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Psychology Chapter 4, Quiz 1

2. Lynn added another teaspoon of sugar to her tea but it did not taste any sweeter to her because it did not reach the _______ threshold.
a. difference
b. sweetness
c. absolute
d. temperature

3. The complexity of the mixture of sound waves determines a sound's distinctive:
a. amplitude.
b. timbre.
c. frequency.
d. loudness.

4. The auditory problem of ______ deafness occurs when the auditory nerve is damaged or missing.
a. conduction
b. nerve
c. frequency
d. temporary

5. The sense receptors for ______ are located in the tendons connecting muscles to bones and in the linings of the joints.
a. pressure
b. kinesthesis
c. pain
d. temperature

6. The perceptual rule that describes our tendency to separate a scene into a main figure and a background is the _______ relationship.
a. figure perception
b. visual perception
c. figure and ground
d. impossible figure

7. Tommy and the other cross-country runners are perceived as a group as they run across the field. This is explained by the Gestalt perceptual principle of:
a. common fate
b. similarity.
c. proximity.
d. figure-ground.

8. Distance cues that depend on both eyes are called:
a. monocular depth cues.
b. perceptual depth cues.
c. binocular depth cues.
d. perceptual constancy.

9. When we sense movement when in fact there is none, it is called:
a. motion parallax.
b. perceived motion.
c. real motion.
d. apparent motion.

10. A device used to test depth perception is the:
a. perceptual cliff.
b. perceptual box.
c. sensation box.
d. visual cliff.