AP Psych - Sensation & Perception - TC18

Receptors that are responsible for transferring light into neural impulses.

• Rods & Cones of Retina

• Optic Stem

• Cornea

• Iris

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?

• Sweet

• Sour

• Bitter

• Warmth

A principle that states, for any change in a stimulus to be detected, a constant proportion of that stimulus must be added or subtracted.

• Gate-Control Theory

• Weber's Law

• Difference Threshold

• Multiple constant

Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

• Optic Nerve

• Olfactory Nerve

• Auditory (chochlear nerve)

• Sensory Nerve

5. When a stimulus activates a receptor.

• Sensation

• Perception

• Recognition

• Response system

This theory states that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses.

• Pain perception method

• Acute sensation deprivation

• Gate-Control Theory

• Theory of relativity

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

• Senstation

• Perception

• Gestalt Awareness

• Sensory organization

The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.

• Subliminal message

• Difference threshold

• Gate threshold

• Absolute threshold

This system controls the balance of the body.

• Vestibular System

• Kinesthetic System

• Vision system

• Internal system

Which two senses are most likely to determine whether we like a certain food?

• Taste and smell

• Taste and hearing

• Touch and smell

• Smell and hearing