AP Psychology Sensation and Perception Quiz Questions

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monocular cues

depth perception that uses information transmitted to only one eye depends on...

iris

dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the...

sensory adaptation

diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...

Young-Hemholtz

after a small section of the hair cells in his cochlea were damages, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the ____________ theory.

similarity

almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. this best illustrates the principle of...

100

an 80 decibel sound is ___________ times louder than a 60 decibel sound

sensation

as you look at an apple, its reflected light travels to the eye. the rods and cones absorb the light and help transmit the information to the brain. this process best illustrates...

semicircular canals

the ability to detect whether your body is in a horizontal or vertical position depends most directly on...

pupil

the adjustable opening in the center of the eye is the...

brightness

the amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ____________ of light

blind spot

the area of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the...

figure and ground

the cocktail party effect is your ability to selectively attend to one voice among many. this ability also illustrates Gestalt principle of...

cochlea

the coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the...

top-down processing

the effect of prior experience and current expectations on perception best illustrates the importance of...

retina

the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the...

absolute threshold

the minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the...

proximity

the perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called...

the frequency of the sound wave

the pitch of sound is determined by what?

Weber's Law

the principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as...

conduction hearing loss

the rupture of the eardrum can lead to...

olfaction

the sense of smell is known as...

signal-detection theory

which theory emphasizes that personal expectations and motivations influence the level of absolute thresholds?

change blindness

while a man provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. the student's failure to notice that the contraction worker was replaced by a different person illustrates...

Gestalt Psychologists

who emphasized that the whole may exceed the sum of the parts?

top-down processing

"once we have formed a wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the truth." This best illustrates the impact of...

sensorineural hearing loss

a cochlear implant would be most helpful for those who suffer...

below one's absolute threshold for awareness

a subliminal message is one that is presented...

loudness

brightness is to light as _________ is to sound


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