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PSYCH306 Final Exam - Sensation and Perception
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MCQs on the Principles of sensory processes in vision, audition, and other modalities, and of the perception of objects and events.

PSYCH306 Final Exam - Sensation and Perception
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1. What are the three small bones of the middle ear collectively called?
2. Which of the following visual disorders is due to a buildup of pressure within the eye?
3. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.The shooting pain down the left arm often experienced during a heart attack is an example of ___________________.
4. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.In the cochlea, the base of the basilar membrane responds more to _________________ frequencies and the apex responds more to _________________ frequencies.
5. Which of the following receptors responds to temperature changes across the skin?
6. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.Light adaptation takes about __________________, and dark adaptation takes about __________________.
7. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.The optic nerves contain the axons of the retinal __________________.
8. What occurs when an observer does not detect a signal that is actually present?
9. What is the name given to the taste of the salts of certain acids, such as monosodium glutamate (MSG)?
10. Where are the receptors for human vision located?
11. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of touch?
12. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Questions about how strong a stimulus has to be for a person to be able to perceive it involves issues of __________________.
13. In psychophysics, what is the point at which an observer adjusts one stimulus to match another called?
14. Which of the following is NOT a psychophysical method?
15. The ossicles include which of the following bones?
16. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.The actual receptors for sound are the _________________, located on the _________________ in the cochlea.
17. Which of the following is NOT a dimension of color experience?
18. An experimenter asks you to make judgments about the loudness of tones.You hear a 'reference' tone and are told that the loudness is 100.Based on the reference, your task is to assign a numerical value to a number of other tones.What kind of method is this?
19. Which sensory/perceptual system has a close link to emotion and memory?
20. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.Whereas Weber's law deals with threshold-level stimulation, __________________ Law extended this to include stimulation a suprathreshold levels.
21. Which of the following physical characteristics of light is associated with perceived brightness?
22. What is the 'window' through which light enters the eye called?
23. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.The _________________ threshold is the smallest amount of something that you can perceive.
24. If you suffer a strong blow to the back of your head, you often have a visual sensation, such as 'seeing stars.'What is the reason for this?
25. Which of the following statements best summarizes Weber's Law?

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