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AP Psych Review - Unit IV - Sense and Perception

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the human eye, rods are to _________, as cones are to ________.

a)

light/ color

b)

color/ light

c)

monochromat/ dichromat

d)

dichromat/ monochromat

e)

lens/ iris

2.

What sense helps maintain balance?

a)

Vestibular

b)

Kinesthetic

c)

Proprioception

d)

Audition

e)

Olfaction

3.

The coiled, fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called...

a)

eustachian tube

b)

auditory canal

c)

semicircular canal

d)

cochlea

e)

vestibular aparatus

4.

a person typically fails to consciously perceive their own nose in their line of vision. This best illustrates...

a)

subliminal perception

b)

change blindness

c)

cocktail party effect

d)

selective attention

e)

visual cliff

5.

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

a)

accommodation level

b)

absolute threshold

c)

tolerance level

d)

gustatory saturation level

e)

adaptation level

6.

What three primary colors of light are detected by your cones?

a)

Green, red, and blue

b)

Black, gray, and white

c)

Blue, red, and yellow

d)

Blue, green, and purple

e)

Cyan, magenta, and yellow

7.

Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by

a)

the opponent-process theory.

b)

frequency theory.

c)

place theory.

d)

the Young-Helmholtz theory.

8.

Which Gestalt Principle?

a)

Figure Ground Perception

b)

Similarity

c)

Closure

d)

Proximity

9.

Which image pertains to continuity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
a)
closure
b)
figure-ground
c)
similarity
d)
proximity
11.
a)
continuity
b)
figure-ground
c)
proximity
d)
closure
12.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?

a)

Sweet

b)

Umami

c)

Bitter

d)

Spicy

e)

Sour

13.

The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...

a)

sensory adaptation

b)

accommodation

c)

parallel processing

d)

sensory introduction

e)

Transduction

14.
Difference thresholds increase in proportion to the size of the stimulus.
a)
Difference threshold
b)
Weber's law
c)
Absolute threshold
15.
Clues about distance requiring two eyes.
a)
monocular depth cues
b)
place theory
c)
binocular depth cues