AP Psych Unit 4 Test Bank Question
(Set 1) Graded 100%
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
a. sensation
b. top-down processing
c. perception
d. selective attention
e. psychophysicsANSWERS-a
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
a. sensation
b. bottom-up processing
c. perception
d. selective attention
e. psychophysicsANSWERS-c
The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies through the nervous
system is called
a. priming
b. synesthesia
c. accommodation
d. sensation
e. perceptionANSWERS-d
The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called
a. signal detection
b. priming
c. synesthesia
d. accommodation
e. sensationANSWERS-e
The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to
recognize meaningful objects and events is called
a. sensory adaptation
b. parallel processing
c. sensation
d. perception
e. accommodationANSWERS-d
,Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase
their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of
a. transduction
b. accommodation
c. sensory adaptation
d. difference thresholds
e. top-down processingANSWERS-e
The effects of prior experience and current expectations on perception best illustrates
the importance of
a. accommodation
b. transduction
c. sensory thresholds
d. top-down processing
e. sensationANSWERS-d
Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the
a. optic nerve
b. sensory receptors
c. cerebral cortex
d. feature detectors
e. occipital lobeANSWERS-b
The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called
a. gestalt
b. change blindness
c. frequency
d. the cocktail party effect
e. sensory interactionANSWERS-d
In University of Utah driving-simulation experiences, students conversing on cell phones
were slower to detect and respond to traffic signals. This best illustrates
a. retinal disparity
b. the phi phenomenon
c. gate-control theory
d. place theory
e. selective attentionANSWERS-e
Ohio State University pedestrians were more likely to cross streets unsafely if they were
talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of
a. place theory
b. gate-control theory
c. selective attention
d. the phi phenomenon
e. retinal disparityANSWERS-c
, In one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a
basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering across the
screen. This illustrates
a. opponent-process theory
b. inattentional blindness
c. blind spot
d. visual cliff
e. figure-groundANSWERS-b
The process by which our sensory systems convert stimulus energies into neural
messages is called
a. priming
b. sensory adaptation
c. transduction
d. parallel processing
e. sensory interactionANSWERS-c
The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of
the time is called the
a. adaptation threshold
b. difference threshold
c. subliminal threshold
d. absolute threshold
e. change thresholdANSWERS-d
Which theory emphasizes that personal expectations and motivations influence the level
of absolute thresholds?
a. signal detection theory
b. frequent theory
c. opponent-process theory
d. place theory
e. bottom-up theoryANSWERS-a
Which theory can best explain why people respond differently to the same stimuli?
a. signal detection theory
b. frequency theory
c. opponent-process theory
d. the Young-Helmholtz theory
e. bottom-up theoryANSWERS-a
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
a. the Young-Helmholtz theory
b. opponent-process theory
c. signal detection theory
(Set 1) Graded 100%
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
a. sensation
b. top-down processing
c. perception
d. selective attention
e. psychophysicsANSWERS-a
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
a. sensation
b. bottom-up processing
c. perception
d. selective attention
e. psychophysicsANSWERS-c
The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies through the nervous
system is called
a. priming
b. synesthesia
c. accommodation
d. sensation
e. perceptionANSWERS-d
The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called
a. signal detection
b. priming
c. synesthesia
d. accommodation
e. sensationANSWERS-e
The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to
recognize meaningful objects and events is called
a. sensory adaptation
b. parallel processing
c. sensation
d. perception
e. accommodationANSWERS-d
,Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase
their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of
a. transduction
b. accommodation
c. sensory adaptation
d. difference thresholds
e. top-down processingANSWERS-e
The effects of prior experience and current expectations on perception best illustrates
the importance of
a. accommodation
b. transduction
c. sensory thresholds
d. top-down processing
e. sensationANSWERS-d
Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the
a. optic nerve
b. sensory receptors
c. cerebral cortex
d. feature detectors
e. occipital lobeANSWERS-b
The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called
a. gestalt
b. change blindness
c. frequency
d. the cocktail party effect
e. sensory interactionANSWERS-d
In University of Utah driving-simulation experiences, students conversing on cell phones
were slower to detect and respond to traffic signals. This best illustrates
a. retinal disparity
b. the phi phenomenon
c. gate-control theory
d. place theory
e. selective attentionANSWERS-e
Ohio State University pedestrians were more likely to cross streets unsafely if they were
talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of
a. place theory
b. gate-control theory
c. selective attention
d. the phi phenomenon
e. retinal disparityANSWERS-c
, In one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a
basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering across the
screen. This illustrates
a. opponent-process theory
b. inattentional blindness
c. blind spot
d. visual cliff
e. figure-groundANSWERS-b
The process by which our sensory systems convert stimulus energies into neural
messages is called
a. priming
b. sensory adaptation
c. transduction
d. parallel processing
e. sensory interactionANSWERS-c
The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of
the time is called the
a. adaptation threshold
b. difference threshold
c. subliminal threshold
d. absolute threshold
e. change thresholdANSWERS-d
Which theory emphasizes that personal expectations and motivations influence the level
of absolute thresholds?
a. signal detection theory
b. frequent theory
c. opponent-process theory
d. place theory
e. bottom-up theoryANSWERS-a
Which theory can best explain why people respond differently to the same stimuli?
a. signal detection theory
b. frequency theory
c. opponent-process theory
d. the Young-Helmholtz theory
e. bottom-up theoryANSWERS-a
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
a. the Young-Helmholtz theory
b. opponent-process theory
c. signal detection theory
