Unit 3 Psychology AP Test Study Set
2023
"Think about what your brain and body are doing right now: somehow these letters are getting from the
page into your brain [1], and you are comprehending that the letters make words that make sense. [2]
While you are reading, you might feel cold, or notice that your shoes are too tight [3], and somehow all
those messages from the outside world are getting into your brain [4] so that you can deal with the
world."
Look at the part of the excerpt marked with the number [4]. All the sensations described in the excerpt
marked pass through which of the following brain structures before being sent to their final locations in
the brain? - ANSWER-Thalamus
What causes the "blind spot" in the eye - ANSWER-The place where the optic nerve attaches in the
retina of each eye doesn't contain rods or cones; this is the blind spot in each eye.
You are at a party with your friend Rachel. The DJ is playing music you don't really like, and she's playing
it very loudly. Rachel shouts to you, "I THINK SHE IS ACTUALLY PLAYING THIS SONG LOUDER THAN THE
LAST ONE!" You shout back, "HOW CAN YOU ACTUALLY TELL?" Which sensation principle determines
whether or not Rachel might actually be able to tell whether this song is louder than the last one?. -
ANSWER-Difference threshold
Farouk insists that by intense mental concentration he can actually influence the mechanically generated
outcomes of slot machines. Farouk is most specifically claiming to possess the power of - ANSWER-
psychokinesis
The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is
known as - ANSWER-Weber's Law
Which of the following is the best definition of difference threshold? - ANSWER-How much a sensation
needs to change in order for us to detect that change.
, Current research suggests that - ANSWER-both the trichromatic and opponent-process theories are valid
in explaining color vision
As the brain receives information about the lines, angles, and edges of objects in the environment,
higher-level cells process and interpret the information to consciously recognize objects. This process
best illustrates - ANSWER-Perception
As you look at an apple, its reflected light travels to the eye. The rods and cones absorb the light and
help transmit the information to the brain. This process best illustrates - ANSWER-sensation
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. -
ANSWER-Change blindness
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to - ANSWER-The vestibular sense
The following statement is an example of which term?
" That bird in the tree made noise, and those sound waves traveled through the air and into my ear,
where the sound waves moved neural cells in the cochlea." - ANSWER-Trichromatic theory
Which two psychologists helped establish how the brain physiologically reacts to visual stimuli? -
ANSWER-Huber and Wiesel
While a man provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by
passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was
replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates - ANSWER-change blindness.
Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the - ANSWER-iris
The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called - ANSWER-cocktail party effect
2023
"Think about what your brain and body are doing right now: somehow these letters are getting from the
page into your brain [1], and you are comprehending that the letters make words that make sense. [2]
While you are reading, you might feel cold, or notice that your shoes are too tight [3], and somehow all
those messages from the outside world are getting into your brain [4] so that you can deal with the
world."
Look at the part of the excerpt marked with the number [4]. All the sensations described in the excerpt
marked pass through which of the following brain structures before being sent to their final locations in
the brain? - ANSWER-Thalamus
What causes the "blind spot" in the eye - ANSWER-The place where the optic nerve attaches in the
retina of each eye doesn't contain rods or cones; this is the blind spot in each eye.
You are at a party with your friend Rachel. The DJ is playing music you don't really like, and she's playing
it very loudly. Rachel shouts to you, "I THINK SHE IS ACTUALLY PLAYING THIS SONG LOUDER THAN THE
LAST ONE!" You shout back, "HOW CAN YOU ACTUALLY TELL?" Which sensation principle determines
whether or not Rachel might actually be able to tell whether this song is louder than the last one?. -
ANSWER-Difference threshold
Farouk insists that by intense mental concentration he can actually influence the mechanically generated
outcomes of slot machines. Farouk is most specifically claiming to possess the power of - ANSWER-
psychokinesis
The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is
known as - ANSWER-Weber's Law
Which of the following is the best definition of difference threshold? - ANSWER-How much a sensation
needs to change in order for us to detect that change.
, Current research suggests that - ANSWER-both the trichromatic and opponent-process theories are valid
in explaining color vision
As the brain receives information about the lines, angles, and edges of objects in the environment,
higher-level cells process and interpret the information to consciously recognize objects. This process
best illustrates - ANSWER-Perception
As you look at an apple, its reflected light travels to the eye. The rods and cones absorb the light and
help transmit the information to the brain. This process best illustrates - ANSWER-sensation
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. -
ANSWER-Change blindness
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to - ANSWER-The vestibular sense
The following statement is an example of which term?
" That bird in the tree made noise, and those sound waves traveled through the air and into my ear,
where the sound waves moved neural cells in the cochlea." - ANSWER-Trichromatic theory
Which two psychologists helped establish how the brain physiologically reacts to visual stimuli? -
ANSWER-Huber and Wiesel
While a man provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by
passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was
replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates - ANSWER-change blindness.
Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the - ANSWER-iris
The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called - ANSWER-cocktail party effect
