AP Exam Review #2: Bio and Sensation/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

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 area of the brain that receives information from the nose is directly connected to the limbic system, rather than relayed first through the thalamus. This connection may explain why smells are often involved in...

Back

vivid memories

Front

Where is the basilar membrane located?

Back

cochlea

Front

A psychologist believes her patient's chronic pain is influenced by his obsessive thoughts and unnecessary concern that he might be injured again in the future. What school of thought is this psychologist likely from?

Back

Cognitive

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

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

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

Back

sensory adaptation