Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Which theory holds that the pitch we hear is determined by the particular location on the basilar membrane where the hair cells vibrate the most?

Monocular depth cues include all of the following, except

Size constancy is defined as the ability of the perceptual system to be influenced more by the actual size of objects than by

The fovea is located

According to your text, researchers have found that the five tastes

As we grow older, our lens loses some elasticity-that is, it loses the ability to change its shape to accommodate for near vision, a condition called

The receptors for hearing are found in the

What are the five primary taste sensations, and where are they located?

The point at which you can barely sense a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the difference threshold.

Each skin receptor responds only to touch, pressure, warmth, or cold.

Which of the following statements would be true of people who have lost the sight in one eye?

With regard to driving and talking on a cell phone, which of the following conclusions is not suggested by the research?

What are bottom-up and top-down processing?

The sensory receptors for taste are located in the

What kind(s) of hearing loss can sometimes be helped by a hearing aid that bypasses the middle ear and uses bone conduction to reach the cochlea?

What are the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization?

The discrimination of a stimulus from background noise and the decision that the stimulus is present combine in the view known as

The flattening and bulging action of the lens is known as

Which of the following is a "chemical sense"?

If your pupil is quite large, you are probably looking at an object