AP Psych New Unit 1 Part 2 Test Review 24

The pituitary gland is controlled by the

• Hippocampus

• Medulla

• Amygdala

• Occipital lobe

• Hypothalamus

Circadian rhythm refers to

• the pattern of emotional ups and downs we routinely experience.

• a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.

• the experience of sleep apnea following an extensive transoceanic flight.

• the cycle of five distinct stages that we experience during a normal night's sleep.

• a pattern of brain waves that occur during sleep.

When light strikes the retina, it signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to alter ________ production by the pineal gland.

• Melatonin

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine

• Dopamine

• Endorphin

The occipital lobes are to ________ as the temporal lobes are to ________.

• hearing; sensing movement

• seeing; sensing touch

• sensing pleasure; sensing pain

• seeing; hearing

• speaking; hearing

If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates: 

• parallel processing
• accommodation
• sensory adaption
• Weber's Law

As we look at a flower, the intensity, or brightness, of the color we see is related to the light wave’s:

• amplitude
• hue
• length
• placement on the spectrum

Point on the retina where we see the best (Central FOCUS)

• Fovea
• Rods and Cones
• Pupil
• Optic Nerve

The minimum amount of stimulation  needed to detect stimulus 50 % of the time is called the

• Difference Threshold
• Absolute Threshold
• Change Threshold
• Subliminal Threshold

Adjustable opening in the center of the eye isthe

• Pupil
• Cornea
• Blind Spot
• Retina

Process by which our sensory systems convertstimulus energies into neural messages is called

• Priming
• Sensory Adaptation
• Transduction
• Parallel Processing