AP Psych Unit 1B (Sens and Perc)

Front

The Trichromatic Theory proposes that:

Back

There are three types of color-sensitive cones: for red, blue, and green

Front

Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation? Not noticing a lavender-scented calendar after a few minutes, Developing an increased sensitivity to salt the more you use it in foods, Becoming very irritated at the continuous sound of a dripping faucet, Adjusting to distorted visual information, as when wearing impairment goggles

Back

Not noticing a lavender-scented calendar after a few minutes

Front

Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear? Auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, Eardrum, auditory canal, middle ear, cochlea, Eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, auditory canal, Auditory canal, middle ear, eardrum, cochlea

Back

Auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea

Front

Kinesthesis involves:

Back

One's sense of where one's limbs are located without having to look at them

Front

The ___ of soundwaves are key to the pitch that we hear.

Back

frequency

Front

Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the Gestalt principle of:

Back

Closure

Front

A ___ is a depth cue that only requires one eye, and an example would be ____.

Back

monocular cue; linear perspective

Front

The impact of experience and expectations on what we perceive when looking at something ambiguous:

Back

Perceptual set

Front

Rather than saying a person is “colorblind,” it would be more accurate to say that the person:

Back

lacks red- or green-sensitive cones.

Front

A binocular cue that allows for depth perception when images from the two eyes differ

Back

Retinal Disparity