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The absolute threshold is ___________________ Question The absolute threshold is ___________________

Options a) detectable only for vision b) the lowest magnitude of a stimulus detected 50% of the time c) closely related to the concept of just noticeable difference d) the same for all individuals

b) the lowest magnitude of a stimulus detected 50% of the time Correct Answer b) the lowest magnitude of a stimulus detected 50% of the time

Question After entering a darkened movie theater, our vision will gradually improve, and we will be able to see more easily because of sensitization or

a) positive adaptation b) negative adaptation Options a) positive adaptation b) negative adaptation c) visual capture d) signal detection

a) positive adaptation Correct Answer a) positive adaptation

Question The _________________ is the transparent tissue forming the outer surface of the eyeball.

Options a) pupil b) iris c) lens d) cornea

Correct Answer d) cornea

Question The _________________ is a muscular membrane which regulates the amount of light entering the eye.

Options a) pupil b) iris c) lens d) cornea

Correct Answer b) iris

The cones reach their maximum adaptation to darkness in about Question The cones reach their maximum adaptation to darkness in about

Options a) 30 seconds b) 10 minutes c) 45 minutes d) 60 minutes

Correct Answer b) 10 minutes

Question The cool colors are

Options a) yellow, blue, and red b) orange, green, and blue c) greens, blues, and violet d) yellow, orange, and red

c) greens, blues, and violet Correct Answer c) greens, blues, and violet

Question If you simply cannot produce a color by mixing other colors, you are probably trying to create a _____________ color.

Options a) secondary Primary c) tertiary d) complementary

Correct Answer b) primary

Tertiary colors are created by mixing ____________ colors. Question Tertiary colors are created by mixing ____________ colors.

Options a) any three colors b) pigments of primary and adjoining secondary c) three primary d) lights of complementary

b) pigments of primary and adjoining secondary Correct Answer b) pigments of primary and adjoining secondary

Question Being told he was a trichromat troubled Bob until he realized it is a label for a person who

Options a) is totally color-blind b) sees only blue and yellow c) sees only red and green d) has normal color vision

d) has normal color vision Correct Answer d) has normal color vision

Question The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near each other is described by the Gestalt rule of

Options Proximity b) similarity c) continuity d) common fate

Correct Answer a) proximity

Question If you wanted to aggravate a friend who loves to work jigsaw puzzles using top-down processing, which strategy would you use to cause her the most grief?

Options a) Give her a very large, black and white puzzle b) Let her borrow a puzzle for only a brief period of time c) Give her a complex puzzle in a box that shows the completed picture of a different puzzle d) Talk with her as she attempts to work the puzzle

Correct Answer c) Give her a complex puzzle in a box that shows the completed picture of a different puzzle

Question That nearby objects block the view of more distant objects is called

Options a) shadowing b) texture gradient c) convergence d) interposition

Correct Answer d) interposition

Question That closer objects appear to have rougher, more detailed surfaces than distant objects, illustrates

Options a) motion parallax b) texture gradient c) shadowing effect d) interposition effect

Correct Answer b) texture gradient

Question When we are driving along a dark road at night, the moon may appear to move along with us. This is an example of

Options a) the autokinetic effect b) perspective c) motion parallax d) the phi phenomenon

Correct Answer c) motion parallax

Question When your orange car continues to appear orange as the light fades in the evening, you are experiencing

Options a) an illusion b) bright constancy c) color constancy d) perspective

Correct Answer c) color constancy

Loudness of sound is measured and expressed in Question Loudness of sound is measured and expressed in

Options a) decibels b) hertz c) timbre d) white noise

Correct Answer a) decibels

Question The _____________ ear is shaped to funnel sound waves to the eardrum.

Options a) Outer b) Inner c) Middle d) Tin

Correct Answer a) Outer

Question The thin membrane which vibrates in response to sound waves is the

Options a) eardrum b) oval window c) outer ear d) cochlea

Correct Answer a) eardrum

The four qualities of taste are sweet, sour, ________, and ________. Question The four qualities of taste are sweet, sour, ________, and ________.

Options a) bitter; spicy b) bitter; salty c) salty; spicy d) salty; hot

Correct Answer b) bitter; salty