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10th -
12thgrade
AP Psychology - Sensation & Perception; States of Consciousness
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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the human eye, rods are to _________, as cones are to ________.
light/ color
color/ light
monochromat/ dichromat
dichromat/ monochromat
lens/ iris
- 2. Multiple Choice
What sense helps maintain balance?
Vestibular
Kinesthetic
Proprioception
Audition
Olfaction
- 3. Multiple Choice
The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that...
an object's perceived color is influenced by its surrounding objects
the retina has three types of color receptors
the brain processes information about color and shape simultaneously
quivering eye movements help to maintain the perception of color
color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes
- 4. Multiple Choice
Almost half the birds in the tree outside Brian's window were brown and the rest were red, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates...
proximity
closure
similarity
connectedness
disparity
- 5. Multiple Choice
The area of the brain that receives information from the nose is directly connected to the limbic system, rather than relayed first through the thalamus. This connection may explain why smells are often involved in...
pain sensations
altered states of consciousness
subliminal messages
vivid memories
retinal disparity
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where is the basilar membrane located?
middle ear
auditory canal
semicircular canal
cochlea
feature detected
- 7. Multiple Choice
The coiled, fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called...
eustachian tube
auditory canal
semicircular canal
cochlea
vestibular aparatus
- 8. Multiple Choice
The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...
sensory adaptation
accommodation
parallel processing
sensory introduction
Transduction
- 9. Multiple Choice
The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as...
opponent process theory
feature detector
sensory interaction
Weber's law
absolute threshold
- 10. Multiple Choice
A person's diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...
accomodation
parallel processing
sensory adaptation
transduction
sensory equilibrium
- 11. Multiple Choice
a person typically fails to consciously perceive their own nose in their line of vision. This best illustrates...
subliminal perception
change blindness
cocktail party effect
selective attention
visual cliff
- 12. Multiple Choice
While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...
inattentional blindness
place theory
blind spot
feature detectors
sensory adaptation
- 13. Multiple Choice
Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.
accommodation level
absolute threshold
tolerance level
gustatory saturation level
adaptation level
- 14. Multiple Choice
If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates...
priming
signal detection theory
difference threshold
absolute threshold
Weber's law
- 15. Multiple Choice
What three primary colors of light are detected by your cones?
Green, red, and blue
Black, gray, and white
Blue, red, and yellow
Blue, green, and purple
Cyan, magenta, and yellow
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the first part of the eye that light hits?
lens
cornea
pupil
retina
iris
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAbsolute threshold means you sense something50% of the time75% of the time100% of the time25% of the time
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn signal-detection theory, if a subject detects a stimulus when no stimulus is present we call ithitmissfalse alarmcorrect rejection
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSubliminal meansbelow thresholdbarely theredeceptivesuperimosed
- 20. Multiple ChoiceYou notice a distinctive smell when you enter the room. After a few minutes you no longer notice the smell. What explains this?progressive learningsensory contractionsensory noveltysensory adaptation
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of light entering the eye is regulated by changes in the size of thepupillenscornearetina
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe blind spot iswhere the photo cells bleach the imagethe point where the ganglion connects to the bipolar cellswhere the optic nerve connects to the retinawhat leads to color blindness
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIf we process information from small individual concepts to a larger whole we are doingbottom-up processingbottom-down processingbottom-top processingtop-to-bottom processing
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe successive blinking on and off of the lights on a neon sign gives the impression that a drink is filling a glass. This illusion of motion is thephi phenomenonconstancyproximitymotion parallax
- 25. Multiple ChoiceProximity refers toobjects near each other are seen as a unitsimilar objects are a unitcells fire faster when near each othercommon goals draw them closer
- 26. Multiple ChoiceOur ability to see in three dimensions is known asdepth perceptionsensory accomodationvisual acuityrod-cone refraction
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe concept of parallel lines seemly converging on each other to show distance is known asconvergencemotion parallaxlinear perspectiveheight on plane
- 28. Multiple ChoicePerceptual Constancy refers tofunctional fixednessperception remaining stable despite changes in sensory infoschemas that guide our perceptionthe visual fields that allow us to perceive information
