Unit 2 Exam (Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8)

____________occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

• Sensation

• Perception

• Transduction

• Sensory adaptation

Inattentional _______________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to lack of attention.

• Blindness

• Responsiveness

• Transduction

• Sublimation

________________ is what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.

• Revision

• Perception

• Sensation

• Regression

In operant conditioning, _____________ is when something is removed to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

• Punishment reinforcement

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?

• When a cat and a dog share the same water bowl

• When a cat learns to drool at the sound of a can opener

• When a dog plays, she gets a treat in order to encourage her to repeat the behavior

• When a dog refuses to play dead

Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as _______________

• Transduction

• Inattentional blindness

• Sensory adaptation

Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling what they do or say is called ___________________ learning.

• Latent

• Pavlovian

• Vicarious

• Observational

The pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light is an example of a(n) __________________

• Reflex

• Learning

• Rehearsal

• Flashbulb memory

Which of the following exemplifies the sense of audition?

• Smelling food in the kitchen

• Tasting french fries

• Petting a dog

• Hearing the voice of your teacher

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?

• Feeling the cold weather

• Tasting pizza

• Smelling hamburgers grilling

• Hearing kids play in the yard