AP Psych Sensation and Perception

the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

• perception
• sensation
• bottom-up processing
• sensory adaptation

The historical movement associated with the statement “the whole may exceed the sum of its parts” is:

• Parapsychology
• Psychophysics
• Functional psychology
• Gestalt psychology

Which of the following statements is consistent with the Gestalt theory of perception?

• Perception develops largely through learning
• Perception is the product of heredity
• The mind organizes sensations into meaningful perceptions
• Perception results directly from sensation

Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the principle of:

• Closure
• Proximity
• Continuity
• Similarity

Depth cues that only require one require one eye,

• Binocular Cue
• Trichronocular Cue
• Monocular Cue
• Single Vision Transparency

You are most likely to observe the phi phenomenon while:

•  looking at a string of Christmas tree lights that blink quickly in succession.
•  staring at a Necker cube.
•  comparing the size of the moon while it is in the sky, to its size near the horizon.
• attempting to catch a fly ball that is quickly coming toward you

The mental predisposition to perceive one image  but not the other is 

• Perceptual organization
• Perceptual adaptation 
• Perceptual constancy
• Perceptual set 

A binocular cue that allows for depth perception when images from the two eyes differ 

• Relative size 
• Color Constancy
• Linear perception
• Retinal Disparity

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others' behaviors. This best illustrates the impact of: 

• retinal disparity
• interposition
• top-down processing
• perceptual adaptation

If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates: 

• parallel processing
• accommodation
• sensory adaption
• Weber's Law