5 Written Questions

1. visual receptors that are adapted for color vision, daytime vision, and detailed vision
2. a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
3. a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body
4. the apparent movement of stationary objects relative to one another that occurs when the observer changes position
5. the nerve that carries impulses from the retina to the brain

5 Matching Questions

1. Alpha Waves
2. Cochlea
3. Signal Detection
4. Torsten Wiesel
5. Perceptual Interference

1. a the finding that objects had to eventually be more focused for the observers to recognize them in the very-out-of-focus condition than in the moderately-out-of-focus condition
2. b the study of people's tendencies to make correct judgements, misses and false alarms in detecting the presence of stimuli
3. c A Swedish co-recipient with David H. Hubel of the 1981 nobel prize in physiology or medicine, for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system
4. d the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz
5. e the spiral activity of the inner ear containing the organ of corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound waves; the tympanic membrane

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. frequency of sound waves is encoded by the auditory receptors in terms of their rate of discharge
   1. Frequency
   2. Place Theory
   3. Difference Threshold
   4. Frequency Theory
2. interferemce, the act of interposing one thing between or among others
   1. Interposition
   2. Insomnia
   3. Illusions
   4. Addiction
3. the semi-circular and cochlea which form the organs of the balance and hearing and are embedded in the temporal lobe
   1. Hammer
   2. Middle Ear
   3. Insomnia
   4. Inner ear
4. the ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises
   1. Cocktail Party Effect
   2. Delta Waves
   3. Torsten Wiesel
   4. Depth Perception
5. perceptions that misrepresent physical stimuli
   1. Constancy
   2. Hallucinogens
   3. Rods
   4. Illusions

5 True/False Questions

1. Binocular Depth Cues → the sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual body parts

   True        False

2. Circadian Rhythms → a regular sequence of biological processes such as temperature and sleep every 24 hours

   True        False

3. Night Terrors → a theory of hearing which states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane

   True        False

4. Stirrup → a membrane of the middle ear that vibrates in response to sound waves; the tympanic membrane

   True        False

5. Retinal Disparity → a binocular cue for perceiving depth based on the differences between the images stimulating each eye

   True        False