AP Review - Sensation & Perception and States of Consciousness

Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla most likely suffers from

A person whose EEG shows a high proportion of alpha waves is most likely

Which theory best explains the perception of high pitch sounds?

What is the term for outside energy being converted into neural impulses?

The McGurk effect best illustrates

Black/white vision with sensitivity in low illumination, best describes

The greatest density of cones exists in which part of the eye?

Receptor cells for kinesthesis  are located in the

The principle that 2 stimuli must differ by a constant proportion to detect the difference is

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called

Drugs such as alcohol & opiates that calm neural activity & slow body functions are called

The cluster of brain cells that control the circadian rhythm is the 

A person who falls asleep in the midst of a heated argument probably suffers from

Circadian rhythm refers to 

The term for the perception of movement due to the successive blinking of adjacent lights is

Sue tastes earwax everytime she hears the number 4. She likely has 

The ability to detect 1 gram of table salt in 500 liters of water is an example of:

The divided consciousness theory of hypnosis states that hypnosis involves

Which sleep disorder is characterized by repeated, sudden stoppages of breathing during sleep?

What is the tendency for REM sleep to increase following sleep deprivation?

Which theory emphasizes that expectation and motivation influence absolute thresholds?

Morphine & heroin are 

According to Freud, the personally threatening & censored meaning of a dream is its

Olfactory cells are the receptors for what sense?

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ____________content. 

The visual cliff was designed to study

A car drives away & it projects a smaller image the retina. You know it is the same size due to

Railroad tracks appear to come together in the distance. This is called

The discomfort & distress that follows discontinued use of certain drugs is called

Which of the following is not a monocular depth cue?

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

During which stage of sleep do we experience increased heart rate & rapid breathing?

The rhythmic burst of brain activity that occur during Stage 2 sleep are called

REM sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep because

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

Hypnosis has been found useful in the treatment of

The sensations of falling or floating are most likely to occur during which stage of sleep?

The three small bones of the inner ear are called what?

The function of the lens is to....

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is 

An afterimage can best be defined as...

Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to result in

Which of the following occupations relies heavily on kinesthetic and vestibular senses?

Young-Helmholz argued we can mix which three colors to perceive virtually any hue?

Which color is likely to have the longest wavelength?

Those who believe hypnosis is a social phenomenon argue that hypnotized individuals are

The final step required to convert vibrations into sound sensations takes place in....

Rules for organizing stimuli into groups were first identified by

If you move your watch up your wrist, you will feel it only for a few moments. This illustrates

What is Hilgard's term for the part of a hypnotized subject that is sensitive to stimuli

LSD is most likely to produce

The hormone most closely related to one's sleep pattern is 

A therapist told Ed that after hypnosis he would feel sick when he reached for a cig. Term?

The name of the transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is...

The pituitary gland is most likely to release a growth hormone during

The binocular depth cue that turns the eyes inward to focus on approaching objects is called

The theory of color that best explains color afterimage is...

The biological clock that helps us adjust our functioning from day to night is referred to as 

The basic experience of the stimulation of the body's senses is called: