Psyc1- Module 16 LearningCurve

A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. This BEST illustrates:

a context effect.

A person can detect a single drop of perfume diffused in an area the size of a one-bedroom apartment. This is a(n) _____ threshold.

absolute

Which statement is true regarding sensation and perception?

There is no clear boundary between the processes of sensation and perception as we experience them.

When Sanjay recognizes line segments and areas of light and dark as his friend's face at an airport gate, he is demonstrating:

perception

When people look at a photograph of an adult-child pair and are told that the two individuals are parent and child, the people tend to say the pair looks more alike than people who are told the pair are unrelated. This is MOST likely due to:

perceptual set

Marc is driving his 12-year-old car. He notices a sound coming from the engine, which involves _____ processing. He immediately starts thinking that the sound is similar to the sound his car made the last time he had it repaired, which involves _____ processing.

sensation; perception

Barbara stubbed her toe last night. It hurt and all day today she has been aware of her toe. She says, "This is so weird. I usually don't think about my toe." Barbara's typical unawareness of her toe BEST reflects:

sensory adaptation.

One's ability to focus on informative changes in the environment is MOST directly supported by:

sensory adaptation.

Why do human's sensory systems adapt after prolonged exposure to a constant stimulus?

so that they detect potentially important changes in what is going on

The local fire department sounds an alarm. The conversion of the siren's sound waves into neural impulses exemplifies the process of:

transduction.