Study Guide
Exam 2 -
Chapters 3 & 4
The second exam will contain 33 questions worth 1.52 points each, for a total of 50 possible points. If you have a good understanding of the following, you will have no problem with the test. Good luck!.
What is transduction?
Review the three sensory thresholds we discussed.
What's sensory adaptation?
You should have a good idea of the function of the following parts of the eye:
Where in the eye are each of the two types of receptors located? (Be specific!)
Which type of visual receptor cells transmit information about color? What about black & white?
Look over the characteristics of a sound wave (amplitude and frequency). What happens if there is an increase in its amplitude?
Frequency?
Where in the ear are the receptor cells for sound located?
You should also know where the eardrum and cochlea are located in the ear.
Perception
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
How did we define perceptual set in class?
What are the four external factors we discussed in class which affect attention? (notes)
Why does a Necker cube "flip-flop?
There are a couple of questions on the organizational principles we discussed (proximity, similarity, continuity, closure, texture, simplicity, common region, figure-ground)
What's size constancy?
What is a visual cliff used for?
Is depth perception an inborn ability, learned, or both?
Review the learned (stimulus) and physical depth cues. p. 107-109 (p. 99-101 2nd. ed) (3 questions)
What's Emmert's Law?
How did we define consciousness in class.
The following deal with our discussions of sleep. Look over your notes! You should be able to:
What happens when you're in R.E.M. sleep?
How often does REM sleep appear during a "normal" sleep cycle?
Is REM sleep necessary? Is it related to healthy psychological functioning?