AP Psych Unit 4: Sensation and Perception

Front

In the human eye, rods are to _________, as cones are to ________.

Back

light/ color

Front

What sense helps maintain balance?

Back

Vestibular

Front

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that...

Back

an object's perceived color is influenced by its surrounding objects

Front

The classic gate-control theory suggests that pain is experienced when small nerve fibers activate and open a neural gate in the...

Back

spinal cord

Front

Where is the basilar membrane located?

Back

cochlea

Front

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

Back

yellow

Front

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

Back

Transduction

Front

A person's diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...

Back

sensory adaptation

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

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

Back

inattentional blindness