Psychology Quiz on Sensory Perception

Annette begins staring at the red, white, and blue colors of the flag hanging at the front of her classroom. When she shifts her gaze to the white wall, she perceives a green, black, and yellow afterimage of this flag. Which of the following theories best explains Annette’s experience?

• Opponent-process

• Frequency

• Trichromatic

• Place

Which of the following scenarios most clearly describes the effects of a strong kinesthetic sense?

• Developing a craving for a food after smelling it

• Being able to tell exact bodily position without looking at the body

• Being able to locate where a sound is coming from

• Balancing oneself on a ladder

It can be assumed that an individual described as a supertaster

• is a man

• represents a majority of the United States population

• has a low density of taste buds on the tongue

• is very sensitive to hot peppers

Balance is influenced by the

• cochlea

• basilar membrane

• eardrum

• semicircular canals

If Carmelita stares at a red spot for one minute and then shifts her gaze to a white piece of paper, she is likely to experience an afterimage that is

• green

• red

• blue

• black

Alicia has a condition in which tiny crystals break loose and randomly touch and bend the hair cells in her semicircular canals. Which of the following is the most likely effect of this condition?

• Loss of feeling in her limbs

• Confusion about right and left directions

• Dizziness and loss of balance

• Inability to determine the position of her joints

Damage to the occipital lobe would most likely affect a person’s

• balance

• vision

• fine motor movements

• language processing

Darby had damage to his brain that resulted in impairment of multiple senses. He most likely experienced damage to which brain structure?

• Thalamus

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

John walks into art class and is overwhelmed by the smell of paint. However, the longer he stays in the room, the less noticeable the smell becomes. Which of the following appears to be operating in this instance?

• Subliminal perception

• Sensory adaptation

• Absolute threshold

• Signal detection

Martin fell off his skateboard and badly bruised his elbow. He immediately began rubbing the area around the bruise until the pain subsided. This method of reducing pain can be explained by which of the following?

• Gate-control theory

• Opponent-process theory

• Expectancy theory

• Phantom pain