AP Review Fall Semester 2020 #6

The Gestalt principle that refers to an individual’s tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is

called

• figure-ground

• motion parallax

• closure

• proximity

• shape constancy

In psychology, Gestalt principles are used to explain

• statistical probabilities

• somatic behavioral disorders

• perceptual organization

• stimulus-detection thresholds

• altered states of consciousness

Eleanor Gibson and her colleagues have used the visual cliff to measure an infant's ability to perceive

• patterns

• depth

• size constancy

• shape constancy

• different hues

A research group conducted a study investigating the connection between self-reported number of hours

slept in a given week and scores on a happiness measure. Based on the scatterplot above, the group can

report that there is

• no relationship between amount of self-reported sleep and happiness

• a positive correlation

• a negative correlation

• a perfect, negative relationship between amount of self-reported sleep and happiness

• a perfect, positive relationship between amount of self-reported sleep and happiness

Gustatory receptors are sensitive to all of the following taste qualities EXCEPT

• bitter

• sweet

• salty

• spicy

• sour

Research finds that, in general, the higher an incoming college student scores on a given test, the higher the

student’s college grade point average (GPA). Which of the following best describes this relationship?

• A bimodal distribution

• A normal distribution

• A skewed distribution

• A positive correlation

• A negative correlation

Jason is attending a parade that features the local high school band. Jason’s friend Brent plays the trombone

in the band. It is difficult for Jason to hear Brent play at the parade. Which of the following would best

allow Jason to hear Brent’s trombone?

• Sensory adaptation

• Selective attention

• Perceptual constancy

• Weber’s law

• Functional fixedness

A person is asked to listen to a series of tones presented in pairs, and asked to say whether the tones in each

pair are the same or different in pitch. In this situation the experimenter is most likely measuring the

individual's

• sound localization ability

• dichotic listening ability

• difference threshold

• echoic memory

• attention span

A person eats a hamburger at a restaurant and develops a very bad stomachache after finishing eating. As a

result of the sudden illness, the person cannot eat hamburgers anymore. Just thinking about them makes the person feel sick to the stomach. In this scenario, the thought of a hamburger is

• an unconditioned stimulus

• an unconditioned response

• a conditioned stimulus

• a conditioned response

• a negative reinforcer

An image projected to the left visual field of a split-brained person will be processed in the

• left visual cortex

• right visual cortex

• right side of the left retina

• left side of the right retina

• sensory cortex