AP Psychology UNIT 3 Practice Test 2024 (Sensation and Perception)

Neural impulses go directly to the cortex without passing through the thalamus from receptors in the

On its way to the cones and rods of the eye (in order), light passes through the

When food supplies may be unsafe, which of the following would have an adaptive advantage over most other people?

I. Supertasters
II. Average Tasters
III. Nontasters

Of the following, which bend incoming light rays to focus an image on the retina?

I. cornea
II. iris
III. lens

Mechanical energy of vibrations is transduced to the electrochemical energy of neural impulses at the

Which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between culture and perception?

What behavior would be difficult without our vestibular sense?

You are shown a picture of your grandfather’s face, but the eyes and mouth are blocked out. You still recognize it as a picture of your grandfather. Which type of processing best explains this example of perception?

Color blindness and color afterimages are best explained by what theory of color vision?

What function does the retina serve?

Which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between sensation and perception?

If you had sight in only one eye, which of the following depth cues could you NOT use?

Gate-control theory refers to

Weber’s law determines

What is the principal difference between amplitude and frequency in the context of sound waves?

Smell and taste are called __________ because __________

The blind spot in our eye results from

In a perception research lab, you are asked to describe the shape of the top of a box as the box is slowly rotated. Which concept are the researchers most likely investigating?

The cochlea is responsible for

Our sense of smell may be a powerful trigger for memories because

When a fortune teller claims to have the ability to see the person you will meet and marry 10 years from now will look like, the person is professing to possess the ability of

A landscape painting shows boats on a lake in the foreground and mountains farther away. Of the following, which cue would not contribute to your perception that the mountains are farther away than the boats in the picture?

Your tendency to see the words “went” and “ties,” rather than the word “twenties” when you look at T WENT TIES is best explained by the organizing principle of

Although sound comes from speakers on the sides of the room, viewers watching a movie perceive the sound to be coming from the screen. This phenomenon is best accounted for by

Which sense is least involved in enabling you to maintain your balance when you stand on one foot?

The theory that best accounts for the experience of pain is

Conventional hearing aids may restore hearing by

Carlos was just able to perceive a difference in weight when Maria removed two of the 50 jelly beans from his plastic bag. It is most likely that if Carlos had the jumbo bag of 100 jelly beans, the smallest number of jelly beans he could notice removed would be

Receptors for kinesthesis are located in the

Of the following, which is NOT a basic taste?