A. a threshold
B. perceptual defense
C. a sensation
D. subliminal messages
Related Mcqs:
- Sensory adaptation refers to:
A. Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
B. Adjustment in the opening of the eye
C. The process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses
D. Changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objects - The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that:
A. People tend to gravitate toward a common interaction distance
B. Objects nearer to each other appear closer to the person observing
C. Perception occurs in discrete time frames
D. Objects nearer to each other are seen as forming a unit - Perceptual adaptation refers to the:
A. Grouping of stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns
B. Perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of our own viewing angle
C. Tendency for novel or unfamiliar stimuli to capture our attention
D. Perceptual adjustment to an artificially displaced visual field - Interposition refers to:
A. An environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away
B. The relationship between bipolar and ganglion cells
C. The depth cue that uses the angle of the light to determine distance
D. The lens ability to change shape and focus light directly on the retina - The fact that we tend to see stars in the sky as constellations refers to the Gestalt principle of:
A. Proximity
B. Closure
C. Common Fate
D. Similarity - The palmar reflex, present in neonates, refers to which behavior?
A. sucking
B. startle response
C. hand grasping
D. head turning - Giving meaning to sensation refers to ________________?
A. perception
B. motivation
C. cognition
D. None of these - A modified extended family refers to_________?
A. relatives who live close by but do not share a household
B. relative from a second marriage who share the same household
C. aunts, uncles, or second cousins who share a household
D. Kinship- type relatives who live close by but do not share a household - The term personality refers to:
A. her hereditary aspects of one’s emotional nature
B. unique and enduring behavior patterns
C. favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics
D. charisma, character, or temperament - In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.
A. natural selection
B. gene flow
C. adaptation
D. fitness
