Unit 4 AP Psychology

The ability to see a cube in the diagram above is best explained by which of the following?

• The resting potential of neurons in the optic nerve

• Gestalt principles of closure and continuity

• The inverted and reversed image that a visual stimulus produces on the retina

• The opponent processing theory of vision

• The trichromatic theory of vision

What is the primary focus of Unit 4 in AP Psychology?

• Cognition

• Sensation and Perception

• Developmental Psychology

• Social Psychology

Which of the following is a key concept in the study of sensation?

• Classical Conditioning

• Absolute Threshold

• Operant Conditioning

• Cognitive Dissonance

What does the term 'perception' refer to in psychology?

• The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information

• The initial detection of environmental stimuli

• The biological basis of behavior

• The study of mental processes

Which psychologist is known for their work on the Gestalt principles of perception?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Max Wertheimer

• Jean Piaget

What is the 'just noticeable difference' in the context of sensation?

• The smallest change in stimulus intensity that can be detected

• The maximum intensity of a stimulus

• The difference between two stimuli

• The threshold for detecting a stimulus

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

What is the role of rods in the human eye?

• Detecting color

• Detecting fine detail

• Detecting light and dark

• Detecting motion

Which theory explains how we perceive color through three types of cones in the retina?

• Opponent-Process Theory

• Trichromatic Theory

• Signal Detection Theory

• Gate Control Theory

What is the term for the tendency to perceive a complete image even when there are gaps in the sensory input?

• Closure

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Continuity