Psych Final

You would not be able to hear a sound that was below your absolute threshold for hearing.

• True
• False

People who live in cities gradually become less bothered by traffic noise because of the process called sensory perception.

• True
• False

You cannot tell that your parents turned the T.V. volume up by 1 because it is outside of your difference threshold.

• True
• False

Visual is a measure of the sharpness of a person’s vision

• Adaption
• Acuity
• Perception

An is the visual impression that remains when an image is removed.

• Afterimage
• Postimage
• Afterthought

What makes a sound high pitched or low pitched?

• Decibals
• Frequency
• Volume
• Megahertz

What is peripheral vision?

• a) Vision in dim light
• b) Vision in the center of the visual field
• c) Vision at the edges of the visual field
• d) Vision underwater

Someone who is dichromatic most likely has what visual defect?

• a) Difficulty seeing in low light
• b) Difficulty distinguishing between red and green
• c) Difficulty focusing on distant objects
• d) Difficulty perceiving depth

The tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even though gaps exist.

• a) Closure
• b) Proximity
• c) Continuity
• d) Similarity

Someone who is monochromatic most likely perceives colors how?

• a) Only in shades of gray
• b) Only in shades of blue
• c) Only in shades of red
• d) Only in shades of green