Psychology Ch. 3 Quiz

Playing middle C on the piano and detecting a change when the playing strikes the D key

• JND

• Signal Detection Theory

• Absolute Threshold (AT)

• Feature Detectors

The minimum amount of stimulation that a subject can detect

• JND

• Signal Detection Theory

• Absolute Threshold (AT)

• Feature Detectors

These are neurons in the sensory cortex that allow us to see shape and movement

• JND

• Signal Detection Theory

• Absolute Threshold (AT)

• Feature Detectors

Helps in balance; knowing the position of your head

• olfaction

• cones

• vestibular sense

• synesthesia

Photoreceptors in the eye responsible for COLOR

• auditory

• olfactory

• optic

• cones

The nerve responsible for smell

• auditory

• olfactory

• optic

• Behaviorism

The tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps

• proximity

• continuity

• prostaglandins

• closure

Aspirin or Tylenol will block the production of _______ and reduce pain.

• proximity

• continuity

• prostaglandins

• closure

Staring at a red dot and then staring at a white sheet a bluish dot will appear - This is known as the _______ effect.

• afterimage

• brain

• optical

• cochlea

• chemical

Reading the colors the words are written in is more difficult than simply reading the word because of this effect.

• brain

• stroop

• cochlea

• afterimage