FNU Points Webers Law and Necker Cube Questionnaire

10 PointsWeber’s law states that ________ are a function of the initial stimulus intensity.

1. just noticeable differences
2. false alarms
3. absolute thresholds
4. sensorimotor thresholds
5. signal detection

10 PointsA Necker cube is an example of a(n)

1. pheromone.
2. Gestalt creation.
3. ambiguous figure.
4. mental set.
5. phosphene.

10 PointsAl must build 25 radios before he receives $20. What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

1. a fixed-ratio schedule
2. a variable-ratio schedule
3. a continuous schedule
4. a fixed at contiguous schedule
5. a fixed-interval schedule

10 PointsWeber’s law states that the higher the intensity of the stimulus, the ________ it will have to be ________ to result in a noticeable difference in sensory experience.

1. less; reduced
2. more; changed
3. faster; reduced
4. less; increased
5. faster; removed

10 PointsThe ________ of sound allows us to distinguish a guitar note from a saxophone note.

1. harmonics
2. timbre
3. auditory diffusion
4. absolute thresholds
5. kinesthetics

10 PointsExamine this pattern: XXX XXX XXX XXX You are likely to perceive this as four groups of three X’s, rather than six pairs of X’s. This is due to the

1. law of common fate.
2. law of proximity.
3. law of Pragnanz.
4. law of similarity.
5. law of continuity.

10 PointsA farmer is being troubled by coyotes eating his sheep. In an attempt to solve the problem, he kills a sheep and laces its body with a nausea-inducing drug. He leaves the sheep out where he knows the coyotes roam. He hopes they will learn not to eat the sheep. The farmer is attempting to apply the principle of ________ to accomplish this.

1. latent learning
2. instrumental conditioning
3. intermittent reinforcement
4. conditioned food aversions
5. observational learning

10 PointsVisual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called

1. diocular cues.
2. binocular cues.
3. Capellian cues.
4. monocular cues.
5. dichromatic cues.

10 PointsAn aircraft pilot with only one eye is able to guide the plane during takeoff and landing using the depth cues of

1. relative size.
2. light and shadow.
3. All of the above are correct.
4. atmospheric perspective.
5. interposition.

10 PointsAlan always turns the aquarium light on before putting fish food into the tank. After a while he notices that the fish swim to the top to look for the food as soon as he turns on the light. In this example, the ________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

1. fish food
2. fish swimming to the top
3. the sound of his footsteps as he approaches the tank
4. aquarium light
5. presence of Alan near the aquarium