Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Gate-control theory has been formulated to explain our sense of __________

Some form of red-green color blindness occurs in about __________ of males and __________ of females.

What are the five primary tastes?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of chronic pain?

The gate-control theory of pain perception says that the action of endorphins in the brain acts as a gate that will either allow the perception of pain or block that perception.

After moving from one room to another, Sally says "I have to pause for a minute so my opsin and retinal bond again." Sally has just moved from a __________ room to a __________ room.

Inattentional blindness results when we fail to notice changes in objects to which we are not directly paying attention.

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

An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz. How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?

The __________ sense is our sense of touch.

The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are __________

The presence of all visible wavelengths of the visible spectrum gives the sensation of __________

We can see a candle flame at 30 miles on a clear, dark night, and we can hear the tick of a watch 20 feet away in a quiet room. These two facts are examples of __________

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the __________; the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the __________

Cindy, age 20, can read the numbers on cars' license plates when they are very far away; however, she struggles to focus on the print on a newspaper while she is reading it. Cindy's condition is most likely __________

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the __________

Which of the following explains why, after staring at a light bulb, we tend to see a shadow floating in front of our vision when we look away?

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue for depth?

Erin has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum. She is most likely to be concerned with which property of light?

The number of cycles per second or the "frequency" of a sound wave is measured in __________