Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Veronica is walking on the beach on a Friday night. As she walks in and out of the surf, she feels the water at her ankles, and the sand between her toes. Suddenly, she hears a clap of thunder and feels the wind pick up. Seeing lightning in the distance, she realizes a storm is coming in. Veronica is able to organize all of this sensory information into a meaningful pattern using ________.

Our ________ senses provide specific information about muscle movement, changes in posture, and strain on muscles and joints.

Compare and contrast place theory and frequency theory. Include in your discussion the role played by the volley principle.

The view that auditory neurons can fire in sequence, such that a set of neurons fire and have time to recover to create a rapid series of impulses, is referred to as _______.

The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red, green, and blue is known as the ________ theory.

People can be influenced by information of which they are not consciously aware, specifically in laboratory conditions.