iClicker Questions for
Psychology for AP
by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception
Premature babies are especially likely to
gain weight if stimulated by:
A.
B.
C.
D.
sound and music.
light and colors.
touch and massage.
movement and acceleration.
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A. Humans cannot sense stimuli below the absolute
threshold.
B. Humans cannot be affected by stimuli below the
absolute threshold at all.
C. Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold can
have a subtle, brief effect on behavior.
D. Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold exert
a strong, powerful effect on behavior.
If you move your watchband up your
wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for
only a few moments. This best
illustrates:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
parallel processing.
accommodation.
sensory adaptation.
Weber's law.
As we look at a flower, the intensity of
the color we see is related to the light
wave’s:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
amplitude.
hue.
length.
placement on the spectrum.
The eye’s “blind spot” is related to:
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A. light rays focusing too far in front of the retina.
B. light rays focusing too far behind the retina.
C. a cluster of cells around the fovea which
contains cones, but no rods.
D. an area without receptor cells where the optic
nerve leaves the eye.
Rather than saying a person is
“colorblind,” it would be more accurate to
say that the person:
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A. has a blind spot.
B. lacks red- or green-sensitive cones.
C. is experiencing an overstimulation of the redand green-sensitive cones.
D. has an excess of blue-sensitive cones.
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found
in the:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
middle ear.
inner ear.
cochlea.
outer ear.
What is umami?
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A. a taste sensation for which researchers recently
discovered receptors on the tongue
B. receptors on the tongue that respond only to
bitter tastes
C. receptors on the tongue that allow us to taste
nutrients in food, such as proteins and vitamins
D. a condition in which there is a loss of the
sensation of taste
Critical Thinking Questions
Which of the following activities
requires you to use the absolute
threshold for sensation?
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A. telling the difference between sweet and salty
B. detecting a tiny, faint light on a radar screen
C. deciding if two glasses contain the same amount of
water
D. telling if your guitar is in tune
You are going to design an experiment to determine
whether there are special areas on the tongue to detect the
taste of sweet, or whether the taste can be detected in all
areas of the tongue. Which of these must be done before
you can start the experiment?
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A. operationally define sweet.
B. pick out subjects who like sweet tastes.
C. pick out the items that you will use for sweet
tastes.
D. none of these are necessary.
As a professional chef, which of the
following sensations would you rely on
most?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
hearing
seeing
balance
smell
Your roommate, who has trouble
understanding Weber’s Law, asks you, “How
different do two stimuli need to be, in order
for a person to notice the difference?” You
explain that:
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A. the stimuli must differ by at least ten percent.
B. the difference threshold decreases with the magnitude
of the stimulus.
C. the minimum difference needed for detection
depends on the type of stimulus.
D. Weber’s Law does not address this issue.
Researcher James Hixby (2001) stated, “We can tell
if a person is looking at a shoe, a chair, or a face,
based on the pattern of their brain activity.” This
statement is relevant to:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
sensory adaptation.
feature detection.
opponent-process theory.
place theory.