WorksheetsAP psychology unit 3
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
One-year-old Marcus turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on his tongue. The reason for such a reaction is most likely
an inborn distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environment
an inherited familial characteristic
an example of imitation of behavior modeled by other family members
a classically conditioned taste aversion response
An individual’s ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy and crowded room is called
auditory localization
dichotic listening
deep processing
divided attention
Balance is influenced by the
cochlea
basilar membrane
eardrum
auditory nerve
semicircular canals
The change in the curvature of the lens that enables the eye to focus on objects at various distances is called
accomidation
adaptation
conduction
convergence
People who are color blind most likely have deficiencies in their
rods
cones
lens
optic nerve
Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a context effect?
Carol performs better in her recital when she practices in short sessions, several times a day.
Edgar solves his jigsaw puzzles faster when he completes the edges first.
Rosemarie shoots more accurately at her archery competition when other people are around.
Jeannette does better on her exam when she takes it in the same room where she studies.
Damage to which of the following best explains conduction deafness?
basilar membrane
hammer, anvil, and stirrup
auditory nerve
temporal lobe
the ability to see a cube in the diagram above is explained as which of the following?
resting potential of the optic nerve
gestalt principles of closure and continuity
inverted and reversed image that visual stimulus produces on the retina
opponent process theory of vision
Domingo has just hit Play to begin listening to a new song he bought. Based on the structure of the ear, what will the sound waves contact first after moving through Domingo’s auditory canal?
th ecochlea
auditory nerve
anvil
stirrup
eardrum
Eleanor Gibson and her colleagues have used the visual cliff to measure an infant's ability to percieve
patterns
depth
size consistancy
different hues
Jason is attending a parade that features the local high school band. Jason’s friend Brent plays the trombone in the band. It is difficult for Jason to hear Brent play at the parade. Which of the following would best allow Jason to hear Brent’s trombone?
sensory adaptation
selective attention
perceptual attention
weber's law
A person is asked to listen to a series of tones presented in pairs, and asked to say whether the tones in each pair are the same or different in pitch. In this situation the experimenter is most likely measuring the individual's
sound localization only
dichotic listening ability
difference threshold
echoic memory
In the dark, an object is more clearly seen when viewed in peripheral vision than when viewed directly. This phenomenon occurs because the rods located in the retina are
more sensitive in the dark than cones and not found in fovea
less sensitive in dark than cones and not found in fovea
equally sensitive in the dark as cones and few in the fovea
more numerous than cones in the fovea
In vision, transduction occurs within the
optic nerve
visual cortex
retina
lens
cornea
Which of the following refers to the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli?
absolute threshold
sensation
perception
difference threshold
Which of the following scenarios most clearly describes the effects of a strong kinesthetic sense?
developing cravings for a food after smelling it
being able to navigate using directions
being able to tell exact bodily position without looking at body
being able to locate where sound comes from
Which of the following scenarios is most likely to result in impairment of the kinesthetic sense?
severed corpus callosum
destructed part of hypothalamus
removal of the olfactory bulb
damage to cerebellum
Latisha noticed that in the early evening she begins to have difficulty seeing the vibrant colors in her artwork. Which of the following best explains her difficulty?
rods re functioning improperly and not sensing color
cones cannot detect color well in dim light
light adaptation prevents sensation of color
lateral antagonism inhibits color sensations
Laura arrives at a park that is located very close to a factory that produces cookies. She immediately notices the strong odor of chocolate chip cookies, but after a while she no longer detects the smell of the cookies. This can best be explained by which of the following?
accomadation
sensory adaptation
weber's law
assimilation
People listening to rock music played backward often perceive an evil message if specifically told what to listen for. That phenomenon best illustrates
parapsychology
complementary afterimages
perceptual constancy
perceptual adaptation
top down processing
A reason that one typically does not notice a blind spot in the visual field is that
the blind spot is very small, and no visual stimuli are likely to be so small that the blind spot completely obscures them
most visual stimuli affect only one visual hemisphere, and one hemisphere can cover for the other
visual stimuli usually affect the occipital cortex in both hemispheres
the brain fills in missing information so there is no awareness that the visual field is incomplete
Receptors for olfaction are located
on the basilar membrane of the cochlea
in taste buds on the tongue
in the nasal cavity
in the dermis
A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the
pitch of the sound wave
timbre of the sound wave
absolute threshold for sound perception
location of the source
On his first day of work at the bakery, Brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell. This is an example of
retroactive inhibition
sensory adaptation
perceptual constancy
object permeance
The thalamus processes information for all of the following senses EXCEPT
smell
hearing
taste
vision
touch
the coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the auditory receptors is called the
semicircular canal
ossicle
pinna
cochlea
All summer Thomas hears the sound of the icecream truck approaching before his brother Oscar hears it. Thomas most likely has which of the following?
