Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

When you think of sensation and perception,you think of your home mail service.When the mail is delivered to your home,the postal worker puts it in your mailbox.You then take the various letters,magazines,and postcards and sit down to read them,deciding which is important and which is junk.In this scenario,the taking the various mail from the mailbox and into your house where you will sort it is analogous to the process of __________

Perception refers to the process through which we detect physical energy from the environment around us and code it as a neural signal.

A type of feature detector that responds to multiple features of a stimulus is known as a __________ cell.

Human beings may have all of the physical structures necessary for the presence of a pheromone system,but there is no compelling evidence that we actually use that system.

Bao was driving home after class,and at the same time was chatting on his cell phone with a classmate.The two were commiserating over how difficult that afternoon's test was,when suddenly Bao's car was struck on the side by another vehicle.It turns out that Bao was so engrossed in conversation that he failed to notice that his traffic light had turned red.His focus on his conversation caused him to experience __________ to the traffic signal.

Have you ever been lying in the grass looking up at the clouds with a sweetheart? If they tell you that they see a shape in the clouds,and you immediately perceive that shape even though you had not seen it a moment earlier,your perception has been impacted by a ___________.

Information that is sensed in the right visual field is processed in the __________ visual cortex,while information that is sensed in the left visual field is processed in the _________ visual cortex.

Feature detectors that respond to two features of a stimulus are referred to as __________ cells.

In a very unusual study of human visual perception,a Japanese psychologists asked students to wear glasses that reversed their visual fields.After several days,their perception adjusted and they were able to carry out complex physical skills that required coordination.After the glasses were removed,they again adjusted back to normal vision.This experiment demonstrated the concept of __________.

What part of the retina has the greatest concentration of photoreceptors,and is therefore associated with the greatest visual acuity?

__________ is to reception as __________ is to interpretation.

Having been raised in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,you are a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Now,living in Wichita,Kansas,you don't often run into other Steeler fans.While shopping at a local sporting goods store one afternoon,your ears perk up when you hear a complete stranger talking about your favorite team.Why did you tend to "hear" the conversation of this one stranger,and not give equal attention to other conversations in your surroundings?

Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization?

The semicircular canals and vestibular sacs are parts of our vestibular system that help our body maintain balance.In which part of the body are these functions located?

While shopping for new wallpaper for your bathroom,you are attracted to a very plain pattern of vertical stripes.Because there is only one visual detail in this pattern,which type of feature detectors are being stimulated in your eyes?