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Psychology Unit 3 Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sense of body movement & position, including the sense of balance.

a)

retinal sense

b)

vestibular sense

c)

monocular sense

d)

binocular sense

2.

While watching the birds, Sarah notices the color, motion, form and depth of the birds all at the same time. This is called ___________

a)

figure-ground

b)

signal detection theory

c)

depth perception

d)

parallel processing

3.

When Andy visited the art museum his ____________ allowed him to look at the painting´s title, look at the expressions, & look for things with meaning.

a)

top-down processing

b)

bottom-up processing

c)

monocular cues

d)

opponent-process theory

4.

Heredity, aging, & prolonged exposure to loud noise or music can cause ________________

a)

frequency hearing loss

b)

conduction hearing loss

c)

sensorineural hearing loss

d)

amplitude hearing loss

5.

When your eyes receive light energy, they use _______________ to create an image or what you see.

a)

transduction

b)

priming

c)

vestibular senses

d)

retinal disparity

6.

When Andy visited the art museum, his _____________ allowed him to detect lines, angles, & colors in the painting

a)

top-down processing

b)

bottom-up processing

c)

retinal processing

d)

parallel processing

7.

The adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters

a)

pupil

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

iris

8.

the organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings.

a)

retinal-priming

b)

opponent-process

c)

gate-control

d)

figure-ground

9.

emphasizes our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.

a)

Weber´s Law

b)

Gate-control theory

c)

Gestalt psychology

d)

Perceptional theory

10.

depth cues such as retinal disparity & convergence that depends on the use of 2 eyes

a)

binocular cues

b)

monocular cues

c)

sensational cues

d)

retinal cues