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Psychology Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

analysis of the stimulus begins with the sense receptors and works up to the level of the brain

a)

signal detection theory

b)

top down processing

c)

monocular cues

d)

bottoms up processing

2.

Reasons why signal detection theory can be affected:

a)

retinal desparity

b)

color of your shoes

c)

level of fatigue

d)

expectation

3.

Which one of those is NOT a gestalt theories

a)

proximity

b)

intensity

c)

closure

4.

which of these is NOT apart of the eye?

a)

cerebellum

b)

fovea

c)

anvil

d)

cornea

5.

Match the following

a)

proximity

1.

objects that are close together

b)

similarity

2.

objects that are similar in appearance

c)

continuity

3.

objects that from a continuous form

d)

closure

4.

top down processing, fill in the gaps

6.

theory that sensory receptors come in pairs ex. Red/green

(a)  

7.

In the optic nerve these things help you see..

a)

rods: color

b)

rods: black and white

c)

cones: black and white

d)

cones: colors

8.

A theory when your focus is on one thing while there is a lot of triggers to your senses is called

(a)  

9.

Mark the Fovea and the Lens

10.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?  
a)
Sweet
b)
Sour
c)
Bitter
d)
Warmth
11.
A principle that states, for any change in a stimulus to be detected, a constant proportion of that stimulus must be added or subtracted.  
a)
Gate-Control Theory
b)
Weber's Law
c)
Difference Threshold
d)
Multiple constant 
12.
When a stimulus activates a receptor.  
a)
Senstaion
b)
Perception
c)
Recognition
d)
Response system
13.
The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.  
a)
Differnce threshold
b)
Absolute threshold
c)
Gate threshold
d)
Subliminal message
14.
Alice is eating a piece of fruit. After a while, she notices that the fruit tastes less sweet and tangy than it did when she first bit into it. Alice is experiencing ____.
a)
habituation
b)
accommodation
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
15.
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time is called
a)
absolute threshold
b)
difference threshold
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
16.

Which lobe contains the visual cortex?

a)

Temporal

b)

Occipital

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

17.
When a neuron fires, it fires in a(n) __________ fashion
a)
rapid fire
b)
all or nothing
c)
partial 
d)
accidental patterned
18.
Fears are learned and can be unlearned.
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Social-cultural perspective
c)
Psychodynamic perspective
d)
Humanistic perspective
19.

Gestalt means

a)

unified whole

b)

fractured whole

c)

imagery perception

d)

cognitive perception

20.

Correlation Coefficient

a)

A number that represents the strength and direction of a relationship existing between two variables

b)

Referring to differences in data sets that are larger than chance variation would predict

21.

Which subspecialty in psychology focuses on the cognitive differences between a 6-year-old and a 12-year-old?

a)

neuropsychologist

b)

social

c)

developmental

d)

forensic