Psychology Quiz 6-A

After hearing rumors about the outbreak of an infectious disease, Alyosha began to perceive his normal aches and pains as disease-related symptoms. His reaction best illustrates the impact of

Giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulio's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates

Experiments evaluating the impact of subliminal self-help recordings for improving memory indicated that they

A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a

The pupil is the

Brightness is to intensity as hue is to

To those throwing a very heavy rather than a light object at a target, the target is likely to be perceived as

The axons of ganglion cells converge to form

People's response to subliminal priming indicates that

Patients who have negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure may experience increased postoperative pain. This best illustrates the importance of

Three steps that are basic to all sensory systems include the ________ of information to the brain.

In experiments, an image is quickly flashed and then replaced by a masking stimulus that inhibits conscious perception of the original image. In these experiments, the researchers are studying the effects of

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

The organizational rules identified by Gestalt psychologists illustrate that

The perception of the letter "t" as two intersecting lines rather than as four nonintersecting lines illustrates the principle of

The monocular depth cue in which an object blocking another object is perceived as closer is

The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates

Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light, others to green light, and still others to blue light is most directly supportive of

According to the opponent-process theory, cells that are turned "on" by

Early in the twentieth-century, a group of German psychologists noticed that people tend to organize a cluster of sensations into a(n)

Jennifer can tune her guitar more effectively than Maria because Jennifer is better at detecting whether specific strings are playing too sharp or too flat. With respect to tone sensitivity, Maria apparently has a ________ threshold than does Jennifer.

The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to

When Rick learned that many students had received a failing grade on the midterm exam, he was no longer disappointed by his C grade. His experience best illustrates the importance of

Which of the following strategies best illustrates the use of subliminal stimulation?

The feature detectors identified by Hubel and Weisel consist of

The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.

Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light?

Priming refers to the activation of certain

Which theory predicts when we will first notice a faint stimulus presented amid competing background stimulation?

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the

If a partially deaf person's hearing ability ________, his or her absolute threshold for sound ________

The sequentially flashing Christmas tree lights appeared to generate pulsating waves of motion. This best illustrates

Infants who were exposed to the visual cliff

The phi phenomenon refers to

The perceptual tendency to fill in gaps in order to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object is called

Figure is to ground as ________ is to ________.

People with color-deficient vision for red and green may still see yellow. This is most easily explained by

An area of the brain dedicated to the specialized task of recognizing faces is located in the right ________ lobe.

Visual information is processed by

Which of the following is the correct order in which the retina's neural layers process visual stimulation?

If you stared at a house as you walked down a street, the trees in front of the house would appear to be moving

As the farmer looked across her field, the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance. This provided her with a distance cue known as

Retinal disparity is an important cue for

The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.

Stereotypes are mental conceptions that can strongly influence the way we interpret the behaviors of individuals belonging to specific racial or ethnic groups. A stereotype is most similar to a

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn't recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrates the importance of

Visual perceptions of objects often change when the objects are viewed in different surroundings. This best illustrates

A subliminal message is one that is presented

A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with

Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tried to fall asleep?

The study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them is called

Opponent-process cells have been located in the

Our shifting perceptions of a Necker cube best illustrate the importance of

Simultaneously analyzing distinct subunits of information received by different areas of the brain is known as

When we are exposed to the narrow band of wavelengths visible to the human eye, we see a red object as red because it rejects waves of

The tendency to perceive a moving light in the night sky as belonging to an airplane rather than a weather balloon best illustrates the impact of

Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to ________ as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to ________.

During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's

Perception is the process by which

The steadily increasing size of the retinal image of an approaching object is especially important for perceiving the object's

Retinal disparity refers to the

Rods are

Humans experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color ________ and the shortest visible waves as ________.

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the

Ewald Hering found a clue to the mystery of color vision in

People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of

The quick succession of briefly flashed images in a motion picture produces

Relative height is a cue involving our perception of objects higher in our field of vision as

Nociceptors trigger neural impulses in response to a sprain or a burn. This illustrates

The axons of ganglion cells converge to form

Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

A gestalt is best described as a(n)

The horizon Moon appears to shrink in size if it is viewed through a narrow tube that eliminates the perception of distance cues. This best illustrates the importance of

Subliminally presented stimuli

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

After a photo of nude man or woman was flashed and immediately masked before being perceived, people's attention was unconsciously drawn to images in a way that reflected their

When most people stare first at a blue circle and then shift their eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the circle appears

As the airplane descended for a landing, the pilot saw several beautiful islands that appeared to float in a vast expanse of blue ocean water. In this instance, the ocean is a

After learning that her new college roommate had experienced several episodes of depression during her high school years, Erin incorrectly perceived her roommate's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as

When hearing the words "eel is on the wagon," you would likely perceive the first word as "wheel." Given "eel is on the orange," you would likely perceive the first word as "peel." This context effect best illustrates the organizational principle of