Unit 4 AP Psychology

As your teacher dims the lights to show a movie clip, you still perceive your friend's shirt as red. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

• lightness constancy

• perceptual adaptation

• color constancy

• context effects

• perceptual set

Which of the following best describes the process by which sensory receptors convert stimulus energies into neural impulses?

• Transduction

• Transmission

• Perception

• Adaptation

In the context of classical conditioning, what is the term for a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response?

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Neutral Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

What is the term for the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time?

• Absolute Threshold

• Difference Threshold

• Sensory Adaptation

• Signal Detection

Which part of the eye is responsible for controlling the size of the pupil?

• Iris

• Lens

• Cornea

• Retina

In operant conditioning, which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

• Money

• Praise

• Food

• Grades

What is the term for the diminishing of a conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus no longer follows the conditioned stimulus?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Generalization

Which theory suggests that the spinal cord contains a neurological 'gate' that blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain?

• Gate-Control Theory

• Opponent-Process Theory

• Signal Detection Theory

• Place Theory

What is the term for the process by which we organize and interpret sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events?

• Sensation

• Perception

• Transduction

• Adaptation

Which of the following best describes the phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention?

• Priming

• Habituation

• Sensory Adaptation

• Conditioning