Based on the dark adaptation curve, you would expect the absolute threshold to _____ as time in a darkened room increases.
A) get larger
B) remain unchanged
C) get smaller
D) vary unpredictably
The smallest difference between two stimuli that enables us to tell the difference between them is called the _____.
A) necessary difference
B) difference threshold
C) discriminant equation
D) determinant level
Fechner's and Weber's methods not only made it possible to measure the ability to detect stimuli, but also made it possible to _____.
A) determine mechanisms responsible for experiences
B) identify the subconscious rationales for the responses
C) provide scientific justification for introspection
D) localize brain lesions responsible for poor performance
The method of limits takes into account the variability of human perception by_____.
A) consistently presenting subliminal stimuli to avoid bias
B) using deception to hide the true purpose
C) averaging the results of a number of trials
D) measuring brain activity concurrently
When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating _____.
A) the stimulus intensity detected 66 of the time
B) the stimulus intensity detected 75 of the time
C) the stimulus intensity detected 100 of the time
D) the average of the cross-over values
The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of _____.
A) limits
B) constant stimuli
C) searching
D) scaling
Cognitive influences affect _____ level of analysis.
A) only the physiological
B) only the psychophysical
C) both the physiological and psychophysical
D) neither the physiological nor psychophysical
Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
A) the stimulus-physiology relationship
B) the physiology-perception relationship
C) the stimulus-perception relationship
D) the perception-behavior relationship
The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between _____.
A) stimulus-and-physiology only
B) physiology-and-perception only
C) stimulus-and-perception only
D) both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception
Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves _____.
A) only top-down processing
B) only bottom-up processing
C) both top-down and bottom-up processing
D) only data-based processing
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