Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

A decline in sensory responsiveness that occurs when a stimulus is unchanging or repetitive is called _______________.

Which of the following statements is true about white light?

The actual receptors for taste are found:

Which of the following indicates the correct flow of olfactory information?

Tom Petty has a nasal voice and Bob Dylan has a gravelly voice. There is a difference in the complexity of the sound waves produced by both men. What psychological dimension of hearing describes the difference?

The doctrine of specific nerve energies states that:

Kevin watches as his wife Denise walks toward the house. Even though the retinal image of Denise grows larger as Denise approaches, she does not appear to be growing larger as she moves closer and closer to Kevin. This scenario illustrates _______________.

Light travels in the form of waves, and these waves affect three aspects of our visual world. Describe, in detail, the three physical characteristics of light waves, and how each affects a specific psychological dimension of our visual experience.

After a mysterious inflammation, Robin experienced irreversible damage to her ____________ nerve fibres, which at first left her bedridden. Although she eventually learned to use visual cues and willpower to sit and walk, her movements remained unnatural.

Liana is listening to the CBC when the satellite feed momentarily goes out for a split second. Despite the short interruption, she was able to understand the conversation. This would be an example of the Gestalt principle of _______________.

Michael is colour deficient and can only see shades of blue, yellow, brown, and grey. Michael probably has a condition that is generally referred to as being:

________________ studies the relationship between physical energies and psychological experiences.

The trichromatic theory explains:

As she watches her granddaughter's dance recital, Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers. Her granddaughter's group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright gold costumes with turquoise accents. Patty's perception is supported by the Gestalt principle of _______________.

Sense receptors for smell, pressure, pain, and temperature are:

The slight difference in lateral separation between two objects as seen by the left eye and the right eye is called _______________.

Jakob's girlfriend Maja let Jakob smell a new perfume she bought called Citrus Sensation. It reminded Jakob of fresh cut oranges. When Jakob goes home later that day he will be more likely to ________ than if he had not smelled this perfume.

Which of the following is a binocular cue to depth?

Which of the following physical characteristics of light is related to hue?

_______________ is a measure of the smallest amount of energy a person can reliably detect.