Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

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

The amount of light that enters into the eye is controlled by the

The ossicles-the hammer, anvil, and stirrup-are found in the

Before light can reach visual receptors in the retina, rods, and cones, it must actually pass through all of the following, except

What is the gate-control theory of pain?

The information processing technique used in recognizing patterns that utilizes past experiences and knowledge of the context of a stimulus is known as

The process by which a sensory stimulus is translated into a neural impulse is called sensory reception.

Describe the contributions of the two competing theories of colour vision.

Sensation is the process by which sensory information is actively organized.

We are able to know the position of body parts in relation to one another and the movement in various body parts because of

The tendency to complete figures with gaps in them is called

The need for reading glasses or bifocals in middle age is due to the

Research by Hubel and Wiesel suggests that neurons known as feature detectors are programmed at birth to respond to specific visual information.

Which of the following is not a good way to control our experience of pain?

The clearest point of your vision in the daytime is

We experience a sensation when

What structures contain the receptors for the vestibular sense?

Which of the following methods of pain relief is believed to work by triggering the release of endorphins?

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects behind, rather than on the retina is called

The hair cells are contained