a lower absolute threshold for hearing
a greater difference threshold for hearing
deficit in a sensory system other than hearing
greater amount of experience with approaching ice cream trucks
Using cell phones while driving increases the number of accidents because use of the phones requires
perceptual constancy
feature detection
sensory adaptation
selective attention
the reversible figure above illustrates the gestalt organizing principle of
proximity
figure ground
closure
simplicity
Visual acuity is best in the
lens
iris
pupil
fovea
When a pair of lights flashing in quick succession seems to an observer to be one light moving from place to place, the effect is referred to as
stroboscopic movement
the phi phenomenon
autokinetic motion
binocular motion
When Rosa has a cold, she cannot taste the flavor of her pizza. Which of the following psychological terms describes Rosa’s inability to taste?
vestibular sense
just noticeable difference
feature analysis
optic chiasm
sensory interaction
When viewed from the window of a moving train, nearby objects seem to pass by more quickly than do more distant objects. This cue for depth perception is called
stroboscopic motion
motion parallax
motion constancy
linear perspective
A double-blind control is essential for which of the following?
A study comparing the IQ test scores of children from different educational systems
A study of relationships among family members
An experiment to determine the effect of a food reward on the bar-pressing rate of a rat
Assessment of a treatment designed to reduce schizophrenic symptoms
A person will most likely develop aphasia as a result of damage to which of the following parts of the brain?
occipital lobe
wernicke's area
auditory cortex
parietal lobe
A test has a mean of 80 with a standard deviation of 4. Which of the following scores is within one standard deviation of the mean?
75
77
86
90
Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following?
an increase in pupil dilation
an increase in respiratory rate
decrease in digestion
decrease in heart rate
In terms of the effect on the central nervous system, alcohol is most accurately classified as which of the following types of drug?
depressant
narcotic
psychoactive
hallucinogen
When people consume large amounts of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they did and said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol interferes with the brain’s ability to form new memories in the
reticular formaiton
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
thalamus
hippocampus
During the night, Alicia stops breathing repeatedly, frequently gasps for air, and snores loudly at regular intervals. Alicia is most likely suffering from which of the following conditions?
sleep apnea
narcolepsy
insomnia
night terrors
Which of the following is classified as an antagonist?
cocaine; floods the brain w/ dopamine
mescaline; floods brain w/ dopamine
amphetamine; lead to increased central nervous system activity
tricyclic antidepressant; blocks serotonin and not norepinephrine
Which of the following best describes the response of members of the American Psychological Association to ethical issues in research?
They have just begun to address such issues.
They disclaim ethical concerns regarding research.
They have developed codes of ethics for research with human participants only.
They have developed codes of ethics for research with animal subjects only.
They have developed codes of ethics for research with both human participants and animal subjects.
Cognitive psychologists are most likely to study
the acquisition of knowledge, planning, and problem solving
how infants move from basic trust to autonomy
the conflicts of the conscious and the unconscious
the relationship of cephalocaudal and proximodistal development
The correlation between two measures obtained on a group of individuals is graphically represented as a
bar graph
normal distribution
histogram
scatterplot
An individual who drinks alcohol daily finds it necessary to drink increasing amounts to achieve the state of well-being attained in the past. This individual is showing
withdrawal symptoms
alcohol-induced psychosis
state-dependent learning
alcohol tolerance
Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in what deficit
speech
visual
motor
hearing
A researcher uses debriefing when he
uses deception in a study
has a study approved by the Institutional Review Board
has a study approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
explains the purpose of a study before the study begins
explains the true purpose of a study immediately after the study is complete
Dorothea Dix was known for
becoming the first woman to be appointed president of the American Psychological Association (APA)
becoming the first woman to be appointed president of the American Psychological Association (APA)
documenting the poor conditions of mental asylums, which eventually led to their reform
being the first person to ever be called a psychologist
