AP Psychology Modules 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

What occurs when experiences influence our interpretation of data?

• Transduction

• Signal detection theory

• Bottom-up processing

• Top-down processing

What principle states that to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a minimum percentage rather than a constant amount?

• Weber’s law

• Priming

• Signal detection theory

• Different threshold

What do we call the conversion of stimulus energies, like sights and sounds, into neural impulses

• Transduction

• Perception

• Priming

• Signal detection theory

Natalia is washing her hands and adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Natalia’s adjustment until she feels a difference is an example of

• an absolute threshold

• difference threshold

• signal detection

• Weber’s law

Tyshane went swimming with friends who did not want to get into the pool because the water felt cold. Tyshane jumped in and after a few minutes declared, “It was cold when I first got in, but now my body is used to it. Come on in!”  Tyshane’s body became accustomed to the water due to...

• absolute threshold
• difference threshold
• selective attention
• sensory adaptation

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 fineness

What do we call a mental predisposition which influences our interpretation of a stimulus?

• a context effect

• perceptual set

• emotion

• motivation

Kim tells her brother to put on a suit on a warm summer day. Kim's brother know's to put on a swim suit instead of a business suit because of ...

• context

• ESP

• perceptual set

• bottom-up processing

Which of the following is produced by perceptual set?

• not noticing that the songs change in a restaurant

• noticing a difference in the weight of a friend one week to another

• moving an arm quickly so that a mosquito flies away

• surprise at hearing an Oklahoma cowboy speak with a British accent

The ability to simultaneously recognize color,shape, size, and speed of automobile best illustrates

• Sensory Interaction

• Kinesthesis

• Subliminal Processing

• Parallel Processing