PSY 121 Exam 2 Review
Sensation and perception: - Answer-are related but separate processes.
Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____ percent of the time. -
Answer-50
_____ states that "the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion despite variations
in intensity." - Answer-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: - Answer-Sensory adaptation
_____ are photoreceptors that allow us to see in very low light. - Answer-Rods
The "blind spot" is so called because it: - Answer-Neither rods nor cones
The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored in memory is
known as: - Answer-Storage
Sensation and perception: - Answer-are related but separate processes.
Stimuli that are presented at the absolute threshold will be detected _____ percent of the time. -
Answer-50
_____ states that "the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is a constant proportion despite variations
in intensity." - Answer-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: - Answer-Sensory adaptation
_____ are photoreceptors that allow us to see in very low light. - Answer-Rods
The "blind spot" is so called because it: - Answer-Neither rods nor cones
The process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored in memory is
known as: - Answer-Storage
