Question
Question 14
2
Points
Question 14
Crack is regarded as more addictive than cocaine because it is ________.
cheaper, so people can afford more of it
easier to get, so people can take more at once
frequently smoked in combination with pharmaceuticals
smokable, so it reaches the brain more quickly
Text Section: 4.5 Substance Use and Abuse
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 15
Question 15
2
Points
Question 15
Which psychological perspective might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness?
cognitive behavioral
dependent
evolutionary
Freudian
Text Section: 4.2 Sleep and Why We Sleep
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 16
Question 16
2
Points
Question 16
Imagine yourself in a dark classroom reading PowerPoint slides. If an audience member were to check the internet using her cell phone and causing her screen to light up, chances are that many people would notice the change in illumination in the classroom. However, if the same thing happened in a brightly lit classroom during a discussion, very few people would notice. The cell phone brightness does not change, but its ability to be detected as a change in illumination varies dramatically between the two contexts. This is an example of ________.
Merkel’s theory
the law of thermoception
C .the principle of transduction
*D. Weber’s law
Text Section: 5.1 Sensation versus Perception
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 17
Question 17
2
Points
Question 17
A state of ________, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.
cognizance
insomnia
meditation
narcolepsy
Text Section: 4.6 Other States of Consciousness
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Short Answer
Question 18
Question 18
2
Points
Question 18
Ali is aware of his feelings, emotions, and thoughts. He is also aware of his surroundings, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of nearby traffic. Ali is in a state of ________.
conscience
consciousness
REM sleep
unconsciousness
Text Section: 4.1 What is Consciousness?
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 19
Question 19
2
Points
Question 19
Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, “do you work here,” she thought it was funny. The other customers’ assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______.
proximity
closure
continuity
similarity
Text Section: 5.6 Gestalt Principles of Perception
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Question 20
Question 20
2
Points
Question 20
If you watch a flock of birds flying overhead, each very close to the next one, you may perceive them as all being part of the same group. If they were all spaced very much apart, however, you may see them as individual birds not flying together. This distinction takes advantage of which Gestalt principle?
proximity
closure
contiguity
figure-ground
Text Section: 5.6 Gestalt Principles of Perception
Bloom’s Level:
Difficulty:
Question 21
Question 21
2
Points
Question 21
How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear?
It receives incoming sound information and bypasses the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain through the optic nerve.
It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.
It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the basilar membrane to transmit information to the brain.
It receives incoming sound information and indirectly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.
Text Section: 5.4 Hearing
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 22
Question 22
2
Points
Question 22
Which perceptual system allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands?
gustation
proprioception
somatosensation
thermoception
Text Section: 5.5 The Other Senses
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 23
Question 23
2
Points
Question 23
Petra walks into a brightly lit Psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?
cones
fovea
lens
rods
Text Section: 5.3 Vision
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
2
Points
Question 14
Crack is regarded as more addictive than cocaine because it is ________.
cheaper, so people can afford more of it
easier to get, so people can take more at once
frequently smoked in combination with pharmaceuticals
smokable, so it reaches the brain more quickly
Text Section: 4.5 Substance Use and Abuse
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 15
Question 15
2
Points
Question 15
Which psychological perspective might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness?
cognitive behavioral
dependent
evolutionary
Freudian
Text Section: 4.2 Sleep and Why We Sleep
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 16
Question 16
2
Points
Question 16
Imagine yourself in a dark classroom reading PowerPoint slides. If an audience member were to check the internet using her cell phone and causing her screen to light up, chances are that many people would notice the change in illumination in the classroom. However, if the same thing happened in a brightly lit classroom during a discussion, very few people would notice. The cell phone brightness does not change, but its ability to be detected as a change in illumination varies dramatically between the two contexts. This is an example of ________.
Merkel’s theory
the law of thermoception
C .the principle of transduction
*D. Weber’s law
Text Section: 5.1 Sensation versus Perception
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 17
Question 17
2
Points
Question 17
A state of ________, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.
cognizance
insomnia
meditation
narcolepsy
Text Section: 4.6 Other States of Consciousness
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Short Answer
Question 18
Question 18
2
Points
Question 18
Ali is aware of his feelings, emotions, and thoughts. He is also aware of his surroundings, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of nearby traffic. Ali is in a state of ________.
conscience
consciousness
REM sleep
unconsciousness
Text Section: 4.1 What is Consciousness?
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 19
Question 19
2
Points
Question 19
Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, “do you work here,” she thought it was funny. The other customers’ assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______.
proximity
closure
continuity
similarity
Text Section: 5.6 Gestalt Principles of Perception
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Question 20
Question 20
2
Points
Question 20
If you watch a flock of birds flying overhead, each very close to the next one, you may perceive them as all being part of the same group. If they were all spaced very much apart, however, you may see them as individual birds not flying together. This distinction takes advantage of which Gestalt principle?
proximity
closure
contiguity
figure-ground
Text Section: 5.6 Gestalt Principles of Perception
Bloom’s Level:
Difficulty:
Question 21
Question 21
2
Points
Question 21
How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear?
It receives incoming sound information and bypasses the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain through the optic nerve.
It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.
It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the basilar membrane to transmit information to the brain.
It receives incoming sound information and indirectly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.
Text Section: 5.4 Hearing
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 22
Question 22
2
Points
Question 22
Which perceptual system allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands?
gustation
proprioception
somatosensation
thermoception
Text Section: 5.5 The Other Senses
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 23
Question 23
2
Points
Question 23
Petra walks into a brightly lit Psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?
cones
fovea
lens
rods
Text Section: 5.3 Vision
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
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Here are the answers for the questions provided:
**Question 14:**
Crack is regarded as more addictive than cocaine because it is **smokable, so it reaches the brain more quickly**.
**Question 15:**
The psychological perspective that might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness is **evolutionary**.
**Question 16:**
This is an example of **Weber’s law**.
**Question 17:**
A state of **meditation**, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.
**Question 18:**
Ali is in a state of **consciousness**.
**Question 19:**
The other customers’ assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of **similarity**.
**Question 20:**
This distinction takes advantage of the Gestalt principle of **proximity**.
**Question 21:**
A cochlear implant enables the deaf to hear by **receiving incoming sound information and directly stimulating the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain**.
**Question 22:**
The perceptual system that allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands is **proprioception**.
**Question 23:**
The photoreceptors that will be most useful during this experiment are **cones**.
Feel free to ask more questions if needed!
**Question 14:**
Crack is regarded as more addictive than cocaine because it is **smokable, so it reaches the brain more quickly**.
**Question 15:**
The psychological perspective that might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness is **evolutionary**.
**Question 16:**
This is an example of **Weber’s law**.
**Question 17:**
A state of **meditation**, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.
**Question 18:**
Ali is in a state of **consciousness**.
**Question 19:**
The other customers’ assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of **similarity**.
**Question 20:**
This distinction takes advantage of the Gestalt principle of **proximity**.
**Question 21:**
A cochlear implant enables the deaf to hear by **receiving incoming sound information and directly stimulating the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain**.
**Question 22:**
The perceptual system that allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands is **proprioception**.
**Question 23:**
The photoreceptors that will be most useful during this experiment are **cones**.
Feel free to ask more questions if needed!