Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The membrane across the opening between the middle ear and the inner ear that conducts the ossicle's amplified vibrations to the cochlea is called the ________.

There are two kinds of receptor cells found in the retina. They are ________.

Physical illusions and perceptual illusions are exactly the same. They are, in essence, two names to represent the same phenomenon.

In most cases, tinnitus is caused by irritation or damage to the ________.

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's ________.

The sense of hearing is truly unilateral.

A specialized cell that responds to a particular form of energy is a ________.

The process by which rods and cones become less sensitive to light is called ________.

Explain what subliminal perception is. Describe research findings about the effectiveness of subliminal messages and their effect on people's behavior.

As you ride the train to work and look out the window, you notice that the trees far ahead of you seem to be approaching the train very slowly, and those outside your window appear to ________.

Which of the following events would be most likely to produce a temporary upset of the vestibular senses?

It is difficult to see items sharply in dim light because ________.

What are the vestibular and kinesthetic senses? What causes motion sickness?

The process by which our senses adjust to the overall average level of stimulation to allow them to operate as sensitively as possible without becoming overloaded is called ________.

Motivation and expectation are two types of perceptual constancy.

Susceptibility to motion sickness appears to be related to ________.

Sound is psychological experience created by the brain in response to changes in air pressure received by the auditory system.

The primary destination of sound messages in the brain is the ________ lobe.

While attending a musical concert, you find you can clearly hear one particular instrument through the others as the song goes on, even though that instrument is not very loud. To a Gestalt psychologist, the instrument represents the ________, and the rest of the instruments and song are the ________.

Compare and contrast sensation and perception. Also, describe the sequence of events that produces a sensation.