A deer’s inability to quickly respond to the headlights of an approaching car is due to what sensory phenomenon?

a. dark adaptation b. light adaptation c. afterimage d. opponent-process theory

When an ophthalmologist surgically corrects a patient’s vision through LASIK or PRK, the doctor is making adjustments to the patient’s

a. cornea. b. lens. c. retina. d. iris.

In Pavlov's famous experiment, what did he call the unconditioned stimulus?

At the beginning of Pavlov's experiment on conditioning, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave? a. color c. pitch b. brightness d.hue

What is another word for prosopagnosia?

In the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestants are asked an increasingly difficult series of questions about general information. The type of memory needed to access the answers to these kinds of questions is a. procedural. b. semantic. c. episodic. d. working.

Which of the following statements about flashbulb memories is FALSE? a. They may be formed by the hormones released during emotional moments. b. They are usually vivid and detailed. c. They are unusually accurate. d. They can be of a personal nature or concern world events.

Kip enjoys playing with sparklers on the 4th of July. He always loves watching a friend run with a sparkler and the momentary trail of light that seems to be left behind. Which aspect of our visual system best explains this trail of light?

a. lateral inhibition b. microsaccades of the eyes c. persistence of vision d. achromatopsia

Of the following, which is the most similar to the concept of long-term memory? a. a revolving door b. a filing cabinet c. a desk top d. a computer keyboard

The central nervous system is comprised of a. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems b. organs and glands c. somatic and autonomic nervous systems d. brain and spinal cord

Sheila almost got hit by a car at a street corner because she was too busy texting on her phone. From that day on, Sheila looks before she reaches the street corner. Her change in behavior is a result of

a. learning.                     c. motivation. b. memory.                     d. both sensation and perception

What is another word for "conditioned taste aversion"?

Allison opened her new jigsaw puzzle but soon realized that she had the same puzzle when she was a child. With her past experience to rely upon, Allison will probably use to help her reassemble the puzzle. a. bottom-up processing c. perceptual expectancy b. top-down processing d. perceptual set