Unit 3 Quiz 1 AP pyschology

When Rocco views the image above, he sees it as a 13 when it is part of a larger number but as a B when it is part of a word. Rocco's response shows the importance of what perceptual concept?

Context effects

Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a context effect?

Jeannette does better on her exam when she takes it in the same room where she studies.

Which of the following refers to the transformation of stimulus energy into neural impulses?

Transduction

Which of the following refers to the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli?

Difference threshold

After his friend said a new movie was the funniest he had seen in years, Willard found himself laughing throughout the viewing, even though the movie was not very funny. What concept is Willard demonstrating?

Perceptual set

A subliminal stimulus is a stimulus that

falls below the threshold for conscious detection