AP Psych Quiz 5

What is the main difference between sensation and perception?

• Sensation is the interpretation of sensory information, while perception is the awareness of the environment.

• Sensation is the awareness of the environment through the senses, while perception is the interpretation of this sensory information.

• Sensation and perception are the same processes.

• Perception is the awareness of the environment through the senses, while sensation is the interpretation of this sensory information.

What is a perceptual set?

• A physical ability to sense the environment.

• A mental predisposition to perceive one thing but not another.

• A type of binocular cue.

• A form of selective attention.

What is the cocktail party effect?

• The ability to perceive depth using both eyes.

• The tendency to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input.

• The failure to notice changes in the environment.

• The ability to focus on a single voice among many in a noisy environment.

What is inattentional blindness?

• The ability to perceive depth using one eye.

• The perception of motion in stationary objects.

• The failure to notice visible objects when attention is directed elsewhere.

• The ability to focus on a single stimulus while ignoring others.

What is the main binocular cue for depth perception?

• Relative size

• Interposition

• Retinal disparity

• Linear perspective

What is the stroboscopic effect?

• The perception of motion in stationary objects due to rapid succession of images.

• The ability to perceive depth using both eyes.

• The failure to notice changes in the environment.

• The tendency to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input.

What is size constancy?

• The perception of an object's size as unchanging despite changes in distance.

• The perception of an object's shape as unchanging despite changes in angle.

• The perception of an object's brightness as unchanging despite changes in lighting.

• The perception of motion in stationary objects.

How does culture affect perception?

• Culture has no effect on perception.

• Culture can influence beliefs, expectations, and behavior, affecting perception.

• Culture affects perception only in terms of language.

• Culture only affects perception in noncarpentered societies.

What does the principle of closure state?

• We perceive objects as symmetric if formed around a center.

• We tend to group similar objects together.

• We perceive intersected objects as whole.

• We tend to fill in gaps in patterns.

What is the phi phenomenon?

• The perception of motion in stationary objects due to rapid succession of images.

• The perception of a single moving light when a series of lights are turned on and off.

• The ability to perceive depth using both eyes.

• The failure to notice changes in the environment.