AP Psychology Assessment

Which term refers to the minimum level of stimulus intensity needed for a stimulus to be detected 50% of the time?

• Just noticeable difference

• Absolute threshold

• Transduction

• Accommodation

What is the term for the smallest change in a sensory stimulus that can be detected?

• Transduction

• Absolute threshold

• Just noticeable difference

• Accommodation

What process involves the conversion of one form of energy into another, such as light into neural signals?

• Accommodation

• Transduction

• Opponent process theory

• Gate control theory

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects at different distances is known as what?

• Dichromatism

• Accommodation

• Transduction

• Prosopagnosia

Which theory explains color vision based on opposing retinal processes?

• Volley theory

• Opponent process theory

• Gate control theory

• Accommodation

The inability to recognize faces despite having normal vision is called what?

• Dichromatism

• Conduction deafness

• Prosopagnosia

• Sensorineural deafness

Which condition involves a partial color blindness, commonly red-green deficiencies?

• Dichromatism

• Prosopagnosia

• Conduction deafness

• Transduction

What theory suggests that neural impulses are sent to the brain in rapid succession to account for high-frequency sounds?

• Opponent process theory

• Oleogustus

• Volley theory

• Gate control theory

What type of deafness is caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea?

• Sensorineural deafness

• Conduction deafness

• Dichromatism

• Prosopagnosia

What percentage of sensorineural deafness is considered preventable through protective measures?

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

• 30%