Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Which animal can see ultraviolet light?

The inner lining on the back of the eyeball which is sensitive to light is called the _______.

The Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision assumes that:

The first location to receive smell information in the brain is the __________.

The _______________ theory states that how we perceive pitch is based on the location along the basilar membrane that sound stimulates.

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

The lens:

The difference threshold is:

The study of how physical energy such as light and sound and their intensities relate to psychological experience is called _________________.

When she walks into her mother's kitchen, Amelia doesn't know how long she will be able to stay in the room because of the overpowering smell of onions. But when her sister comes home an hour later and complains about the smell, Amelia realizes that she no longer smells the onions at all. This is an example of ________________.

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to _______.

When first exposed to a stimulus, our sensory receptors tend to respond strongly. However, if the stimulus remains unchanged, the activity of the receptors tends to decrease. This process is called ________________.

As sounds become louder, their ______ increases.

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______. a. earlobe b. eardrum c. oval window d. round window

The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensations at all in a person is the ____________.

The vividness or richness of a hue is known as its:

A drawing of a gravel road depicts the tiny rocks as becoming smaller and less distinct as one looks "down the lane." This simulation of depth on a two-dimensional sheet of paper is an example of the _______ cue.

According to your textbook, subliminal advertising:

Which of the following is the correct order in which light passes through the structures of the eye?

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called perceptual __________.