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WorksheetsAP Sensation and Perception Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
While attending a concert, Anthony finds that he can clearly recognize the melody coming from the lead violin above all the other instruments playing in the orchestra, even though the other instruments may be louder. Gestalt psychologists would explain Anthony’s ability using the principle of
a)
figure-ground
b)
closure
c)
simplicity
d)
constancy
e)
proximity
2.
Eleanor Gibson and her colleagues have used the visual cliff to measure an infant's ability to perceive
a)
patterns
b)
depth
c)
size constancy
d)
shape constancy
e)
different hues
3.
The tendency of most people to identify a three-sided figure as a triangle, even when one of its sides is incomplete, is the result of a perceptual process known as
a)
closure
b)
proximity
c)
similarity
d)
feature analysis
e)
shape constancy
4.
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
a)
sound localization ability
b)
dichotic listening ability
c)
difference threshold
d)
echoic memory
e)
attention span
5.
People listening to rock music played backward often perceive an evil message if specifically told what to listen for. That phenomenon best illustrates
a)
parapsychology
b)
complementary afterimages
c)
perceptual constancy
d)
perceptual adaptation
e)
top-down processing
6.
A person with sight in only one eye lacks which of the following visual cues for seeing in depth?
a)
Retinal disparity
b)
Linear perspective
c)
Motion parallax
d)
Relative size
e)
Texture gradient
7.
The intensity at which a sound becomes audible for a given individual is known as the individual's
a)
contrast sensitivity
b)
absolute threshold
c)
response threshold
d)
critical frequency
e)
just noticeable difference (difference threshold)
8.
Which of the following is the best example of the opponent process theory?
a)
Fred stares at a green book for a minute, and then when he looks at a white page, he sees the color red.
b)
The more time Stanley spends in the dark, the better he can see in the dark.
c)
Esther can see all the colors of the leaves during the autumn
d)
When it gets brighter outside, Tyronne's pupils dilate
e)
Frances’s irises are a different color than Wendy’s irises.
9.
The place in the retina where the optic nerve exits to the brain is called the
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
fovea
d)
blind spot
e)
aqueous humor
10.
Which of the following explains transduction?
a)
The process by which sensory stimuli are converted into neural signals
b)
The degree of stimulation needed for a signal to be detected 50 percent of the time
c)
The difference in signal strength needed for that difference to be detected
d)
The process by which a person's eyes adapt to the dark
e)
The process by which a false negative is identified
11.
Visual acuity is best in the
a)
lens
b)
iris
c)
pupil
d)
fovea
e)
cornea
12.
As you watch a friend walk away from you, your retinal image of your friend gets smaller. Despite this, you do not perceive him to be shrinking. This is an example of
a)
motion parallax
b)
retinal disparity
c)
size constancy
d)
continuity
e)
common fate
13.
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
a)
stroboscopic movement
b)
the phi phenomenon
c)
autokinetic motion
d)
binocular vision
e)
induced displacement
14.
The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its
a)
loudness
b)
timbre
c)
amplitude
d)
complexity
e)
frequency
15.
The coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the auditory receptors is called the
a)
semicircular canal
b)
ossicle
c)
pinna
d)
cochlea
e)
oval window
16.
The general function of the bones in the middle ear is to
a)
convert the incoming sound from pounds per square inch to decibels
b)
protect the cochlea
c)
regulate change in the air pressure of the inner ear
d)
transfer sound information from the tympanic membrane to the oval window
e)
provide information to the vestibular system
17.
Gustatory (taste) receptors are sensitive to all of the following taste qualities EXCEPT
a)
bitter
b)
sweet
c)
salty
d)
spicy
e)
sour
18.
The thalamus processes information for all of the following senses EXCEPT
a)
smell
b)
hearing
c)
taste
d)
vision
e)
touch
19.
Balance is influenced by the
a)
cochlea
b)
basilar membrane
c)
eardrum
d)
auditory nerve
e)
semicircular canals
20.
Weber's Law determines
a)
absolute threshold
b)
focal length of the eye
c)
level of subliminal messages
d)
amplitude of sound waves
e)
just-noticeable difference (difference threshold)
21.
Gate-control theory refers to
a)
which sensory impulses are transmitted first from each sense.
b)
which pain messages are perceived.
c)
interfering sound waves, causing some waves to be undetected.
d)
the gate at the optic chiasm controlling the destination hemisphere for visual information from each eye.
e)
how our minds choose to use either bottom-up or top-down processing.
22.
Color blindness and color afterimages are best explained by what theory of color vision?
a)
trichromatic theory
b)
visible hue theory
c)
opponent-process theory
d)
dichromatic theory
e)
binocular disparity theory
23.
The reversible figure above illustrates the Gestalt organizing principle of
a)
proximity
b)
figure-ground
c)
closure
d)
common fate
e)
simplicity
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