Sensation and Perception Online version Ap Psychology Unit 5 Exam review, Sensation, and Perception. by Nadia Kambo 1 Our tendency to see faces in clouds and other ambiguous stimuli is partly based on what perception principle? a Bottom-up processing b Shape constancy c Selective attention d Perceptual set 2 Which perception process are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup involved in? a Transmitting sound waves to the cochlea b Processing information related to our sense of balance c Processing intense colors d Supporting a structural frame to hold the eardrum 3 Frequency theory relates to which element of the hearing process? a Number of fibers in the auditory nerve b Rates at which the basilar membrane vibrates c Point at which the basilar membrane exhibits the most vibration d Decibel level of a sound 4 Neurons that fire in response to specific edges, lines, angles, and movements are called what? a Rods b Ganglion cells c Feature detectors d Cones 5 Two monocular depth cues are most responsible for our ability to know that a jet flying overhead is at an elevation of several miles. One cue is relative size. What is the other? a Retinal disparity b Linear perspective c Interposition d Relative motion 6 Which of the following is most closely associated with hairlike receptors in the semicircular canals? a Touch b Body position c Pain d Smell 7 What type of hearing loss is due to the damage of the mechanism that transmits sound waves to the cochlea? a Sensorineural b Basilar c Cochlear d Conduction 8 Which of the following explains reversed-color afterimages? a Young-Helmogoltz trichromatic theory b Hering's opponent-process theory c Parallel Processing d Blind spot 9 What do we call a mental predisposition that influences our interpretation of a stimulus? a A context effect b Motivation c Extrasensory perception d Perceptual set 10 Adrian is washing her hands and adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Adrian's adjustment until she feels a difference is an example of a an absolute threshold b a subliminal stimulus c Signal detection d a difference threshold 11 The point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a "blind" spot because no receptor cells are located there. a Rods b Cones c Blind Spot d Fovea 12 Gestalt Psychologists emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes. a Gestalt b Perceptual constancy c Perceptual adaption d Grouping 13 The perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups. a Visual cliff b Phi Phenomenon c Figure-ground d Grouping 14 The ability to see objects in three dimensions although the images that strike the retina are two-dimensional; allows to judge distance. a Binocular cues b Depth perception c Color constancy d Monocular cues 15 What example is the awareness of the position of your arms when swimming the backstroke ? a Taste b Vestibular Sense c Kinesthesia d Embodied Cognition 16 Which term best fits this example ? a Cochlea b Frequency c Audition d Gestalt 17 Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. a Sensory adaption b Vision c Difference threshold d Weber's law 18 The study of paranormal phenomena including ESP and psychokinesis. a Wavelength b Accomodation c Parapsychology d Extrasensory Perception (ESP) 19 Which term best fits this example ? a High-pitched b Low-pitched 20 Smell+texture+taste=flavor. a Texture b Taste c Sensory interaction d Touch 21 Which of the following is most likely to influence our memory of a painful event ? a The reason for the pain b The intensity of pain at the end of the event c The amount of rest you've had in the 24 hours preceding the event d The specific part of the body that experiences the pain 22 The principal that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount). a Perceptual set b Weber's law c Sensory adaption d Wavelength 23 Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones do not respond. a Rods b Cones c Optic nerve d Fovea 24 The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain. a Optic nerve b Feature detectors c Opponent-process theory d Grouping 25 This is an example of what ? a Monocular cues b Retinal disparity c Visual cliff d Phi phenomenon 26 Depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes. a Visual cliff b Retinal disparity c Monocular Cues d Binocular cues 27 The theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch. a Frequency theory b Place theory c Signal detection theory d Psychophysics 28 Failing to notice changes in the environment. a Priming b Transduction c Change blindness d Intentional blindness 29 Below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness a Sensory adaption b Absolute threshold c Subliminal d Priming 30 What do we call the conversion of stimulus energies, like sights and sounds, into neural impulses ? a Perception b Signal detection theory c Transduction d Threshold
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