Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

As we age, perceptual styles can affect how we see the world around us. In the ________, individuals tend to perceive the environment as a whole and do not clearly delineate in their minds the shape, color, size, or other qualities of all individual items.

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List and describe the effects of various observer characteristics that affect perception. Present at least one example of each characteristic.

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Characteristics that affect perception include motivation and emotion, values, expectations, perceptual style, experience and culture. To an extent, we see the world the way we want to see it, an example of which is a mirage (motivation and emotion). Also, when we attach a value to an object, it can change our perception (such as learning that paper money can be exchanged for objects). Our expectations also affect perception by causing us to modify input, such as changing a sign from "Beware flooding" to "Beware food" if we are hungry. Perceptual style can allow us to view the environment as a whole, or elements of it as separate (for example, he forest versus a group of trees). Finally, our experience and culture influence perception, with Westerners focusing on salient foreground objects (such as an elephant), and Asians more likely to focus on contexts (such as the jungle the elephant is part of).

The flavor of a food is a complex combination of taste and smell.

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The volley principle is necessary to overcome weaknesses in place theory.

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Question 4

When you look at the lights on a theatre marquee you may perceive them as a single light that chases around the sign, instead of independent lights that are flashing one after another. This is an example of ________.

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Question 5

The cochlea is divided lengthwise by the ________.

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Question 6

Neurons in the eye that have only one axon and one dendrite and connect neurons from the retina to the ganglion cells are ________.

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Question 7

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision are ________.

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Question 8

The psychological experience created by the brain in response to changes in pressure that are perceived in the auditory system is known as ________.

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Question 9

When one object partially blocks another and is perceived as being closer, the distance cue is called ________.

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Question 10

Afterimages are caused by ________.

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Question 11

An illusion due to misleading cues in stimuli which cause us to create perceptions that are inaccurate or impossible is called a(n) ________ illusion.

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Question 12

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused most sharply is called the ________.

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Question 13

Our sense of smell is activated by ________.

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Question 14

The optic nerve is made up of the dendrites of ganglion cells.

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A child is asked to estimate the size of a poker chip. The child is then allowed to exchange the poker chip for candy. The child is then asked to estimate the size of an identical poker chip. This time the child's estimate of the poker chip is substantially larger, because the child has learned to place value on the poker chip. This shows the effects of ________ on perception.

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Combining the retinal images from both eyes to give a three-dimensional perceptual experience results in ________.

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Question 17

People who tend to perceive the elements of their environment as separate and distinct from one another are called ________.

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

As hearing takes place, an electrical signal is created from the physical signal of the sound waves, eventually sending nerve impulses to the brain via the auditory nerve. What actually causes the electrical signal to be formed?

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As we age, perceptual styles can affect how we see the world around us. In the ________, individuals tend to perceive the environment as a whole and do not clearly delineate in their minds the shape, color, size, or other qualities of all individual items.

List and describe the effects of various observer characteristics that affect perception. Present at least one example of each characteristic.

The flavor of a food is a complex combination of taste and smell.

The volley principle is necessary to overcome weaknesses in place theory.

When you look at the lights on a theatre marquee you may perceive them as a single light that chases around the sign, instead of independent lights that are flashing one after another. This is an example of ________.

The cochlea is divided lengthwise by the ________.

Neurons in the eye that have only one axon and one dendrite and connect neurons from the retina to the ganglion cells are ________.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision are ________.

The psychological experience created by the brain in response to changes in pressure that are perceived in the auditory system is known as ________.

When one object partially blocks another and is perceived as being closer, the distance cue is called ________.

Afterimages are caused by ________.

An illusion due to misleading cues in stimuli which cause us to create perceptions that are inaccurate or impossible is called a(n) ________ illusion.

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused most sharply is called the ________.

Our sense of smell is activated by ________.

The optic nerve is made up of the dendrites of ganglion cells.

Combining the retinal images from both eyes to give a three-dimensional perceptual experience results in ________.

People who tend to perceive the elements of their environment as separate and distinct from one another are called ________.

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

As hearing takes place, an electrical signal is created from the physical signal of the sound waves, eventually sending nerve impulses to the brain via the auditory nerve. What actually causes the electrical signal to be formed?

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