Psychology Quiz

What is the process of taking senses from the environment and attempting to understand their meaning?

• Bottom-Up processing

• Top-Down processing

• Parallel Processing

• Gestalt Principles

What is the process of using prior knowledge to navigate the world around us?

• Bottom-Up processing

• Top-Down processing

• Parallel Processing

• Gestalt Principles

Which principle of Gestalt psychology refers to the tendency to perceive whole objects despite pieces of the whole object missing?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Absolute Thresholds

Which principle of Gestalt psychology refers to the grouping of close objects together?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Absolute Thresholds

Which principle of Gestalt psychology refers to the grouping of physically similar objects together?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Absolute Thresholds

What is the minimal intensity needed to just barely detect a stimulus 50% of the time called?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Absolute Thresholds

What is the minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected called?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Just Noticeable Difference

Which part of the eye helps focus on objects and is the outer layer?

• Cornea

• Pupil

• Lens

• Retina

Which part of the eye is the hole that expands and contracts depending on the amount of light?

• Cornea

• Pupil

• Lens

• Retina

Which part of the eye is behind the pupil and refracts light onto the retina?

• Cornea

• Pupil

• Lens

• Retina