Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

According to gate-control theory, an open gate reduces our sensitivity to pain.

Independent scientific studies have found that outside the laboratory, subliminal messages have ________ effects on behavior.

The idea that fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain - and thus prevent the sensation of pain - is part of the ________ theory of pain.

A person is hit in the eye and "sees stars" for several seconds. This experience supports ________.

The walls of a very long, narrow corridor appear to come together as they recede from the viewer. This distance cue is known as ________.

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 ________.