Vision (AP Psych) Quiz
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Olfaction refers to which sense?
A. Smell
B. Taste
C. Touch
D. Sight
A short wavelength would most likely produce what color?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Blue
In vision, transduction occurs within the
A. Optic nerve
B. Visual cortex
C. Retina
D. Cornea
If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see
A. colors
B. shapes
C. sizes
D. distant objects
What is the first part of the eye that light hits?
A. lens
B. cornea
C. pupil
D. retina
E. iris
What receptor allows humans to see better in low or dim light?
A. Rods
B. Cones
C. Tympanic Membranes
D. Pupils
The eye’s “blind spot” is related to:
A. light rays focusing too far in front of the retina.
B. light rays focusing too far behind the retina.
C. a cluster of cells around the fovea which contains cones, but no rods.
D. an area without receptor cells where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
The theory that the retina contains three different color receptors- Red, Green, and Blue- is called
A. Young Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory
B. Gate control Theory
C. Place Theory
D. Tri Hue Theory
Problems with the vestibular system would likely cause a person to
A. not recognize shapes or colors
B. stumble or fall
C. fail to identify sound locations
D. not be bothered by touching hot objects
As we look at a flower, the intensity of the color we see is related to the light wave’s:
A. placement on the spectrum
B. length
C. hue
D. amplitude
Tamika hates the bitter taste of her cough syrup. Which of the following would she find most helpful in minimizing the syrup’s bad taste?
A. Tasting something very sweet before taking the cough syrup
B. Keeping the syrup in her mouth for several seconds before swallowing it
C. Holding her nose while taking the cough syrup
D. Gulping the cough syrup so that It misses her tongue
Which of the following is not a taste profile?
A. Umami
B. Spicy
C. Sweet
D. Salty
E. Bitter
Which of the following scenarios most clearly describes the effects of a strong kinesthetic sense?
A. Developing a craving for a food after smelling it
B. Being able to navigate using directions
C. Being able to tell exact bodily position without looking at the body
D. Being able to locate where a sound is coming from
Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by
A. the opponent-process theory.
B. frequency theory.
C. place theory.
D. the Young-Helmholtz theory.
Our sense of smell may be a powerful trigger for memories because
A. olfaction messages skip the thalamus and go straight to the olfactory bulb, which is connected to the hippocampus.
B. We are taught as children to connect smells with important events.
C. The thalamus sends all olfaction messages straight to the hippocampus.
D. our nose is parallel with the both the limbic system and olfactory cortex.
