AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

BASIC CONCEPTS OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Trisha was watching a scary movie while home alone. She heard a storm rattling the windows and interpreted that as the sound of an intruder trying to break in. Her error was due to the influence of
A
phi phenomenon
B
clairvoyance
C
perceptual adaption
D
bottom-up processing
E
perceptual set
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The activation-synthesis theory is a neurobiological explanation of why we dream.

Detailed explanation-2: -Background Obesity causes sleep disturbance and is the most significant risk factor for sleep apnea.

Detailed explanation-3: -What conclusion can you draw from the visual cliff experiment about depth perception? increased heart rate among babies showed anxiety as they approached the cliff, so they likely perceived the “cliff” and therefore have depth perception.

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