Great Studying Tool!

I just found this great site--I will be adding information to it soon, and we will have our own page.  For now, you can use another teacher's generated list of words for the states of consciousness unit.  It offers a different way to study your flashcards instead of just having them on your bedside table.  http://quizlet.com/315655/mrs-maynards-ap-psychology-class-chapter-7-states-of-consciousness-flash-cards/

Website on Teen Health

Check out this website--it includes a lot of great info on teen health:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/index.jsp?tracking=T_Home

Process of Audition

Congratulations to the students who created these two posters.  Both groups demonstrated innovation in their ideas and have given everyone a new, interesting way to frame his/her understanding of the process of audition.  Extra credit has been awarded to: Oscar, Danny, Roberto, Nancy, Jennyfer, Bianca, and Taylor.

Study Questions (from Wednesday's class)

Here are the questions you worked on answering in class on Wednesday:


1. What do Gestalt psychologists believe?
2. Draw representations of the Laws of Perceptual Grouping:
-proximity
-similarity
-continuity
-connectedness/common fate
-closure
3. How does the visual cliff experiment relate to perception?
4. How do we adapt our perception
5. What is the difference between bottom-up processing and top-down processing?

Expectations and Perception (and some thoughts on Gestalt Psychology)

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Multiple Choice Practice Questions

These are the questions from Wednesday's class (answers are listed at the end).


   1.What function does the retina serve?

A.The retina contains the visual receptor cells

B.The retina focuses light coming in the eye through the lens

C.The retina determines which rods and cones will be activated by incoming light

D.The retina determines how much light is let into the eye

E.The retina connects the two optic nerves and sends impulses to the left and right visual

cortices

2.Which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between sensation and

perception?

A.Sensation is a strictly mechanical process, while perception is a cognitive process

B.Perception is an advanced form of sensation

C.Sensation happens in the senses, while perception happens in the brain.

D.Sensation is detecting stimuli; perception is interpreting stimuli detected

E.Sensation involves learning and expectations, and perception does not.

3.Of the following, which bend incoming light rays to focus an image on the retina?

I.Cornea

II.Iris

III.Lens

A.I only

B.II only

C.III only

D.I and III only

E.I, II, III

4.  The cochlea is responsible for

A.  protecting the surface of the eye.

B.  transmitting vibrations received by the eardrum to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.

C.  transforming vibrations into neural signals

D.  coordinating impulses from the rods and cones in the retina.

E.  sending messages to the brain about orientation of the head and body

Answers:  1. A; 2. D; 3. C; 4. C

Sensation and Perception Study Guide

In order to prepare for Monday's exam, please ensure you have spent a significant amount of time reviewing the following:

• the process of transduction (in general and within vision and audition)
• sensory adaptation
• absolute and difference/JND thresholds
• signal detection theory
• subliminal persuasion
• visual sensation: anatomy, processing of, creation of color, color blindness, opponent-process theory, afterimages
• hearing/audition: anatomy, processing of, sound waves, pitch, frequency, amplitude, timbre, deafness, cochlear implants
• vestibular sense
• olfaction: anatomy, process, pheromones, connection with memory, transduction
• gustation: anatomy, taste sensitivity over time
• pain: gate-control theory, coping, tolerance
• relationship between sensation and perception
• feature detectors
• bottom-up vs. top-down processing
• perceptual constancy
• ambiguous figures, illusions, Laws of Perceptual Grouping (similarity, proximity, continuity, common fate)
• Gestalt theory
• figure and ground; closure
• visual cliff
• binocular vs. monocular cues, depth perception, misperception
• factors that affect perception (context, expectations, etc.), perceptual set, culture
• all previously covered material (there will be review questions on this test!)

Use your study books, memorize your flash cards, review your Cornell notes, review the blog, make concept connections, and know everything on the study guide.  Good luck!