AP Psychology Review 3.1, 3.3 Sensation and Visual Anatomy

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Although Robert was sitting right next to his wife, he smelled a skunk minutes before she did. Apparently, Robert has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his wife.

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absolute threshold

Front

After feeling the cold water against your skin when you first jump into the pool, after a few minutes, you no longer feel cold. This best illustrates:

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Sensory Adaptation

Front

What is the process called when our expectations override our sensory input, as demonstrated by not reading the two "the's" in this image?

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Top-Down Processing

Front

What is the conversion of sensory energies (like sight and sound) into neural impulses?

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Transduction

Front

If Jimmy is testing John's sound absolute threshold, what percentage of the time must John hear the minimum stimulus in order for the absolute threshold to have been found?

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50%

Front

Sarah is given one 100-oz bottle and one 99-oz bottle. She says that they feel the same weight. Then, she is given a 100-oz bottle and a 97-oz bottle. This time, she notices a difference. This is an example of what?

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Weber's Law

Front

Jake closes his eyes and tries a bite of food. His friend asks him what it tastes like. What is this an example of?

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Bottom-Up Processing

Front

Almost half the birds in the tree outside Brian's window were brown and the rest were red, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates...

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similarity

Front

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

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yellow

Front

What is the first part of the eye that light hits? Options: lens, cornea, pupil, retina, iris

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cornea