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Essentials of Psychology

Benjamin B Lahey, University of Chicago

Sensation and Perception


1	Each of the sense organs engages in transduction.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	In the eyes, the rods are receptor cells that can detect color.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, the visual system has two kinds of color processors.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The eardrum is located in the inner ear.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	The transduction of sound waves into neural impulses takes place in the organ of Corti.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Nocioreceptors are receptors for stimuli relating to temperature.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	"Runner's high" is most likely due to the effects of endorphins.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	One of the basic sensations to which the taste buds are sensitive is bitterness.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	Researchers have not yet determined whether human behavior is influenced by pheromones.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Both monocular and binocular cues are involved in depth perception.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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