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1
Psychophysics is concerned with absolute limits of sensitivity as well as differences between stimuli.
A)True
B)False
2
The absolute threshold is the highest sensitivity at which a stimulus can be detected 40% of the time.
A)True
B)False
3
Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is called sensory adaptation.
A)True
B)False
4
The images we see are reversed by the lens and cast on the retina, which houses the rod and cone photoreceptor cells.
A)True
B)False
5
The trichromatic theory of colour does not explain how we perceive the colour blue.
A)True
B)False
6
Feature-detector ‘modules’ subdivide a scene into its component dimensions and process them simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
7
The first bone in the ear, the hammer, contains thousands of tiny hair cells that are the actual sound receptors.
A)True
B)False
8
Human skin receptors are sensitive to only two tactile sensations: pain and pleasure.
A)True
B)False
9
Inattentional blindness is our ability to look at something without actually seeing it if we are paying attention to something else.
A)True
B)False
10
There are four perceptual consistencies in the visual realm that allow us to recognise familiar stimuli under changing conditions: shape, height, context, weight and lightness.
A)True
B)False





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