PSYC test 3: Module 17, 18, & 19 launchpad questions

___ processing starts at the very basic level of sensory receptors and works toward more complex levels of processing

bottom-up

While playing golf James forgets that his sunglasses are on top of his head. As the day goes on, he forgets that he placed them there. This demonstrates the process of

sensory adaptation

Sensory adaptation can be defined as

diminished sensitivity as a result of repeated stimulation

Anna is reading her psychology textbook. The activation of receptors in her retina is called _____. Her interpretation of the stimuli as particular words is called _____.

sensation; perception

Carlos was just touched on his cheek, which is a(n) _____. In order for Carlos to know if he was kissed or slapped, Carlos needs a(n) ____

sensation; perception

The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This BEST illustrates _____law

weber's

_____refers to the distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the peak of the next.

wavelength

Giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jim's bag. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulio's bag feel heavier. This BEST illustrates

weber's law

Mia is attracted to a man she is chatting with in a nightclub. What is probably happening to her eyes?

Her pupils are dilating

Which of the brain's lobes contains the visual feature detectors?

occipital

What theory is MOST useful for explaining the characteristics of afterimages?

opponent-process theory

Some stroke victims lose the capacity to perceive motion but retain the capacity to perceive shapes and colors. Others lose the capacity to perceive colors but retain the capacity to perceive movement and form. These peculiar visual disabilities BEST illustrate our normal capacity for:

parallel processing

Tanisha asked her roommate to lower the radio as she was trying to study. Her roommate had turned the radio up originally from a volume level of 14 to 15, which was just enough for Tanisha to detect. She turned it back down to 14 after Tanisha asked her to lower it, which satisfied Tanisha. This is probably the result of:

the difference threshold

You are a building contractor surveying the progress on a home that is being built. From one angle, it appears that the home is completely framed. However, when you move to the right, you see the gaps. This illustrates the Gestalt principle of _____.

closure

Relative size, interposition, relative motion, and relative height are examples of _____cues to depth perception.

monocular

Jasmine was in a serious car accident. She suffered damage to her temporal lobe, just behind her right ear. What kind of problems might this cause for her?

She might have trouble recognizing familiar faces

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

A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates shape _____.

constancy

Kittens, monkeys, and humans who experience sensory deprivation early in life end up with permanent damage to their visual functioning. This finding suggests that there is a _____for normal sensory and perceptual development.

critical period

Kittens, monkeys, and humans who experience sensory deprivation early in life end up with permanent damage to their visual functioning. This finding suggests that there is a _____for normal sensory and perceptual development. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.

critical period

In an experiment described in the textbook, preschool children preferred the taste of french fries served in a McDonald's bag to the taste of identical fries served in a plain white bag. Taste preference is a(n) _____variable in this study

dependent

A snack manufacturer finds that it must increase the salt content of its chips by 8 percent in order for a sample of consumers to notice that the chips are saltier than they were before. This example BEST illustrates the concept of a(n) _____threshold

difference

Pat turns to look directly at a brightly colored bird her friend has spotted in the garden. Pat is ensuring that the bird's image falls directly on her:

fovea

The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the _____.

fovea

In the visual cortex, _____respond to basic elements of an image, such as line orientation.

future detectors

Michelle was driving home from running errands with her four children when her car broke down about a mile from her house. She tried to get it to start but it just wouldn't do anything. She tried to call her husband to come help her but received no answer. Michelle decided to walk home with her four children. After walking about half a mile in the 95-degree weather with her children Michelle could see her street in the distance. It seemed like she would never get home. It felt like she had been walking for hours. Michelle's perception of the distance to her home is being influenced by

her emotions

Malik knows that a passing bus is nearer than a parked car because the bus momentarily blocks his view of the car. This example illustrates the depth cue of:

interposition

Talia is 45 years old. She has started to notice that newspaper print is too small for her to read. Talia needs reading glasses because the:

lens of her eyes is less able to accommodate

Manny has volunteered to participate in an experiment studying vision. He has agreed to wear a pair of glasses that invert his vision. Due to _____, after about a week he is able to perform his usual tasks, like riding a bike or reading a book. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.

perceptual adaptation

Once John learned of Sara's past history of being an abuse victim, he began to view her cautious behavior around men as more self-protective rather than rude. This BEST illustrates the impact of:

perceptual sets

Studying the relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli (for example, intensity) and the psychological experience of them involves the field known as

psychophysics

Two Transportation Security Administration officers are scanning bags at the airport. One of the officers lets a bag go through, but the other officer yells, "Wait, didn't you see that?" Why one officer saw a weapon and the other did not is BEST explained by

signal detection theory

Jess was in a serious car accident and is having trouble recognizing familiar faces. She MOST likely suffered damage to her _____lobe, just behind her right ear.

temporal