Question 1

Which process describes the conversion of external stimuli, such as light or sound, into neural signals that the brain can interpret?

Accepted Answer

Transduction

Question 2

A person is able to detect the difference between two weights only when the difference is at least 2 grams. This scenario best illustrates which concept?

Accepted Answer

Just noticeable difference (jnd)

Question 3

Why might someone stop noticing the feeling of their watch on their wrist after wearing it for several hours?

Accepted Answer

Because of sensory adaptation

Question 4

Which part of the eye is primarily responsible for focusing most of the incoming light?

Accepted Answer

Cornea

Question 5

A person with protanopia would have difficulty distinguishing between which colors?

Accepted Answer

Red and green

Question 6

Which theory of color vision explains the experience of afterimages, such as seeing a green spot after staring at a red image?

Accepted Answer

Opponent-process theory

Question 7

If a person has damage to the hair cells in the cochlea, which type of hearing impairment are they most likely experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Nerve hearing impairment

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the function of the vestibular sense?

Accepted Answer

Sensing the balance and position of the head and body

Question 9

A person is able to read Braille by running their fingers over raised dots. Which type of sensory receptor is primarily involved in this process?

Accepted Answer

Pacinian corpuscles

Question 10

Which monocular cue explains why parallel lines, such as railroad tracks, appear to converge in the distance?

Accepted Answer

Linear perspective

Question 11

A person who cannot feel pain and does not sweat to cool off may have which rare disorder?

Accepted Answer

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA)

Question 12

Which Gestalt principle explains why we tend to group objects that are close to each other as part of the same set?

Accepted Answer

Proximity

Question 13

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of perceptual set?

Accepted Answer

Seeing a cloud as a rabbit because you were just talking about animals

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of top-down processing?

Accepted Answer

Using prior knowledge to interpret a blurry image as a familiar object

Question 15

Which theory of pitch perception explains how we hear frequencies between 400 Hz and 4000 Hz by groups of auditory neurons firing in rotation?

Accepted Answer

Volley principle

Question 16

A person who has lost an arm still feels pain in the missing limb. This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

Phantom limb pain

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the function of the olfactory bulbs?

Accepted Answer

They receive information about smell from olfactory receptor cells

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a perceptual illusion caused by context effects, where the surrounding shapes influence the perceived size of a central object?

Accepted Answer

Ebbinghaus illusion

Question 19

Which of the following best explains why mindfulness practices can enhance well-being?

Accepted Answer

They promote focused awareness of sensory experiences, thoughts, and feelings

Question 20

Which equation best represents the relationship between frequency ($$f$$), wavelength ($$\lambda$$), and the speed of sound ($$v) in $$air?

Accepted Answer

$$v = f 	imes \lambda$$

Week 3-PP -Sensation and Perception: Foundations of Experience

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