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The AP Psych Sensation and Perception Quiz is designed to help you master these essential concepts. This quiz covers all critical aspects of sensory processes and perceptual mechanisms, providing a comprehensive review of how we experience and interpret the world around us.

By taking this quiz, you will test your knowledge on topics such as sensory thresholds, signal detection theory, sensory adaptation, and the various perceptual theories that explain how we organize and interpret sensory information. Each question is carefully crafted to challenge your understanding and ensure you are well-prepared for the AP Psychology exam.

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AP Psych Sensation and Perception Questions and Answers

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of:

News about the supposed effects of briefly presented messages on moviegoers' consumption of popcorn and coca-cola involved false claims regarding:

Mrs. Acheube is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of _ frequency and _____ amplitude

Sensation is to _ as perception is to ____.

Cones are to vision as ________ are to audition

Current research on sensory restriction indicates that:

Assuming that the visual systems of humans and other mammals function similarly, you would expect the retina of a nocturnal mammal (one active only at night) would contain:

Rod is to transduction as ___________ is to accommodation.

According to the gate-control theory, a back massage would most likely reduce your physical aches and pains by causing the:

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

Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?

The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the:

Joe, age 55, has been told by experts that a hearing aid would restore his lost sense of hearing. It is likely that Joe's hearing loss involves problems within the:

Visual information is processed by __ before it is processed by _.

Ms. S, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her. Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates:

Because several rods share a single bipolar cell, rods are less sensitive to _________ than are cones.

The fact that people who are colorblind to red and green may still see yellow is most easily explained by:

The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is:

The study of perception is primarily concerned with how we:

When the moon is near the horizon, it appears larger than when it is high in the sky. This effect is primarily a result of:

Studies of the visual cliff have provided evidence that much of depth perception is:

The lights along the runway were shrouded in such a thick fog that the pilot of an incoming plane nearly overshot the runway. The pilot was most likely misled by the distance cue known as:

The term GESTALT means:

The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field is called:

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:

Young children tend to draw human figures in a rather unrealistic way. This reflects their:

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

In the absence of perceptual constancy:

Who emphasized that perceptual understanding comes from inborn ways of organizing sensory experience?

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana couldn't prevent herself from mentally filling in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of:

A person claiming to be able to read another's mind is claiming to have the ESP ability of:

If two objects cast retinal images of the same size, the object that appears to be closer is perceived as ________- the object that appears to be more distant.

The illusion that the St. Louis Gateway arch appears taller than it is wide (even though its height and width are equal) is based on our sensitivity to which monocular depth cue?

Research with distorting goggles best supports the view of human perception advanced by:

When observing buffalo, the African Pygmy Kenge failed to experience size constancy. This best serves to support the view of perception advanced by the philosopher:

AP Psych Sensation And Perception Quiz

AP Psych Sensation and Perception Questions and Answers

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of:

News about the supposed effects of briefly presented messages on moviegoers' consumption of popcorn and coca-cola involved false claims regarding:

Mrs. Acheube is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of _______ frequency and ___________ amplitude

Sensation is to _______ as perception is to __________.

Cones are to vision as ________ are to audition

Current research on sensory restriction indicates that:

Assuming that the visual systems of humans and other mammals function similarly, you would expect the retina of a nocturnal mammal (one active only at night) would contain:

Rod is to transduction as ___________ is to accommodation.

According to the gate-control theory, a back massage would most likely reduce your physical aches and pains by causing the:

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

Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?

The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the:

Joe, age 55, has been told by experts that a hearing aid would restore his lost sense of hearing. It is likely that Joe's hearing loss involves problems within the:

Visual information is processed by __________ before it is processed by _________.

Ms. S, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her. Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates:

Because several rods share a single bipolar cell, rods are less sensitive to _________ than are cones.

The fact that people who are colorblind to red and green may still see yellow is most easily explained by:

The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is:

The study of perception is primarily concerned with how we:

When the moon is near the horizon, it appears larger than when it is high in the sky. This effect is primarily a result of:

Studies of the visual cliff have provided evidence that much of depth perception is:

The lights along the runway were shrouded in such a thick fog that the pilot of an incoming plane nearly overshot the runway. The pilot was most likely misled by the distance cue known as:

The term GESTALT means:

The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field is called:

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:

Young children tend to draw human figures in a rather unrealistic way. This reflects their:

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

In the absence of perceptual constancy:

Who emphasized that perceptual understanding comes from inborn ways of organizing sensory experience?

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana couldn't prevent herself from mentally filling in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of:

A person claiming to be able to read another's mind is claiming to have the ESP ability of:

If two objects cast retinal images of the same size, the object that appears to be closer is perceived as ________- the object that appears to be more distant.

The illusion that the St. Louis Gateway arch appears taller than it is wide (even though its height and width are equal) is based on our sensitivity to which monocular depth cue?

Research with distorting goggles best supports the view of human perception advanced by:

When observing buffalo, the African Pygmy Kenge failed to experience size constancy. This best serves to support the view of perception advanced by the philosopher:

Mrs. Acheube is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of _ frequency and _____ amplitude

Sensation is to _ as perception is to ____.

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

Visual information is processed by __ before it is processed by _.