Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

In the Müller-Lyer illusion, most people perceive the line with the outward-facing branches as longer than the line with inward-facing branches, despite the fact that they are really the same length. Which of the following is a likely reason why this occurs?

Perception of stationary objects as remaining in the same place, even though the retinal image moves about as we move our eyes, head, and body, is called motion parallax.

The dimension of auditory experience related to the frequency of the sound wave and, to some extent, its intensity is called _______________.

Perception occurs when energy in the external environment or in the body stimulates receptors in the sense organs.

Which of the following is true regarding the Gestalt principles and hearing?

Culture has a minimal effect, if any, on perception.

Many researchers now include a fifth taste, umami, which is a taste found in many protein-rich foods.

On the visual cliff, most 6-month-old babies:

There are three basic types of cones in the human retina, each of which responds maximally to a different wavelength.

Hubel and Wiesel discovered feature detector cells in the visual cortex that respond selectively to:

"Have a nice . . . " says Trevor, but then he gets distracted and doesn't finish the thought. Yet Aroha is sure she heard Trevor wish him a nice day. Why?

Sense receptors convert the energy of the stimulus to:

Gate-control therapy can teach pain sufferers to use coping strategies such as distraction and imagery to alleviate their suffering.

People who are born with a rare condition that prevents them from feeling pain often die at an early age because they don't feel pain's warning signals.

During a break from your job in a restaurant, you are so caught up in a book that you fail to notice the clattering of dishes or orders being called out to the cook. This is an example of __________.

Generally speaking, the more light an object reflects, the brighter it appears.

One difference between rods and cones is that:

Newborns and infants:

In mammals, special feature-detector cells in the visual cortex respond to different visual patterns.

Pitch is what makes a note played on a flute, which produces relatively pure tones, sound different from the same note played on an oboe, which produces very complex sounds.