AP Psychology: sensation and perception

Which of the following theories most accurately explains pitch perception? I. Place Theory II. Opponent Process III. Frequency

I and III only

Feature detectors are neurons that are turned on or off by specific features of visual stimuli like edges and movement. Where in the visual system are these feature detectors located?

retina

John lost his vision in his right eye as a result of an accident. John struggles with depth perception as a result. What part of vision is he missing that his depth perception is off?

retinal disparity

The part of the ear that influences balance is

semicircular canals

Radar O'Reilly was a corporal in the MASH unit in Korea. He had an unbelievable ability to hear helicopters far before anyone else could. Radar most likely had

A lower absolute threshold for hearing than others

Which of the following statements best describe rods and cones in the eye?

Both A and C are correct

It's raining, its pouring, the old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head and didn't feel anything again until morning. The pain of bumping his head disappearing may be explained through

Gate-theory

Which of the following statements about the perception of taste is true?

Older adults frequently experience decreases in the sense of smell that make it more difficult to perceive the flavor of food.

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

What principle states that to be perceived as different,two stimuli must differ by a minimum percentage rather than a constant amount?

Weber's Law

Natalia is washing her hands and adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Natalia's adjustment until she feels a difference is an example of:

a difference threshold

The area of the eye that has no photo receptors, and therefore, cannot detect images is called

blind spot

Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk used a visual cliff with a glass-covered drop-off to examine behavior in crawling infants. Even when coaxed by their mothers to crawl out onto the glass covering, most infants refused to do so, indicating that they had developed which of the following?

depth perception

A person is asked to listen to a series of tones presented in pairs, and asked to say whether the tones in each pair are the same or different in pitch. In this situation the experimenter is most likely measuring the individual's

difference threshold

From Hubel and Wiesel's research, what do we call the specialized neurons in the occipital lobe's visual cortex that respond to particular edges,lines, angles, and movements?

feature detectors

Damage to which of the following best explains conduction deafness?

hammer, anvil, stirrup

During lunch, Blaine and Mr. Krueger were having a heated debate about which area of Fortnite was the most difficult when Mr. Bird walked through the commons juggling chain saws. Neither of them saw him come through. This can be explained through

inattentional blindness

Damage to the cerebellum may interfere with which of the following?

kinesthetic sense

Patchy the Pirate injured his eye in an accident with Potty the Parrot and has to wear a patch. Which of the following cues would he best be able to use to make judgments about the distance objects are away from him?

linear perspective

A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the

location of the source

Feature detectors are neurons that are turned on or off by specific features of visual stimuli like edges and movement. Where in the visual system are these feature detectors located?

occipital lobe

After staring at this image for a period of time, and then looking at a white screen, what theory of vision is being explained?

opponent-process theory

What nerve carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain?

optic nerve

In visual perception, size constancy occurs as an object comes closer to the viewer because theA

perceived distance of the object becomes smaller

Nadia took a taste test of french fries. She was given two bags, one with Tom's Drive Inn printed on the side and one in a plain white bag. Even though they are both the same fries, she chooses her favorite fast food in Tom's. Her choice might be explained through her

perceptual set

A city slicker walks into a barn and is overtaken by the smell of manure and almost faints while his father-in-law laughs and states that he doesn't notice a thing. For the father-in-law this can be best described as

sensory adaptation

Which of the following does the thalamus not process?

smell

Which of the following is NOT a gustation receptor?

spicy