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WorksheetsUnit 3 Exam (Sensation, Perception & Consciousness)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 49mins
Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________.
a. vision, olfaction
b. conscious, unconscious
c. awareness, interpretation
d. taste, vision
When a person enters a dark room their pupils ________ to allow more light to enter their eyes.
a. constrict
b. curve
c. dilate
d. a or c
The optic nerve carries information to:
a. the retina then the cortex
b. the retina then the thalamus
c. the thalamus then the cortex
d. the cornea then the retina
Where would you find tastebuds?
a. on the tongue
b. on the walls of the mouth
c. at the back of the throat
d. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven senses?
a. vestibular
b. transduction
c. olfaction
d. taste
Which of the following is a gestalt principle?
a. intensity
b. density
c. proximity
d. frequency
People are more likely to notice a 50 cent increase in the price of a candy bar than they are to notice a 50 cent increase in the price of an iPad.
This illustrates: a. the absolute threshold
b. Weber’s law
c. signal detection
d. opponent processes
What is another term for difference threshold?
a. absolute threshold
b. difference adaptation
c. just noticeable difference
d. sensory differentiation
Your sense of whole body balance and equilibrium (governed mostly in the semicircular canals in the inner ear, but also in the Cerebellum, in the oldest part of the brain)
Vestibular
Kinetic
Transduction
Obstalmolgic
Your sense of body part position and movement (the receptors for this are all over the skin)
Kinethic
Vestibular
Kinesthetic
Weber's Law
Your ability to focus on a TV show while ignoring the noise of your partner nagging about supper illustrates:
a. synesthesia
b. selective attention
c. sensory attention
d. sensory adaptation
The fact that you may notice a disgusting smell when you first walk into a room but stop noticing it if you stay in the room for a while illustrates:
a. synesthesia
b. selective attention
c. sensory attention
d. sensory adaptation
________ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time.
a. absolute threshold
b. difference threshold
c. just noticeable difference
d. transduction
Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as ________.
a. transduction
b. difference threshold
c. sensory adaptation
d. inattentional blindness
________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.
a. sensation
b. perception
c. transduction
d. sensory adaptation
According to the law of ________, we are more likely to perceive smoothly flowing lines rather than choppy or jagged lines.
a. closure
b. good continuation
c. proximity
d. similarity
Please generate a novel example of how just noticeable difference can change as a function of stimulus intensity.
Do you think women experience pain differently than men? Why do you think this is?
Take a look at the following figure. How might you influence whether people see a duck or a rabbit?
If you had to choose to lose either your vision or your hearing, which would you choose and why?
What is top-down processing?
information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations.
refers to the fact that perceptions are built from sensory input.
When things appear to be similar to each other, we group them together.
the assumption of an object based on the familiarity of the object pertaining to shape, size, and color, disregarding the depth or location of the person.
What is bottom-up processing?
information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations.
refers to the fact that perceptions are built from sensory input.
When things appear to be similar to each other, we group them together.
the assumption of an object based on the familiarity of the object pertaining to shape, size, and color, disregarding the depth or location of the person.
This personality type tries to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.
a. Selfie
b. Id
c. Superego
d. Ego
The "Id" is defined as which part of your human personality?
a. Based on morals and judgments about right and wrong
b. Meeting basic needs
c. Dealing with reality
D. Needing to look good
Sarah knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught. What is this an example of?
a. Superego
b. Ego
c. Dishonesty
d. Id
Who developed a psychoanalytic personality theory which involved the id, ego and superego?
a. B.F. Skinner
b. Erik Erikson
c. Sigmund Freud
d. William Golding
Even though Michael needed money, he decided not to steal the money from the cash register because he didn’t want to get in trouble. What is this an example of?
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Superego
Latent
The id,ego and superego can be seen as part of which hierarchy of needs?
a. Erikson's
b. Piaget's
c. Maslow's
d. Binet's
What specialty did Freud create?
a. Health Psychology
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Research Psychology
d. Clinical Psychology
If the id gives a demand to the ego and it gives in, then the superego will make the person feel guilty.
True
False
If the superego says no, the id will keep begging until the ego takes the id's side.
True
False
The id “adults” the superego, the superego acts like a “child”, and the ego fixes the whole situation.
True
False
___________refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments.
a. Consiousness
b. Latent personality
c. Unconsciousness
d. Manifest personality
This illustration relates to which of the following theories?
a. Marlow's Herachy of Needs
b. Psychoanalytic
c. Consciousness
d. Manifest & Latent Content
The id, according to Freud, is the most selfish part of our mind. Provide an example of your own personal experience where your Id has been highly activated.
Freud said that “The ego represents what may be called reason and common sense”. Provide an example of ego in your personal life.
According to Freud, “The Super-ego can be thought of as a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt” Provide an example of superego in your personal life.
Whos is your AP-Psychology teacher?
a. Ms.Ramirez
b. Ms. Ovalles
c. Ms.Guzman
d. Ms. Cedano
How did you prepare for this test?
Draw how you feel right now.
