PSY 121 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Sensation and perception: - Answers - are related but separate processes.
Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____ percent of
the time. - Answers - 50
_____ states that "the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion
despite variations in intensity." - Answers - Weber's Law
If you forget to take out the trash for two weeks, it will probably stink. After thirty minutes
of being around it, you don't notice the smell. This is an example of: - Answers -
Sensory adaptation
_____ are photoreceptors that allow us to see in very low light. - Answers - Rods
The "blind spot" is so called because it: - Answers - Neither rods nor cones
The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and
stored in memory is known as: - Answers - Storage
Jessica is trying to remember all 26 definitions in her chemistry booklet 2 minutes
before the exam. She seems to think that she can just store all 26 of these definitions in
her short-term memory. If she understood the limits of memory, she would realize that
her short-term memory is able to recall approximately _____ of the definitions. -
Answers - 7
Kelly is at a local bar having a drink. A young man starts flirting with her and
approaches her. Kelly decides to tell him her number. He repeats the series of digits in
his head over and over again until he has a chance to write it down. This process is
known as: - Answers - Rehearsal
If Reginald drinks a lot of coffee while studying for an exam, state-dependent retrieval
would suggest that he would do BEST on the exam if he _____ right before the exam. -
Answers - Drinks a lot of coffee.
"When confronted with two or more possible interpretations of an object's shape, we
tend to select the most likely interpretation." This is a statement of which Gestalt rule? -
Answers - Simplicity
The neural signal sent from the auditory nerve to the brain is initiated by
neurotransmitter release from the: - Answers - Hair cells
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Sensation and perception: - Answers - are related but separate processes.
Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____ percent of
the time. - Answers - 50
_____ states that "the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion
despite variations in intensity." - Answers - Weber's Law
If you forget to take out the trash for two weeks, it will probably stink. After thirty minutes
of being around it, you don't notice the smell. This is an example of: - Answers -
Sensory adaptation
_____ are photoreceptors that allow us to see in very low light. - Answers - Rods
The "blind spot" is so called because it: - Answers - Neither rods nor cones
The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and
stored in memory is known as: - Answers - Storage
Jessica is trying to remember all 26 definitions in her chemistry booklet 2 minutes
before the exam. She seems to think that she can just store all 26 of these definitions in
her short-term memory. If she understood the limits of memory, she would realize that
her short-term memory is able to recall approximately _____ of the definitions. -
Answers - 7
Kelly is at a local bar having a drink. A young man starts flirting with her and
approaches her. Kelly decides to tell him her number. He repeats the series of digits in
his head over and over again until he has a chance to write it down. This process is
known as: - Answers - Rehearsal
If Reginald drinks a lot of coffee while studying for an exam, state-dependent retrieval
would suggest that he would do BEST on the exam if he _____ right before the exam. -
Answers - Drinks a lot of coffee.
"When confronted with two or more possible interpretations of an object's shape, we
tend to select the most likely interpretation." This is a statement of which Gestalt rule? -
Answers - Simplicity
The neural signal sent from the auditory nerve to the brain is initiated by
neurotransmitter release from the: - Answers - Hair cells
