The Beginning Of The Perceptual Process

This question bank verified by Studydeets

Questions Bank

Introduction to Perception
The Beginning of the Perceptual Process
Neural Processing
Cortical Organization
Perceiving Objects and Scenes
Visual Attention
Taking Action
Perceiving Motion
Perceiving Color
Perceiving Depth and Size
Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception
Hearing II: Location and Organization
Speech Perception
The Cutaneous Senses
The Chemical Senses

All Questions

Question 1

Free

Multiple Choice

Our perception of the environment begins with _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

energy

the proximal stimulus

the distal stimulus

cognition

Check answer

Question 2

Free

Multiple Choice

Visible light is between _ and _ nm within the electromagnetic spectrum.

Choose correct answer/s

100; 400

400; 700

500; 1000

900; 1500

Check answer

Question 3

Free

Multiple Choice

A wavelength of 10,000 meters would fall in the _____ range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Choose correct answer/s

X-rays

radio wave

infrared rays

gamma rays

Check answer

Question 4

Free

Multiple Choice

The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuum of electromagnetic energy that is produced by _ and is radiated as _ .

Choose correct answer/s

electric charges; waves

magnetism; waves

electric charges; magnetism

magnetism; electric charges

Check answer

Question 5

Free

Multiple Choice

The structure of the eye that provides about 80% of the eye's focusing power is the _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

iris

pupil

cornea

lens

Check answer

Question 6

Multiple Choice

Jan tries to focus on the tip of her pencil as she brings it closer to her. She feels the strain on her eye as she does this. What she is feeling in her eye is due to the process called _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

inhibition

reflection

accommodation

assimilation

To unlock the question

Question 7

Multiple Choice

The ciliary muscles change the shape of the _____ , providing about 20% of the eye's focusing power.

Choose correct answer/s

iris

pupil

cornea

lens

To unlock the question

Question 8

Multiple Choice

Lorelei's mother is 60 years old, and, because of the condition called _____ , she has a difficult time bringing near objects into focus.

Choose correct answer/s

cataracts

diplopia

presbyopia

retinitis pigmentosa

To unlock the question

Question 9

Multiple Choice

In _____ , the eyeball is too long, resulting in difficulty seeing far objects.

Choose correct answer/s

axial myopia

refractive myopia

axial hyperopia

refractive hyperopia

To unlock the question

Question 10

Multiple Choice

Individuals with myopia may have difficulty seeing _ objects clearly. Often times, they are also referred to as being _ .

Choose correct answer/s

nearby; farsighted

nearby; nearsighted

distant; farsighted

distant; nearsighted

To unlock the question

Question 11

Multiple Choice

Vera has hyperopia, and tends to get headaches when she reads. This might be because _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

Vera also has presbyopia and has the constant need to accommodate

Vera also has myopia and is unable to accommodate

Vera has just had LASIK surgery and her ciliary muscles are damaged

Vera is 5-years-old and lacks the visual acuity to read

To unlock the question

Question 12

Multiple Choice

The visual pigment molecules are contained in the _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

inner segments of the visual receptors

outer segments of the visual receptors

axons of the rods

axons of the cones

To unlock the question

Question 13

Multiple Choice

_______ reacts to light to start the process of transduction.

Choose correct answer/s

Opsin

Retinal

Choroid

Thyric acid

To unlock the question

Question 14

Multiple Choice

The isomerization of a single pigment molecule triggers what is best described as a _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

chain reaction

ballistic expansion

hyperactive potential

hypopolarization wave

To unlock the question

Question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the difference between the rods and the cones

Choose correct answer/s

The rods control vision in high illumination conditions, and the cones control vision in low illumination conditions.

The rods are packed in an area called the fovea, and the cones are found more in the peripheral retina.

There are about 120 million rods in the human eye and about 6 million cones.

The only difference between the rods and the cones is physical shape.

To unlock the question

Question 16

Multiple Choice

A retinal condition that destroys the cones in the fovea is _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

macular degeneration

retinitis pigmentosa

presbyopia

retinal hypopolarization

To unlock the question

Question 17

Multiple Choice

In the early stages of _____ , peripheral rod receptors are destroyed leading to poorer peripheral vision.

Choose correct answer/s

macular degeneration

retinitis pigmentosa

presbyopia

retinal hypopolarization

To unlock the question

Question 18

Multiple Choice

The blind spot is located _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

in the fovea

in the vitreous

where the optic nerve leaves the eye

at the optic chiasm

To unlock the question

Question 19

Multiple Choice

Nina does a demonstration of "seeing" the blind spot, in which a grid pattern surrounds the black dot that disappears when it falls on the blind spot. What does Nina most likely see in the area where the dot disappears

Choose correct answer/s

a blurry gray area

a white circle

nothing

a continuation of the grid pattern

To unlock the question

Question 20

Multiple Choice

The episode of "Mythbusters" cited in the textbook demonstrated that dark adaptation was the reason why _____ .

Choose correct answer/s

poker players wear sunglasses

pirates wore eyepatches

cardinals have good night vision

cats have good night vision

To unlock the question

The Beginning Of The Perceptual Process

Our perception of the environment begins with _____ .

Visible light is between _____ and _____ nm within the electromagnetic spectrum.

A wavelength of 10,000 meters would fall in the _____ range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuum of electromagnetic energy that is produced by _____ and is radiated as _____ .

The structure of the eye that provides about 80% of the eye's focusing power is the _____ .

Jan tries to focus on the tip of her pencil as she brings it closer to her. She feels the strain on her eye as she does this. What she is feeling in her eye is due to the process called _____ .

The ciliary muscles change the shape of the _____ , providing about 20% of the eye's focusing power.

Lorelei's mother is 60 years old, and, because of the condition called _____ , she has a difficult time bringing near objects into focus.

In _____ , the eyeball is too long, resulting in difficulty seeing far objects.

Individuals with myopia may have difficulty seeing _____ objects clearly. Often times, they are also referred to as being _____ .

Vera has hyperopia, and tends to get headaches when she reads. This might be because _____ .

The visual pigment molecules are contained in the _____ .

_______ reacts to light to start the process of transduction.

The isomerization of a single pigment molecule triggers what is best described as a _____ .

Which of the following is true about the difference between the rods and the cones

A retinal condition that destroys the cones in the fovea is _____ .

In the early stages of _____ , peripheral rod receptors are destroyed leading to poorer peripheral vision.

The blind spot is located _____ .

Nina does a demonstration of "seeing" the blind spot, in which a grid pattern surrounds the black dot that disappears when it falls on the blind spot. What does Nina most likely see in the area where the dot disappears

The episode of "Mythbusters" cited in the textbook demonstrated that dark adaptation was the reason why _____ .

Visible light is between _ and _ nm within the electromagnetic spectrum.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuum of electromagnetic energy that is produced by _ and is radiated as _ .

Individuals with myopia may have difficulty seeing _ objects clearly. Often times, they are also referred to as being _ .