AP Psychology- Unit 4 Study

Even though it was nearly dark outside, Kaci could still tell that the basketball she was playing with was orange. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated in this example?

Color constancy

Which of the following refers to the photoreceptors responsible for color vision?

Cones

In the figure above, what letter corresponds to the light-sensitive surface of the eye that contains photoreceptors?

D

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Telekinesis refers to the ability to perceive other people's thoughts

What is extrasensory perception?

The ability to obtain information about the world around you without using the normal five senses of sight, touch, taste, hearing, and smell.

Which of the following statement is right?

All of the statements are correct.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Reality is the objective truth.

The senses that are part of the somatosensory system are _____.

touch and proprioception

Most babies don't develop 20/20 vision until _____.

two years old

Which of the following is NOT true of categorical perception?

Limited to speech sounds.

The human nose can differentiate among as much as _____.

1 trillion odors, but fewer than other mammals

What is an example of how categorical perception of speech sounds differs from language to language?

Both answer choices are correct

In the figure above, what letter corresponds to the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain?

E

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

Even though the angle from which she viewed the table had changed, Elise still perceived the table as rectangular.

Which of the following is an example of mediumship?

Having a conversation with a deceased relative

Which of the following is NOT one of the major types of extrasensory perception?

Hyperspeed

When there are two speech sounds that differ only in voice onset time, what will determine whether or not they sound the same or different?

If each sound falls on either side of the phonetic boundary

Hyrum is at a concert when a flute player hits a very high note at the end of a song. Which of the following best explains why the pitch of the note sounds so high?

It has a short wavelength and high frequency.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

It is possible for us to be completely objective when we perceive something.

Finish the statement: _____ refers to the ability to see something that hasn't happened yet, while _____ refers to the ability to see something that has already occurred in the past.

Precognition; retrocognition

Which of the following statements is true?

Perceptions are subjective and dependent upon the person.

Which of the following terms refers to the point along a voice onset time continuum in which the perception of speech sound changes from one category to another?

Phonetic boundary

When walking, what sense (by way of specialized neurons) is responsible for knowing where your feet are in comparison to your trunk?

Sense of proprioception

Luis constructed a flip-book with 30 different still images of a cartoon cat. When Luis quickly flipped through successive images of the cat, the cat appeared to move. Which of the following concepts does the example illustrate?

Stroboscopic movement, because the book is a series of images presented at separate time intervals.

Domingo has just hit Play to begin listening to a new song he bought. Based on the structure of the ear, what will the sound waves contact first after moving through Domingo's auditory canal?

The eardrum

Which of the following is not a part of perception?

The objective truth of the event behind the sensory information.

Julia is practicing her trumpet and produces a loud sound. Which of the following is the best explanation for the loudness of the sound?

The sound has a high-amplitude sound wave.

Which of the following best describes voice onset time?

The time it takes for the vocal cords to start vibrating after the release of certain consonant sounds.

Eyesight in newborns is poor because of a lack of development in the _____.

fovea

Infants recognize their mothers most directly through _____.

hearing and smell

James has the flu and he is experiencing a runny nose as well as some respiratory congestion. In addition to having a difficulty breathing, it is likely that James will experience _____.

loss of taste

With regards to taste, infants _____.

prefer sweet tastes, but can taste everything

The skin has receptors that respond to _____.

pressure, hot, cold and pain

You order the entrée 'umami chicken' at a restaurant. Therefore, the taste sensation you are expecting is _____.

savory

The Baby-Friendly Initiative from the World Health Organization encourages hospitals to provide babies with skin-to-skin contact with their mothers after birth. Researchers have found that this helps babies to _____.

sleep better and cry less