Answers to Practice Test Questions

1. b; absolute threshold
2. c; low; high
3. b; 2
4. b; long; short
5. d; dim light; color
6. c; yellow
7. d; hair cells in the basilar membrane
8. c; frequency; place
9. d; top-down processing
10. c; retinal disparity
11. b; translating physical energy into neural signals that the brain can understand
12. a; nerve; nearsightedness
13. b; perceptual constancy
14. b; figure and ground; contextual effects
15. b; sensory adaptation