AP Psychology Unit 3 Quiz

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

• Sensation is the process of interpreting information from the five senses, while perception is the raw data information from the sensory receptors.

• Sensation is the raw data information from the sensory receptors, while perception is the process of interpreting information from the five senses.

• Sensation and perception are the same thing.

• Sensation and perception are unrelated concepts.

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What is top-down processing?

• The process of interpreting information using prior knowledge and past experiences.

• The process of organizing raw data information from the sensory receptors.

• The process of perceiving objects based on their simplest form.

• The process of interpreting information using only the information from the senses.

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According to gestalt psychology, what is the principle of closure?

• The tendency of our visual system to simplify information into figures and background.

• The idea that when something is incomplete, our mind will fill in the missing information.

• The perception of objects that look the same as a group or pattern.

• The organization of sensory data.

What is the principle of proximity?

• The tendency of our visual system to simplify information into figures and background.

• The idea that when something is incomplete, our mind will fill in the missing information.

• The perception of objects that look the same as a group or pattern.

• The position of different objects that are close to each other creates a relationship between them.

What is the monocular cue of relative size?

• Objects that are higher appear to be farther away.

• Objects that are closer appear larger.

• Parallel lines appear to converge at a point in the distance.

• Objects that are clear and have more details appear closer.

What is the difference threshold?

• The minimum amount of stimulation needed to experience a stimulus.

• The minimum change between two stimuli that causes an individual to detect the change.

• The process of taking in an outside stimulus through one of the senses.

• The ability to perceive relative distance from an object in one's visual field.

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What is sensory adaptation?

• The process of interpreting information using prior knowledge and past experiences.

• The process of organizing raw data information from the sensory receptors.

• The process of becoming less responsive to a continuous stimulus.

• The process of filling in missing information for incomplete stimuli.

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What is the signal detection theory?

• The process of interpreting information using prior knowledge and past experiences.

• The process of organizing raw data information from the sensory receptors.

• The process of predicting if an individual will perceive a weak signal near a threshold level.

• The process of becoming less responsive to a continuous stimulus.

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What is the difference between sensory adaptation and habituation?

• Sensory adaptation is the process of becoming less responsive to a continuous stimulus, while habituation is the process of learning from a repeated stimulus.

• Sensory adaptation is the process of filling in missing information for incomplete stimuli, while habituation is the process of becoming less responsive to a continuous stimulus.

• Sensory adaptation and habituation are the same thing.

• Sensory adaptation and habituation are unrelated concepts.

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What is Weber's Law?

• The minimum amount of stimulation needed to experience a stimulus.

• The minimum change between two stimuli that causes an individual to detect the change.

• The idea that for us to notice a difference between two stimuli, the two stimuli must differ by a constant percent.

• The process of taking in an outside stimulus through one of the senses.

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