WorksheetsAP Psychology Module 16
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Although Robert was sitting right next to his wife, he smelled a skunk minutes before she did. Apparently, Robert has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his wife.
absolute threshold
tolerance level
olfaction
transduction level
Which scientist developed the idea of absolute thresholds?
David Hubel
Gustav Fechner
Ernst Weber
Torsten Wiesel
After feeling the cold water against your skin when you first jump into the pool, after a few minutes, you no longer feed cold. This best illustrates:
Weber's Law
Accomodation
Tolerance Level
Sensory Adaptation
The fact that we don't read the two "the's" in this image demonstrates how our expectations can override our sensory input. What is this process called?
Bottom-Up Processing
Top-Down Processing
Selective Attention
Inattentional Blindness
Alex is so focused on his homework that he doesn't realize it is now dark outside. What is this an example of?
Selective Attention
Top-Down Processing
Bottom-Up Processing
Change Blindness
What is the conversion of sensory energies (like sight and sound) into neural impulses?
Transduction
Priming
Sensory Adaptation
Neuroconversion
If Jimmy is testing John's sound absolute threshold, what percentage of the time must John hear the minimum stimulus in order for the absolute threshold to have been found?
95%
50%
75%
100%
What is priming?
When associations created by past experiences influence one's perception.
When the sensory input is lower than the absolute threshold, thus only being sensed less than 50% of the time.
When one's absolute threshold is lowered due to conscious awareness of the environment around them.
When one's attention is focused on one thing, allowing them to be blind to changes in their environment.
Sarah is given one 100-oz bottle and one 99-oz bottle. She says that they feel the same weight. Then, she is given a 100-oz bottle and a 97-oz bottle. This time, she notices a difference. This is an example of what?
Difference Threshold
Weber's Law
Sensory Adaptation
Conscious Awareness
Jake closes his eyes and tries a bite of food. His friend asks him what it tastes like. What is this an example of?
Bottom-Up Processing
Top-Down Processing
Transduction
Psychophysics
Kira is listening to music when her brain recognizes the song playing as her favorite song. What is this an example of?
Perception
Sensation
Familiarity
Sensory Interpretation
