Psych Review #2

Which type of deafness occurs when sound waves are unable to reach the inner ear?

• Conduction deafness

• Nerve deafness

• Sensorineural deafness

• Mixed deafness

Which sense plays a significant role in the perception of flavor?

• Taste

• Smell

• Hearing

• Vision

Which part of the body is primarily responsible for kinesthetic sense?

• Eyes

• Ears

• Nose

• Muscles and joints

The vestibular sense helps us maintain:

• A sense of taste

• A sense of smell

• A sense of balance

• A sense of touch

What role does perception play in our daily lives?

• It helps us interpret and understand the world around us

• It determines our physical abilities

• It controls our emotional responses

• It influences our long-term memory

The principle of similarity states that we tend to group together elements that are:

• Close to each other

• Similar in shape, size, or color

• Aligned along a straight line

• Enclosed by a common boundary

According to the principle of grouping known as closure, individuals tend to perceive:

• Objects that are similar to each other as part of the same group

• Objects that are close to each other as part of the same group

• Objects as complete and whole, even when they are incomplete

• Objects that continue a pattern as part of the same group

What is the main purpose of retinal disparity?

• To determine the color of objects

• To provide information about the size of objects

• To detect the movement of objects

• To perceive depth and distance accurately

What was the main finding of the Visual Cliff Experiment?

• Infants have an innate fear of heights

• Adults are more cautious than infants on cliffs

• Depth perception develops at an early age in humans

• Animals are more perceptive than humans in judging distances

What is classical conditioning?

• A type of learning where a behavior is strengthened by the consequences that follow

• A type of learning where a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response

• A type of learning where an individual imitates the behavior of others

• A type of learning where a behavior is weakened by the consequences that follow