PSYC 319: Quiz 3: Part 3 – Flashcards

An "absolute threshold" is a point of detection below which there is no sensation. True False

"Difference threshold" is similar to jnd. True False

The "method of average error" is also referred to as the "method of azimuth." True False

The "method of constant stimuli" is used to determine if a person can tell how much brighter or dimmer a light is when compared to a reference light. True False

The "method of limits" is a way to determine how bright a light or heavy a weight a person can tolerate. True False

Fechner's most important contribution to psychology was the ____. a. determination of the pleasure principle b. quantification of the mind-body relationship c. determination that the effect of a stimulus intensity change is relative to the intensity that already exists d. study of the differential threshold e. qualitative relationship between a physical stimulus and the mental sensation of it

The point of sensitivity at which the least amount of change in a stimulus gives rise to a change in a sensation is a definition of ____. a. the differential threshold b. the stimulus change threshold c. the absolute threshold d. the just noticeable difference e. Weber's Law

As a form of occupational therapy, Fechner ____. a. chopped carrots and turnips b. made strings and bandages c. grinded a sugarloaf into powdered sugar d. dipped candles e. All of the choices are correct.

In Fechner's Law as one variable increases arithmetically, the other variable increases ____. a. geometrically b. metaphysically c. psychophysically d. mathematically e. arithmetically

Late in his career, Fechner noted that the idea for describing the mind-body relationship ____. a. was inspired by Helmholtz b. would not have come to him if he hadn't eaten wine-soaked ham c. came in a vision d. had not been suggested to him by Weber's work e. was essentially what Weber's work had shown

The original source material on Fechner reproduced in your textbook was taken from the book ____. a. Physics and Medicine b. The Connection between Mind and Body c. Dealing with Depression d. Elements of Psychophysics e. Physics, Physiology, and Psychophysics

In the original source material from one of his books, Fechner states that, "____ depends on ____". a. an outer part; an inner part b. sensation; stimulation c. an inner part; an outer part d. empirical; metaphysical e. stimulation; sensation

Fechner's flash of insight about the mind-body connection was that there is a(n) ____ relationship between a mental sensation and a material stimulus. a. unobservable b. qualitative c. one-to-one d. quantitative e. null

Fechner wrote satirical essays ridiculing medicine and science under the pen name ____. a. Dr. Weber b. Mr. Misfortune c. Dr. Kopf d. Dr. Misfortune e. Dr. Mises

____ discovered the law, S = K log R. a. Fechner b. Müller c. Weber d. Helmholtz e. Wundt

Fechner's work had proved Immanuel Kant wrong when Kant said that ____. a. psychology could never be a science b. the brain would never be mapped c. nothing good ever comes out of Leipzig d. mental phenomena do not exist e. sensations reliably reflect the object in the material world