AP Psych Mod 16 & 17

Alison opened her new jigsaw but soon realized that the puzzle pieces inside had nothing to do with the picture on the box.  She completed the puzzle without knowing what the finished picture would look like.  Which of the following did Allison use?

• bottom-up processing
• top-down processing

The first time Joe had to put together a bicycle, it took a long time.  Now that he has built several bicycles, he can put together a bicycle quickly and easily because he knows what the final product should look like.  Joe's improved speed and skill can be attributed to ____.

• bottom-up processing
• top-down processing

Organizing information into meaningful experiences is called

• sensation
• perception
• Humanistic approach
• Psychodynamic approach

Sensation is to __________ as perception is to __________.

• Recognizing a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
• Detecting a stimulus; recognizing a stimulus
• Interpreting a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
• Seeing; hearing

________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

• Transduction
• Sensation
• Perception
• Sensory adaptation

________________ processing refers to how the physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation.  In other words, taking in a stimulus without any frame of reference

• Top-down
• Bottom-up
• Parapsychological
• Human factors

the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.  Is this a candlestick or two people's faces depends on our

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

Assuming this says "MR. FULLER'S PSYCHOLOGY CLASS IS THE BEST!" is most likely caused by our 

• sensation
• bottom-up processing
• top-down processing
• absolute threshold

When brain researchers refer to brain plasticity, they are talking about

• The brain's ability to change and form new connections over damaged ones
• the brain's versatility 
• our adaptability to problem solving
• surface texture and appearance of the cerebral cortex

(of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it.

• subliminal
• Just Noticeable Difference
• absolute theshold
• Weber's Law