Assignment 2

Introduction to Psychology

Q1 Illusions are
a. distortions of existing stimuli.
b. the same as hallucinations.
c. the result of innate mechanisms.
d. not based on external reality.

Q2 The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color, or
form is known as
a. closure.
b. continuation.
c. similarity.
d. nearness.

Q3Cross cultural studies tell us that people raised in areas where there are few
right angles, such as the Zulu in Africa, are _____ susceptible to the Muller-Lyer
illusion than people who grow up where most structures are built using right angles
and rectangles

a) Much less
b) Much more
c) Somewhat less
d) Equally

Q4 The audible range for human beings is from about:

(a) 20 hertz to about 20,000 hertz

(b) 200 hertz to about 2000 hertz

(c) 400 hertz to about 4000 hertz

 (d) 300 hertz to about 3000 hertz

(e) 600 hertz to about 6000 hertz

Q5 The ______ is the small area at the center of the retina that contains only cones and
provides the most acute vision.

a) lens
b) optic nerve
c) fovea
d) rods

Q6 The point at which the optic nerve gets out of the retina is called the

(a) Light Spot

(b) Fovea

(c) Blind Spot

(d) Yellow Spot

Q7 The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and the
a. stapes.
b. anvil.
c. cochlea.
d. organ of Corti

Q8 The minimum amount of stimulation that an individual can detect through a given
sense is known as the _________
a) Absolute Threshold
b) Differential Threshold
c) Perception
d) Sensation
Q9 Even though parallel, the rails appear to be meeting at a distance. This is a
bright illustration of

(a) Linear Perspective

(b) Distance Perception

(c) Visual Illusion

(d) Aerial perspective

Q10 The most fundamental process in form perception is the recognition of

(a) A figure on a ground

(b) A picture without background

(c) A figure without ground

(d) The contour of a figure