AP Psych Unit 4 Sensation/Perception review

Dexter is attending a parade that features the local high school band. Dexter's friend Alex plays the trombone in the band. It is difficult for Dexter to hear Alex play at the parade. Which of the following would best allow Dexter to hear Alex's trombone?

• sensory adaptation

• selective attention

• perceptual constancy

• Weber's law

• functional fixedness

After staring at a green, black, and orange "American flag" for about a minute, an individual will see a red, white, and blue flag afterimage. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

• trichromatic theory

• opponent process theory

• retinex theory

• color constancy

• convergence

Which of the following is a binocular cue for depth perception?

• linear perspective

• texture gradient

• interposition

• retinal disparity

• motion parallax

The Gestalt concept of perceptual continuity refers to

• our tendency to see objects near to each other as belonging to the same group

• our tendency to see objects that are closer to us as larger than objects that are farther away

• our tendency to see fluid or complete forms rather than irregular or incomplete forms

• our tendency to see similar-looking objects as part of the same group

• our tendency to see two slightly different images from each of our eyes

The part of the ear responsible for translating information into neural impulses is the

• pinna

• semicircular canals

• tympanic membrane

• incus

• cochlea

The part of the eye responsible for opening and closing to allow in more or less light is the

• pupil

• sclera

• lens

• retina

• cornea

The structure of the eye that changes shape to accommodate the closeness or distance of an object is the

• cornea

• retina

• lens

• sclera

• iris

The receptor cells that make the transduction for the auditory system are called the

• basilar membrane

• hair cells

• cochlea

• semicircular canals

• stapes

On its way to the cones and rods of the eye, (in order) light passes through the

• 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

Although sound comes from speakers on the sides of the room, viewers watching a movie perceive the sound coming from the screen. This phenomenon is best accounted for by

• visual capture

• proximity

• closure

• opponent processes

• feature decection