AP Psychology Sensation and Perception

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The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called

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perception.

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The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called

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sensation

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Trying to see a hidden representational image in a piece of abstract art by looking carefully at each element in the picture and trying to form an image employs which kind of perceptual process?

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bottom-up processing

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Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates

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selective attention.

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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 illustrated

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inattentional blindness.

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Although Manuel was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Apparently, Manuel has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his parents have.

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absolute threshold

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Which theory emphasizes that personal expectations and motivations influence the level of absolute thresholds? Options: signal detection theory, frequency theory, opponent-process theory, place theory

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signal detection theory

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Audiotapes of soothing ocean sounds accompanied by faint and imperceptible verbal messages designed to increase a desire to lose weight best illustrate

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subliminal stimulation.

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Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of: absolute thresholds, difference thresholds, sensory interaction, parallel processing.

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difference thresholds.

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The amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ________ of light.

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brightness