- 29. Multiple Choice_______ refers to physical stimulation, while _______ refers to the interpretation of that physical stimulation.Internal, ExternalAfferent, EfferentEfferent, PerceptionSensation, Perception
- 30. Multiple ChoiceNight and peripheral vision depend mainly on _______, while daylight and color vision depend mainly on _________.cones, rodsrods, bipolarrods, conesbipolar, cones
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThe fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of:top-down processinginterpositionretinal disparityvisual capture
- 32. Multiple ChoiceRacial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of other's behavior. This best illustrates the impact of:retinal disparityinterpositiontop-down processingperceptual adaptation
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true?Humans cannot sense stimuli below the absolute thresholdHumans cannot be affected by stimuli below the absolute threshold at allStimuli presented below the absolute threshold can have a subtle, brief effect on behaviorStimuli presented below the absolute threshold exert a strong, powerful effect on behavior
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIf you move your watchband up your inch or so, you will feel it only for a few moments. This best illustrates:parallel processingaccommodationsensory adaptationWeber's Law
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAs we look at a flower, the intensity, or brightness, of the color we see is related to the light wave's:amplitudehuelengthplacement on the spectrum
- 36. Multiple ChoiceRather than saying a person is "colorblind," it would be more accurate to say that the person:has a blind spotlacks red- or green-sensitive conesis experiencing an overstimulation of the red-and green-sensitive coneshas an excess of blue-sensitive cones
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found in the:middle earinner earcochleaouter ear
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat is umami?a savory, meaty taste sensation for which researchers recently discovered receptors on the tonguereceptors on the tongue that respond only to bitter tastesreceptors on the tongue that allow us to taste nutrients in food, succh as proteins and vitaminsa condition in which there is a loss of the sensation of taste
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAfter hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to percieve his friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of:perceptual setsvisual capturebottom-up processingsensory adaptation
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAs a professional chef, which of the following sensations would you rely on most?hearingseeingbalancesmell
- 41. Multiple ChoiceYour roommate, who has trouble understanding Weber's Law, asks you, "How different do two stimuli need to be, in order for a person to notice the difference?" You explain that:the stimuli must differ by at least ten percentthe difference threshold decreases with the magnitude of the stimulusthe minimum difference needed for detection depends on the type of stimulusWeber's Law does not address this issue
- 42. Multiple ChoiceYou are an artist and you are interested in completing a painting that gives a three-dimensional appearance. You want to show a beach in the foreground of the painting, people swimming in the ocean, and sailboats in the distance. Which perceptual principles will be most helpful as you complete your painting?binocular depth cuesmonocular depth cuesGestalt principles of proximity and continuityperceptual principles only operate in "real life" situations
- 43. Multiple ChoiceYou are most likely to observe the phi phenomenon while:looking at a string of Christmas tree lights that blink quickly in successionstaring at a Necker cubecomparing the size of the moon while it is in the sky, to its size near the horizonattempting to catch a fly ball that is quickly coming toward you
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe sense of movement and body positionHearingSightKinesthesisOlfactionTouch
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a perception?noting a change in temperaturehearing an increase in volumerecognizing an object as a carviewing a decrease in brightness
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA researcher presents two lights of varying brightness to a subject who is asked to respond "same" or "different" by comparing their intensities. The researcher is seeking thejust noticeable difference.absolute threshold.subliminal threshold.minimal threshold.
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which image pertains to closure?
- 48. Multiple Choice
Which Gestalt Principle?
Figure Ground Perception
Similarity
Closure
Proximity
- 49. Multiple Choiceclosurefigure-groundsimilaritycontinuity
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of the .....autokinetic effectphi phenomenonstroboscopic effectPonzo illusion
- 51. Multiple ChoiceLab Device for testing depth perception in infants and young animalsVisual CliffBlind SpotFigure GroundAbsolute Threshold
- 52. Multiple ChoiceThe door is a door, no matter what angle it is opened. This is an example of:Perceptual adaptationPerceptual constancyRelative sizeExtrasensory Perception
- 53. Multiple Choicevisual sensation that occurs after the original stimulus has been removedcomplimentarysimilarityafterimagepost-optic image resonation
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