Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The average six-foot-tall person has about ________ square feet of skin.

When one object partially blocks another, the distance cue is called ________.

The psychological experience created by the brain in response to changes in air pressure that are perceived in the auditory system is known as ________.

The frequency of a sound is measured in hertz.

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is ________.

People who do not clearly differentiate the shape, color, size, or other qualities of individual items are known as ________.

In most cases, tinnitus is caused by irritation or damage to the ________.

Perception takes place in the ________.

Humans rely primarily on the senses of ________ to gather information about their environment.

The height, or magnitude, of a sound wave represents its ________.

Describe how people use monaural and binaural cues to locate the source of sounds.

Compare and contrast flavor and taste. What role do the papillae and the taste buds play in our sense of taste? What are the four primary taste sensations? Finally, how does taste change as we grow older and why do the observed changes take place?

Our general method of dealing with the environment is known as ________.

The optic nerve is made up of the dendrites of ganglion cells.

A chemical that communicates information to other organisms through the sense of smell is called ________.

Which of the following animals depends entirely on monocular distance and depth cues?

The transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the ________.

As hearing takes place, an electrical potential is set up, sending nerve impulses to the brain. What actually causes the electrical potential to be formed?

While attending a cocktail party, you find you can clearly hear one particular conversation above all the others, even though that conversation is not very loud. To a Gestalt psychologist, the conversation represents the ________, and the rest of the party is the ________.

You are watching a tennis match and your seat is located at the side of the court, in line with the net. If you keep your eyes on the net but move your head from side to side, the people a few rows in front of you will appear to ________.