AP Psych Unit 5 Quiz

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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

Absolute threshold

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana couldn't prevent herself from mentally filling missing notes on the familiar melodies, This best illustrates the principle of:

Closure

Which of the following is a binocular cue for the perception of distance:

Convergence

The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called:

Depth perception

The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ... in infants

Depth perception

Sensation is to ... as perception is to ...

Detection; interpretation

A floating sea vessel is to the ocean water as ... is to ...

Figure; ground

The mechanical vibrations triggered by sound waves are transduced into neural impulses by:

Hair cells

Receptor cells for kinesthesis are located in the:

Muscles, tendons, and joints

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to result in:

Nerve deafness

Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home?

Olfactory receptors

The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates:

Parallel processing

Accommodation refers to the:

Process by which the lens changes shape in order to focus images on the retina

Renny knew the red tulip was closer to her than the yellow tulip because the red one cast a larger retinal image than the yellow one. This illustrates the importance of the distance cue known as:

Relative size

Bipolar cells are located in the:

Retina

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

Retina

While reading a novel, Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the tv or even by his brothers loud arguments. This best illustrates:

Selective attention

Which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy and unbalanced after a thrilling roller coaster ride?

Semicircular canals

An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire, whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention. This fact would be of greatest relevance to:

Signal detection theory

The perception of the letter 't' as two intersecting lines rather than as four nonintersecting lines illustrates the principle of:

Similarity

As the retinal image of a horse galloping toward you becomes larger, it is unlikely that the horse will appear to grow larger. This best illustrates the phenomenon of:

Size constancy

The perception that Bugs Bunny is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates:

Stroboscopic movement

Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:

The cocktail party effect

On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, Rachel awakens with a severe toothache. During the interview she feels no pain; not until 30 minutes later does she become aware again of the troublesome toothache. Rachel's experience is best explained by:

The gate-control theory

Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by:

The opponent-process theory

The axons of ganglion cells converge to form:

The optic nerve

The sequentially flashing Christmas tree lights appeared to generate pulsating waves of motion. This best illustrates:

The phi phenomenon

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of:

Top-down processing

As she gazed down from a bridge at the rapidly flowing river, Nancy felt as though she were moving. Her experience best illustrates the phenomenon of:

Visual capture

Giulios bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jims. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jims bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulios bag feel heavier. This best illustrates:

Weber's law


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