Psychology Quiz

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

• Top-down processing

• Bottom-up processing

• Weber’s law

• 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

• perception.

• sensory adaptation.

• transduction.

• priming.

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

• signal detection.

• a subliminal stimulus.

• an absolute threshold.

• a difference threshold.

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

• difference threshold.

• priming.

• sensory adaptation.

• absolute threshold.

What type of data does the graph represent?

• Median data

• Qualitative data

• Range data

• Quantitative data

Use the following graph to answer the question: Which of the following is depicted in the graph?

• Signal detection theory

• Absolute threshold

• Weber’s law

• Transduction