is known as
Multiple Choice
replication.
archival research.
naturalistic observation.
