ap psych

Trichromats can mix which three colors to perceive virtually any hue

red, blue, and green

the basic experience of the stimulation of the body' senses is called...

sensation

The ability to see a cube in the diagram above is best explained by which of the following?

Gestalt principles of closure and continuity

Which of the following statements best defines the gate-control theory of pain?

Non-painful nerve impulses compete with pain impulses to reach the brain, creating a neural blockage.

Which of the following is the correct path a neural impulse will follow through the different layers of the retina?

Rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

Weber's law can best be defined as...

The principle that the just-noticeable difference for any given sense is a constant proportion of the stimulation being judged.

The final step required to convert vibrations into sound sensations takes place in which part of the ear?

cochlea

The binocular cue for depth perception based on signals from muscles that turn the eyes to focus on near or approaching objects is called...

convergence

Which of the following is not a monocular depth cue?

convergence

The name of the transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the...

cornea

The function of the lens is to...

focus an image on the retina

. The greatest density of cones exists in which part of the eye?

fovea

.Which of the following occupations likely relies most heavily on kinesthetic and vestibular senses?

gymnast

When viewed from the window of a moving train, nearby objects seem to pass by more quickly than do more distant objects. This cue for depth perception is called...

motion parallax

Which of the following theories most accurately explains pitch perception?

opponent process and place

The three small bones of the inner ear are called what?

ossicles

. Frequency is to _______________ as amplitude is to _______________.

pitch and loudness

On his first day of work at the bakery, Brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell. This is an example of...

sensory adaptation

an afterimage can best be defined as...

sensory experience that occurs after a visual stimulus has been removed

As a car drives away, it projects a smaller and smaller image on your retina. Although the retinal image grows smaller, you do not perceive the car as shrinking because of....

size constancy

Olfactory cells are receptors for what sense?

smell

Taste: 1 gram of sugar in 500 liters of water; Smell: 1 drop of perfume diffused throughout a three-room apartment; Touch: the wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a height of 1 centimeter away.These are all examples of...

the absolute threshold of our senses

The theory that best explains color afterimage is...

the opponent-process theory

Black-and-white vision with greatest sensitivity under low levels of illumination describes the role of...

the rods

When the molecules of a skunk's spray enter your nose, the molecules are transformed into electrical signals, or impulses, that are interpreted by the brain as an unpleasant odor. This is an example of...

transduction