AP Psychology- Unit 3 (Sensation and Perception)

Front

What sense helps maintain balance?

Back

Vestibular

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...

Back

similarity

Front

The coiled, fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called...

Back

cochlea

Front

The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...

Back

Transduction

Front

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as...

Back

Weber's law

Front

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

Back

absolute threshold

Front

If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates...

Back

signal detection theory

Front

What three primary colors of light are detected by your cones?

Back

Green, red, and blue

Front

What is the first part of the eye that light hits?

Back

cornea

Front

The part of your eye that gives it its color.  It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.

Back

iris