Psychology and Perception

AP Psychology Sensation & Perception

Unit 3 (AP) 4 (Myers)

by Greg Troutman

Multiple Choice

Sensation in the passing of neurons to the brain while perception is how you view the environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​Give one example of bottom-up processing and one example of top down procesing

​Absolute Threshold "Experiment"

​Guestimate the distance where you can hear/not hear or see not see.
Materials: 1 index card, 1 pen/pencil/blood, 1 song by Bob Marley, 1 tiny frog.

Part 1: Music. Write down the distance.
Part 2: Frog: Writhe down the distance.
Return to classroom.

Multiple Choice

Which one is TRUE?

• Humans cannot sense stimuli below the absolute threshold.

• Humans cannot be affected by stimuli below the absolute threshold at all.

• Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold can have a subtle, brief effect on behavior.

• Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold exert a strong, powerful effect on behavior.

​The cocktail

party effect. *

Multiple Choice

On its way to the cones and rods of the eye, what order does light pass through the parts of the eye?

• cornea, vitreous humor, lens, iris, aqueous humor

• sclera, lens, pupil, iris, vitreous humor

• cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor

• sclera, aqueous humor, lens, pupil, vitreous humor

• retina, vitreous humor, lens, iris, aqueous humor, fovea

​Put earbuds in. Play video. Close your eyes. This is an audion illusion