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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP PSYCH
VOCAB U3 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Rods
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retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral light and twilight vision when cones don't respond
Question 2: Sensory Adaptation
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diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
Question 3: Cones
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retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in day light or in well-lit conditions. Cones detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations.
Question 4: Frequency
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the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point at a given time
Question 5: Perceptual Constancy
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perceiving objects as unchanging even as illuminations and retinal images change
Question 6: Signal Detection Theory
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a theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus ("signal") amid background stimulation ("noise")
Question 7: Perceptual Set
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a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
Question 8: Sensation
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the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
Question 9: Synaesthesia
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a condition in which stimulation of one sense generates a simultaneous sensation in another.
Question 10: Difference Threshold
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the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time
Question 11: Bottom-up Processing
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analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information
Question 12: Place Theory
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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place the cochlea's membrane is stimulated
Question 13: Olfacation
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sense of smell
Question 14: Wavelength
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the distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the peak of the next
Question 15: Kinesthesis
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the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts
Question 16: Fovea
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the central focal point in the retina, at which the eyes cone's cluster
Question 17: Perceptual Adaptation
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in vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field
Question 18: Young Helm-Holtz Trichromatic Theory
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the theory that the retina holds three different color receptors-- one most sensitive to red, one to green, one to blue-- which, when stimulated in combination, can produce the perception of any color
Question 19: Perception
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the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
Question 20: Conduction Hearing Loss
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less common form of hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea
Question 21: Top-down Processing
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information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations
Question 22: Gustation
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sense of taste
Question 23: Pupil
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the adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters
Question 24: Color Constancy
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perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if illumination alters the wavelengths affected by the objects
Question 25: Optic Nerve
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the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
Question 26: Binocular Cues
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depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes
Question 27: Gate Control Theory
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the theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass through to the brain
Question 28: Cochlea
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a coiled, bony, fluid filled tube in the inner ear; sound waves travelling through the cochlear fluid trigger nerve impulses
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