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AP Psychology- Unit 3 (Sensation and Perception)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sense helps maintain balance?

a)

Vestibular

b)

Kinesthetic

c)

Proprioception

d)

Audition

e)

Olfaction

2.

Almost half the birds in the tree outside Brian's window were brown and the rest were red, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates...

a)

proximity

b)

closure

c)

similarity

d)

connectedness

e)

disparity

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.

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

5.

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as...

a)

opponent process theory

b)

feature detector

c)

sensory interaction

d)

Weber's law

e)

absolute threshold

6.

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

7.

If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates...

a)

priming

b)

signal detection theory

c)

difference threshold

d)

absolute threshold

e)

Weber's law

8.

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

9.

What is the first part of the eye that light hits?

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

pupil

d)

retina

e)

iris

10.
The part of your eye that gives it its color.  It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
pupi
d)
iris
11.
Where does the optic nerve take the visual information?
a)
To the Thalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
b)
to the Hippocampus and then to the Occipital Lobe
c)
to the Hypothalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
d)
to the Cerebellum and then to the Occipital Lobe
12.

Diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as

a)

sensory accommodation.

b)

blindsight.

c)

sensory adaptation.

d)

transduction.

e)

equilibrium.

13.

Which of the following is a binocular cue for the perception of distance?

a)

relative size

b)

retinal disparity

c)

relative motion

d)

linear perspective

e)

visual cliff

14.

The convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as

a)

interposition.

b)

closure.

c)

relative height.

d)

linear perspective.

e)

continuity.

15.

While singing to you on your birthday, your friends leave off the very last word of the song, “Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear David, Happy birthday to….” Your tendency to mentally fill in the last word best reflects which of the following Gestalt principles of organization?

a)

continuity

b)

proximity

c)

connectedness

d)

closure

e)

figure and ground

16.
Sensation is?
a)
Process of neuronal activity traveling from our fingers to our brain.
b)
Process by which our sensory receptors take in stimulus energy from our environment.
c)
Process by which our brain organizes and interprets information
17.
Ellis turns around and around in a circle. When he stops, he feels like his head is still spinning. What is responsible for this sensation?
a)
Cochlea
b)
proprioceptors
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Organ of Corti
18.
What is it called when we construct perceptions based on experience and expectations?
a)
Sensation
b)
Selective attention
c)
Bottom-Up processing
d)
Top-Down processing
19.
Which one is NOT one of the 4 basic tastes?
a)
Spicy
b)
Sour
c)
Salty
d)
Bitter
20.
What is an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick seccession?
a)
relative motion
b)
depth perception
c)
binocular cues
d)
phi phenomenon
21.
What does this picture show?
a)
similarity
b)
closure
c)
figure ground
d)
Connectedness
22.
The eye’s “blind spot” is related to:
a)
light rays focusing too far in front of the retina.
b)
light rays focusing too far behind the retina.
c)
a cluster of cells around the fovea which contains cones, but no rods.
d)
an area without receptor cells where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
23.
Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?
a)
Auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea
b)
Eardrum, auditory canal, middle ear, cochlea
c)
Eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, auditory canal
d)
Auditory canal, middle ear, eardrum, cochlea
24.
Tamika hates the bitter taste of her cough syrup. Which of the following would she find most helpful in minimizing the syrup’s bad taste?
a)
Tasting something very sweet before taking the cough syrup
b)
Keeping the syrup in her mouth for several seconds before swallowing it
c)
Holding her nose while taking the cough syrup
d)
Gulping the cough syrup so that It misses her tongue
25.
information processing guided by your pre existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions.
a)
top down processing
b)
Bottom up processing
c)
parallel processing

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