S&P Reading Quiz

Which of the following is an example of sensory receptors NOT working?

• Feeling pain after a minor injury.
• Inability to feel pain due to nerve damage.
• Inability to see in bright light due to sunglasses.
• Experiencing taste while eating food.

What transmits the information that the sensory receptors pick up to the brain?

• Neurons

• Nervous System

• Prefrontal Cortex

• Perception

Which of the following is a real life example of bottom-up processing?

• Recognizing a face by observing individual features.
• Identifying a song by its melody alone.
• Solving a math problem using a formula.
• Understanding a text by recalling prior knowledge.

Which of the following is a real life example of top-down processing?

• Reading a sentence with missing letters and understanding it based on context.
• Listening to a song and recognizing the melody immediately.
• Solving a math problem using a formula without any prior knowledge.
• Identifying a familiar face in a crowd without any context.

When she sees a photo of her face, Juana is able to recognize it as the face of her mother. Which of the following explains why?

• Weber's Law

• Bottom-Up Processing

• Top-Down Processing

• Signal Detection Theory

As Jeff reads his psychology textbook, he is able to convert the light waves into signals that his brain can interpret due to:

• Transduction

• Perception

• Priming

• Sensory Adaptation

Natalia is washing her hands, and she adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter that it did before. Natalia's adjustment until she feels the change in temperature is an example of:

• A subliminal stimulus

• An absolute threshold

• A difference threshold

• Signal detection

Tyshane went swimming with friends who did not want to get into the pool because the water felt cold. Tyshane jumped in and after a few minutes declared, "It was cold when I first got in, but now it's fine. Come on in!" Tyshane's body became accustomed to the water temperature due to:

• Priming

• Absolute Threshold

• Difference Threshold

• Sensory Adaptation

What is the best definition for Weber's Law?

• Weber's Law states that all stimuli are perceived equally.
• Weber's Law describes the speed of light in a vacuum.
• Weber's Law is a principle of thermodynamics.
• Weber's Law defines the relationship between the magnitude of a stimulus and the smallest detectable change in that stimulus.

Which of the following is the definition of priming?

• Priming is a method of teaching new skills.
• Priming refers to the act of preparing a surface for painting.
• Priming is the process of creating a mental image before a task.
• Priming is the process by which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus.