Psy2012 Module 6

Front 1

The smallest increase or decrease in the intensity of a stimulus that a person is able to detect at least half of the time is called a(n):

Back 1

just noticeable difference

Front 2

Weber’s law states that:

Back 2

the size of a just noticeable difference is related to the intensity of the stimulus

Front 3

When listening to music, the experience of hearing each individual note would be a ____, while interpreting the meaning of each note is an example of ____.

Back 3

sensation; perception

Front 4

An explanation for why Western Caucasians tend to focus on eyes when looking at faces is that:

Back 4

Western culture places value on eye contact

Front 5

The convergence of parallel lines, giving the feeling of distance, is called:

Back 5

linear perspective

Front 6

In the past, Burmese women were considered attractive if they had exceptionally:

Back 6

long necks

Front 7

A quality inspector at the local manufacturing plant carefully examines a product for flaws using a special light. The flaws show up as dark green spots of light. For this inspector, the ____ is the point at which a flaw can be detected.

Back 7

thershold

Front 8

Linear perspective is a monocular depth cue.

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

In the Ames room:

Back 9

perceived size is disorted by our assumption that the room is rectangular

Front 10

Doctors fail to detect about ____ of tumors on mammograms.

Back 10

30%

Front 11

Of the following depth cues, which is based on the muscles of the eye providing information?

Back 11

convergence

Front 12

People tend to perceive an elevated moon to be ____ compared to the moon on the horizon

Back 12

closer

Front 13

"James Randi and others have demonstrated that:

Back 13

most of what passes for esp is really just trickey

Front 14

Danny is taking a shower. After 10 minutes in the shower, the hot water runs out. The point at which Danny can tell that the water is getting cold represents his:

Back 14

difference threshold

Front 15

Jarrod’s textbook has an interesting feature in it. It has pages of transparent pages, each of which has only a small picture on it. When he lays the pages down one after another, they give a diagram of the human brain, adding one structure at a time until the whole brain is represented. This is similar to the perceptual task of

Back 15

bottom-up processing

Front 16

“When I see the color blue, I see the numbers 12 and 42.” This mixing of the senses is called:

Back 16

synthesia

Front 17

The brain transforms the speed of moving objects into indicators of distance because of a depth cue called:

Back 17

motion parallax

Front 18

The group of psychic experiences that involve perceiving or sending information outside normal sensory process is called:

Back 18

extrasensory perception

Front 19

Based upon your understanding of perception and factors that can influence it, which saying is the most appropriate to describe perception?

Back 19

different strokes for different folks

Front 20

Sensation of a stimulus is influenced by our personal experiences and memories.

Back 20

FALSE