AP Psych: Unit 4: Sensation & Perception

If you burn your finger, _______ transmit pain-triggering signals to your CNS

Depth perception that uses information transmitted to only one eye depends on

W/ eyes closed & nose plugged, Ben was unable to distinguish apples & raw potato slices!

Receptor cells for kinesthesis are located in the

The perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called

Lu lost sight in his left eye, in which situations would Lu NOT be able to judge depth?

Which basic taste attracts us to protein-rich foods?

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

The process which our sensory systems convert stimulus energies into neural messages is called

The rupture of the eardrum can lead to

40% of people focused on repeating a list of words FAILED to notice the person speaking changed

Intensity is to brightness as wavelength is to

Which of the following is the correct order of structures light passes through in the eye?

Which of the following senses is best described as a chemical sense?

Jen's horse looks as black in the sun as it does in the dim light of the stable, illustrating

On a dark, clear night, most of us would see a candle flame 30 miles away. Best illustrating...

Negative expectations about the outcome of a surgery can increase your experience of pain

When given a placebo said to relieve pain, we are likely to be soothed by brain's release of

Children preferred (the same) french fries served in a McDonald's bag by a 6-1 margin

The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the

After he lost his left hand in an accident, Jack continued to have pain in his nonexistent hand

Stan was born w/ cataracts that were not surgically removed until he was 3.He is most likely to

Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________.

A gestalt is best described as a(n)

Which factor appears to be important for the development of depth perception in infancy?

Theory that states retina contains 3 receptors, 1 sensitive to red, 1 to green, and 1 to blue

If the JND for a 100 lb weight is 1 lb, the just noticeable difference for an 800 lb. weight is

Exhausted mom notices faint whimper from her baby & fails notice stronger less important sounds

Theory suggests that large fiber activity can prevent pain signals from reaching the brain?

You enter a VERY loud party, 15 min later you fail to notice how loud the music is blasting

The olfactory bulb is directly connected w/ the limbic system, explaining why smells are

Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light?

The human ability to speedily recognize familiar objects best illustrates the value of

Because you were on your snapchat & twitter, you didn't hear anything your mom was telling you