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APP Exam Unit 3 Review

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Question 1
1.

Olfactory receptor cells are essential for our sense of

Question 2
2.

Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________.

Question 3
3.

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate the importance of

Question 4
4.

An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire, whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention. This fact would be of greatest relevance to

Question 5
5.

When Jason briefly turned to summon the waiter, his wife quickly switched her glass of red wine with his glass of white wine. Jason's failure to notice that his chosen wine had been replaced best illustrates

Question 6
6.

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

Question 7
7.

While you are hiking in the mountains, a rattlesnake slithers across your trail. Which of the following triggers the “fight-or-flight” response, increasing your heart rate and blood pressure, as you run away?

Question 8
8.

A time lag between left and right auditory stimulation is important for accurately

Question 9
9.

The amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ________ of light.

Question 10
10.

As your teacher dims the lights to show a movie clip, you still perceive your friend's shirt as red. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Question 11
11.

According to the opponent-process theory, cells that are stimulated by exposure to ________ light are inhibited by exposure to ________ light.

Question 12
12.

Bipolar cells are located in the

Question 13
13.

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of

Question 14
14.

The convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as

Question 15
15.

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory

Question 16
16.

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?

Question 17
17.

Imagine your friend walking toward you in the hall at school. As your friend gets closer, the image cast on your retina

Question 18
18.

A gestalt is best described as a(n)

Question 19
19.

When looking at the hands of a clock showing 8 o'clock, certain brain cells in the visual cortex are more responsive than when the hands show 10 o'clock. This is most indicative of

Question 20
20.

A floating sea vessel is to the ocean water as ________ is to ________.

Question 21
21.

The retina is to the eye as the ________ is to the ear.

Question 22
22.

Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the

Question 23
23.

Joe Wilson, age 55, has been told by experts that a hearing aid would restore his lost sense of hearing. It is likely that Joe's hearing loss involves problems within the

Question 24
24.

In University of Utah driving-simulation experiments, students conversing on cell phones were slower to detect and respond to traffic signals. This best illustrates

Question 25
25.

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

Question 26
26.

The discovery that high-frequency sounds trigger large vibrations near the beginning of the basilar membrane supports the ________ theory.

Question 27
27.

Clinical psychologists specialize in

Question 28
28.

After learning that her new school friend had experienced several episodes of depression during junior high, Erin incorrectly perceived her friend's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of

Question 29
29.

Which theory suggests that large-fiber activity in the spinal cord can prevent pain signals from reaching the brain?

Question 30
30.

Movement of the hair cells along the basilar membrane

Question 31
31.

If an adult develops cataracts, his or her

Question 32
32.

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

Question 33
33.

The cochlea is a

Question 34
34.

When two adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession, we perceive a single light moving back and forth between them. This is called

Question 35
35.

The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called

Question 36
36.

Dr. Caleigh conducts basic research on the relationship between adults' language skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Caleigh is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Question 37
37.

Researchers have identified receptors for which of the following skin sensations?

Question 38
38.

After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illustrates

Question 39
39.

The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased by a(n)

Question 40
40.

Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

touch.
smell.
threshold; transduction
organization; accommodation
top-down processing.
perceptual adaptation.
frequency theory.
the Young-Helmholtz theory.
opponent-process theory.
figure-ground.
parallel processing.
sensory interaction.
sensory receptors.
cerebral cortex.
motor cortex
somatic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
recognizing rhythms.
detecting pitch.
hue
absolute threshold
perceptual set
color constancy
context effects
yellow; blue
blue; red
blind spot.
lens.
transduction.
sensory adaptation.
accommodation.
relative height.
continuity.
the size of the difference threshold is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus.
the optic nerve processes top-down stimuli.
the retina contains three kinds of color receptors.
proximity
connectedness
continuity
gets larger.
gets smaller.
stays exactly the same.
illusion.
perceptual set.
feature detection.
sensory interaction.
accommodation.
closure; continuity
lightness constancy; relative height
auditory canal
eardrum
lens.
iris.
basilar membrane.
auditory nerve.
inner ear.
the phi phenomenon.
gate-control theory.
place theory.
Weber's law.
the difference threshold.
feature detection.
Young-Helmholtz
opponent-process
providing drugs to treat behavioral disorders.
animal research.
the phi phenomenon.
opponent-process theory.
perceptual set.
gate-control theory
signal detection theory
initiates transduction and the transmission of neural messages to the auditory cortex.
produces large-fiber activity in the spinal cord that closes the “gate” so we don't feel pain
stimulates the taste receptor cells and helps us to distinguish between different taste sensations.
absolute threshold for light is likely to decrease.
difference threshold for light is likely to remain unchanged.
absolute threshold for light is likely to increase.
visual cliff
retinal disparity
fluid-filled tube that provides a sense of body movement.
specific area of the auditory cortex.
fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.
a context effect.
perceptual adaptation.
the phi phenomenon.
synapses.
hormones.
clinical
industrial-organizational
cognitive
pain
hot
transduction.
Weber's law.
the volley principle.
synaptic vesicle.
pituitary gland.
feature detectors
occipital cells