AP Psychology Sensation and Perception Quiz Questions
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