Week 2 Quiz

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Week Two Quiz

Multiple Choice

Please choose the correct answer to the following questions.

1. D. Sensation____ refers to the experience created from stimulating a sense organ.

a. Perception

b. Stimulus

c. Transduction

d. Sensation

2. C. Difference Threshold____ refers to the smallest change in sensation that can be detected at least 50% of the time.

a. Adaptation

b. Weber’s Law

c. Difference Threshold

d. Absolute Threshold

3. Sensory cells located on the retina that receive incoming visual stimuli are A. Rods and Cones___.

a. Rods and Cones

b. Fovea

c. Ganglion Cells

d. Blind Spot

4. The principles of similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure are examples of C. Laws of Perceputual Grouping____.

a. Binocular cues

b. Convergence

c. Laws of Perceptual Grouping

d. Impossible Figures

5. The belief that objects in the physical world do not change due to alterations in the perception of the environment, and they maintain their size, shape, color, and brightness refers to D. Constancy___.

a. Phi Phenomenon

b. Motion Parallax

c. Depth Perception

d. Constancy

6. The proposition that sleep is needed in order to regenerate our bodies and maintain mental and physical activities is part of the B. Restorative __ theory of sleep.

a. Adaptive

b. Restorative

c. REM

d. Parasomnia

7. Our bodies tend to operate on a general 24-hour cycle called a B. Circadian Rythm__, which is regulated by the hypothalamus.

a. Sleep Spindle

b. Circadian Rhythm

c. Light/Dark Cycle

d. Selective Attention

8. A person who experiences momentary wakefulness in the middle of the night due to a disruption in his or her breathing pattern may suffer from D. Sleep Apnia__.

a. Insomnia

b. Narcolepsy

c....