AP Psychology: Unit 4 Practice Test

Because Carmella, Jorge, and Gail were all sitting behind the same bowling lane, Ruth perceived that they were all members of the same bowling team. This best illustrates the organizational principle of: A. Proximity B. convergence C. closure D. continuity E. connectedness

A. Proximity

If an adult develops cataracts, his or her A. absolute threshold for light is likely to increase. B. difference threshold for light is likely to decrease. C. absolute threshold for light is likely to decrease. D. difference threshold for light is likely to remain unchanged. E. absolute threshold for light is likely to remain the same.

A. absolute threshold for light is likely to increase.

The phenomena of color constancy best demonstrates that: A. an objects perceived color is influenced by it's surrounding objects B. the retina has three types of color receptors C. the brain processes info about color and shape simultaneously D. quivering eye movements help to maintain the perception of color E. color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes

A. an object perceived color is influenced by it's surrounding objects

Schemas are best described as: A. concepts that organize sensory input B. networks of interconnected brain cells C. visual receptor cells located in the eye D. genetic predisposition to perceive objects in a specific fashion E. monocular cues for depth perception

A. concepts that organize sensory input

The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called: A. parapsychology B. Gestakt psychology C. human factors psychology D. psychokinesis E. EPS

A. parapsychology

With her eyes closed and her nose plugged, Chandra was unable to taste the difference between an onion and a pear. Her experience best illustrates the importance of: A. sensory interaction B. sensory transduction C. sensory adaption D. accommodation E. subliminal stimulations

A. sensory interaction

Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by: A. the opponent-processing theory B. the gate-control theory C. place theory D. the Young-Helmholtz theory E. frequency theory

A. the opponent-processing theory

Damage to the temporal lobe region of the brain essential for facial recognition produces a loss of: A. Perception B. Signal detection C. Transduction D. Accommodation E. Sensation

A.Perception

Although Manuel was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Apparently, Manuel has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his parents have. A. accommodation level B. absolute threshold C. tolerance level D. olfactory saturation level E. adaption level

B. absolute threshold

The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called: A. retinal disparity B. depth perception C. perceptual constancy D. visual capture E. sensory interaction

B. depth perception

Webber's law is relevant to an understanding of: A. absolute threshold B. difference threshold C. sensory adaption D. sensory interaction E. parallel processing

B. difference threshold

The Moon illusion can best be explained in terms of the relationship between: A. relative clarity and relative height B. perceived distance and perceived size C. proximity and closure D. atmospheric air pressure and diffusion of light waves E.selective attention and light constancy

B. perceived distance and perceived size

Bipolar cells are located in the: A. optic nerve B. retina C. blind spot D. lens E. cochlea

B. retina

As Sherod walked away from the camera, the image of his body filled a smaller area of the television screen. Nevertheless, viewers did not perceive Sherod as suddenly shrinking. This illustrates: A. perceptual adaption B. size constancy C. closure D. visual capture E. relative clarity

B. size constancy

Olfactory receptors are essential for our sense of: A. kinesthesis B. smell C. touch D. hearing E. equilibrium

B. smell

After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illistrates A. Webber's law B. accommodation C. Sensory adaption D. the volley principle E. transduction

C. Sensory adaption

numerous pedestrians calmly walked past an elderly gentleman lying on a city sidewalk without showing any concern. As a consequence, other passersby failed to perceive that the man was in need of immediate medical assistance. This best illustrates the importance of: A. perceptual adaption B. relative clarity C. context effects D. visual capture E. perceptual constancy

C. context effects

The distorted room illusion involving two girls who rapidly shrink or enlarge can best be explained in terms of: A. shape constancy B. retinal disparity C. misperception of distance D. principle of cintinuity E. selective attention

C. misperception of distance

Who emphasized that the whole may exceed the sum of its parts? A. evolutionary psychologists B. parapsychologists C. behaviorists D. Gestalt psychologists E. psychoanalysts

D. Gestalt psychologists

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of: A. Sensory adaption B. Accommodation C. Parallel processing D. Transduction E. Sensory interaction

D. Transduction

The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger never impulses called: A. eustachian tube B. auditory canal C. semicircular canal D. cochlea E. vestibular apparatus

D. cochlea

The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of: A. closure B. continuity C. convergence D. conndectedness E. interposition

D. conndectedness

A floating sea vessel is to the ocean water as ______ is to ______. A. light and shadow; relative height B. closure; continuity C. lightness constancy; relative height D. figure; ground E.proximity; similarity

D. figure; ground

Jody's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what is known as: A. perceptual set B. perceptual adaption C. sensory interaction D. lightness constancy E. the phi phenomenon

D. lightness constancy

The convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as: A. interpolation B. closure C. relative height D. linear perspective E. continuity

D. linear perspective

The tendency to perceive a moving light in the night sky as belonging to an airplane rather than a satellite best illustrates the impact of: A. visual capture B. relative clarity C. feature detection D. perceptual set E. phi phenomenon

D. perceptual set

kinesthesis refers to the A. quivering eye movement that enables the retina to detect continuous stimulation B. the process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural signals C. diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus D. system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts E. process of organizing and interpreting sensory information

D. system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

The axons of ganglion cells converge to form: A. basilar membrane B. bipolar cells C.auditory nerve D.optic nerve E. olfactory epithelium

D.optic nerve

The volley principle is most directly relevant to our perception of: A. temperature B. color C. brightness D. pain E. pitch

E. pitch

The perception that Bugs Bunny is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates: A. visual capture B. retinal disparity C. perceptual adaption D. Ponzo illusion E. stroboscopic movement

E. stroboscopic movement

News about the supposed effects of briefly presented messages on moviegoers' consumption of popcorn and Coca-Cola involved false claims regarding: A. parallel processing B. difference threshold C. kinesthesis D. synaesthesia E. subliminal stimulations

E. subliminal stimulations