AP Psychology Unit 3, Q3

The change in the curvature of the lens that enables the eye to focus on objects at various distances is called

• accommodation

• adaptation

• conduction

• convergence

• consonance

Julia is practicing her trumpet and produces a loud sound. Which of the following is the best explanation for the loudness of the sound?

• The sound has a long wavelength.

• The sound has a short wavelength.

• The sound has a high-amplitude sound wave.

• The sound has a low-amplitude sound wave.

• The sound is complex.

Which of the following refers to the photoreceptors responsible for color vision?

• Rods

• Cones

• Optic nerves

• Wavelengths

• Hues

It can be assumed that an individual described as a supertaster

• is a man

• represents a majority of the United States population

• has a low density of taste buds on the tongue

• is very sensitive to hot peppers

• learned to be a supertaster from others

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

Which of the following is the correct path a neural impulse will follow through the different layers of the retina?

• Ganglion cells, bipolar cells, rods and cones, optic nerve

• Bipolar cells, ganglion cells, rods and cones, optic nerve

• Optic nerve, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, rods and cones

• Rods and cones, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, optic nerve

• Rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

Negative afterimages are explained by

• the trichromatic theory

• color detection by rods

• the opponent-process theory

• a lack of adaptation

• dichromatic color perception

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

• bitter

• sweet

• salty

• spicy

• sour

One-year-old Marcus turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on his tongue. The reason for such a reaction is most likely

• an inborn distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environment

• an inherited familial characteristic

• an example of imitation of behavior modeled by other family members

• a classically conditioned taste aversion response

• a common but temporary aversion to bitter tastes produced by cold viruses

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