The structure of that transduces sound vibrations into nerve impulses is the:
A. Temporal lobe B. Cochlea C. Oval window D. Stirrup
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The McGurk effect best illustrates:
A. Color constancy B. Sensory interaction C. The rubber-hand illusion D. Phantom limb sensations
Small distortions in the eye’s shape are most likely to affect:
A. Parallel processing B. Feature detectors C. Sensory adaptation D. Visual acuity
After having your picture taken with a yellow flash, you momentarily see blue sports floating before your eyes. This phenomenon is best explained by:
A. Additive color mixing B. Opponent-process theory C. Additive color mixing D. Trichromatic theory
Sensory adaptation refers to:
A. Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus B. Adjustment in the opening of the eye C. The process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses D. Changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objects
If a 100-Hz tone had to be increased to 110 Hz for a subject to just notice the difference, you would predict that a 1000-Hz tone would have to be increased to:
A. 1250 to be noticed B. 1200 to be noticed C. 1010 to be noticed D. 1100 to be noticed
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to:
A. Hearing B. Accommodation C. Parallel processing D. The vestibular sense
Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tired to fall asleep?
A. Prime theory B. Opponent process theory C. Signal detection theory D. Frequency theory
A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with:
A. What parts of the brain are used in speech production B. The relationship between the wavelength of light and the experience of color C. The effect of neurotransmitters on depression D. Our psychological reactions to physical stress
Effat Ashiq has a bad case of vertigo. She feels like the room is springing, and she has trouble keeping her balance. It is possible that this sense of disequilibrium is a result of excess activity in neurons originating in the:
A. Olfactory bulb B. The semicircular canals C. Periaqueductal gray D. Semicircular canals