Short Questions Quiz

Practice Mid-Session Exam Short Answer Questions The following questions were specifically written to be similar in style and depth to those that will be included on the actual exam. It is suggested that you attempt these in exam conditions, allowing yourself a realistic amount of time. You can calculate this for yourself if you’d like, but as there will be 20 MCQs and 2 SAQs (with the SAQs worth twice as much as the MCQs) to be completed in an hour, I think that about 18mins would be about right for me. It is advised that you try to replicate the exam conditions as closely as possible. 1) What is the missing fundamental phenomenon and what does it tell us about human auditory perception? 2) Why do our visual systems have low, middle and high spatial frequency channels? 3) Describe and explain the tilt aftereffect. 4) To what extent does the human auditory system perform Fourier analysis? 5) Briefly outline 2 methods for determining the smallest change in tactile pressure that can be reliably detected. 6) Compare and contrast Snellen acuity and the contrast sensitivity function. 7) What is centre-surround antagonism in the context of the human somatosensory system? 8) In terms of perception, what is a filter? Give an example from any of the senses. 9) To what extent does the human visual system perform Fourier analysis? 10) Describe 2 important consequences of adaptation. Give examples of each. 11) How is the perception of flavour different to that of taste? 12) What is the oculo-gravic illusion and how can it be accounted for by the functioning of the vestibular system?