AP Psychology Chapter 4: Sensation and
Perception UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER a process during which signals are transferred into neural
impulses
Sensory Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER decreased responsiveness to stimuli due to constant
stimulation eg. socks on feet
Sensory Habituation - CORRECT ANSWER our perception of sensations is partially due to how
focused we are on them
Sensation - CORRECT ANSWER activation of our senses
Perception - CORRECT ANSWER the process of understanding sensations
Energy Senses - CORRECT ANSWER Vision (light), hearing (sound waves), and touch (pressure).
Chemical Senses - CORRECT ANSWER smell and taste
Vision - CORRECT ANSWER the dominent sense in human beings, gather information using their
surroundings more than any other sense
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER the protective covering that light first enters through, helps focus
light
Pupil - CORRECT ANSWER light travels through it, the shutter of a camera
, Lens - CORRECT ANSWER curved and flexible in order to focus light
Retina - CORRECT ANSWER a screen in the back of the eye on which inverted images are
projected
Feature Detectors - CORRECT ANSWER nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features
of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement
Optic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER the lobe in which the visual cortex is, the point that
sensation ends and perception begins
Visible Light - CORRECT ANSWER Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided
eye
Rods - CORRECT ANSWER respond to black and white, outnumber 20:1
Fovea - CORRECT ANSWER an indentation in the center of the retina that has the highest
concentration of cones
Blind Spot - CORRECT ANSWER the spot where the optic nerve leaves the retina and has no
cones or rods
Trichromatic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER oldest and most simple theory, we have three cones
that detect blue red and green
Color Blindness - CORRECT ANSWER cannot see certain colors
Perception UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER a process during which signals are transferred into neural
impulses
Sensory Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER decreased responsiveness to stimuli due to constant
stimulation eg. socks on feet
Sensory Habituation - CORRECT ANSWER our perception of sensations is partially due to how
focused we are on them
Sensation - CORRECT ANSWER activation of our senses
Perception - CORRECT ANSWER the process of understanding sensations
Energy Senses - CORRECT ANSWER Vision (light), hearing (sound waves), and touch (pressure).
Chemical Senses - CORRECT ANSWER smell and taste
Vision - CORRECT ANSWER the dominent sense in human beings, gather information using their
surroundings more than any other sense
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER the protective covering that light first enters through, helps focus
light
Pupil - CORRECT ANSWER light travels through it, the shutter of a camera
, Lens - CORRECT ANSWER curved and flexible in order to focus light
Retina - CORRECT ANSWER a screen in the back of the eye on which inverted images are
projected
Feature Detectors - CORRECT ANSWER nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features
of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement
Optic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER the lobe in which the visual cortex is, the point that
sensation ends and perception begins
Visible Light - CORRECT ANSWER Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided
eye
Rods - CORRECT ANSWER respond to black and white, outnumber 20:1
Fovea - CORRECT ANSWER an indentation in the center of the retina that has the highest
concentration of cones
Blind Spot - CORRECT ANSWER the spot where the optic nerve leaves the retina and has no
cones or rods
Trichromatic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER oldest and most simple theory, we have three cones
that detect blue red and green
Color Blindness - CORRECT ANSWER cannot see certain colors
