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.

What happens when you walk from the light into a darkened room?

Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave such as how high or low the wave is?

a. color b. brightness c. pitch d. hue

A study purportedly conducted by James Vicary teaches us what about the power of subliminal perception and its effect on advertising?

a. Subliminal advertising can profoundly affect a consumer's decision-making process. b. Subliminal advertising affects a consumer's decision-making process but only when it involves comfort foods such as popcorn and soda. c. Subliminal advertising is effective. d. Subliminal advertising was never supported.

Which is considered the most common type of permanent hearing loss?

a. psychological hearing loss b. conductive hearing loss c. frequency-based hearing loss d. sensorineural hearing loss

Which brain structure allows us to pay attention to certain stimuli while ignoring others?

a. medulla

b. cerebellum

c. reticular formation

d. pons

Dr. Calvin needs just one more participant to complete her experiment. Lisa, a student of Dr. Calvin, has almost completed the experiment when she announces she wants to quit because the experiment is boring. What options does Dr. Calvin have?

a. Dr. Calvin can require that Lisa finish because students don’t have the same rights to quit an experiment as the general public does. b. Dr. Calvin can require that Lisa finish because boredom is not an acceptable excuse for quitting. c. Dr. Calvin can make Lisa stay since she is a student of hers and she requires students to take part in her experiments. d. Dr. Calvin must let Lisa go and find another participant.

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

What part of the eye hardens as we age? a. rods c. lens b. cones d. vitreous humor

Surgically correcting a patient's vision through LASIK is making adjustments to the patient's a. cornea. c. retina. b. lens. d. iris.

In making a large pot of chili for a family reunion, you find that you have to add 1 onion to your pot of chili that already has 5 onions mixed in it to notice a difference. According to Weber’s Law, how many onions would you have to add to notice a difference if you are making twice as much chili with 10 onions?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 5

Micah has recently been diagnosed with a psychological disorder that is best addressed initially with medication. He would likely benefit the most by first seeing a a. psychiatrist. c. psychiatric social worker. b. psychoanalyst. d. psychologist.

What are stimuli that fall below the threshold of conscious awareness called?

You detect the strong smell of cedar when you enter a furniture store. However, after a short while in the store, you no longer can detect the smell. This process is known as

a. sensory adaptation. b. habituation. c. perceptual constancy.You detect the strong smell of cedar when you enter a furniture store. However, after a short while in the store, you no longer can detect the smell. This process is known as

a. sensory adaptation. b. habituation. c. perceptual constancy. d. accommodation.Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave such as how high or low the wave is?

a. color b. brightness c. pitch d. hue d. accommodation.