Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Confusion within the vestibular sense can result in _____.

How many hues does your author state humans can discriminate?

The theory of color vision that is based on three systems of color opposites is called the _____ theory.

Which of the following is NOT prone to complete sensory adaptation?

Avita believes that people who share an astrological sign are compatible.When she met Gary, whose sign was compatible with hers, she immediately saw him as "perfect" for her.This is an example of _____ processing.

Scientists use a(n)_____ to flash images too quickly for conscious recognition, but slowly enough to be registered.

Which of the following is one of the structure that funnels sound from the outer ear to the middle ear?

When the lens of the eye becomes less flexible around middle age, people are diagnosed with ____.

The movement of air molecules that is produced by a vibrating object is called _____.

Hair cells are sensory receptors found in the _____.

Sensation is the process of _____ raw sensory data from the internal and external world and transmitting it to the brain.

The sense of smell is called _____.

A whistling or ringing sensation in the ears is called ______.

A false or misleading impression of the environment that is shared by others in the same context is called _____.

Interposition is the monocular cue that is based on _____.

Which perceptual principle of organization suggests that you are more likely to believe that a group of people who look alike will act alike?

The ________ theory of audition proposes that the basilar membrane hairs bend and fire neural messages at the same rate as the sound characteristic.

When you see a partially opened door, you know that the door is rectangular even though the image being detected by your retina is a trapezoid.This is an example of the perceptual principle called _____ constancy.

Sensory receptors are cells that are specialized _____.

Extrasensory perception is defined in your text as _____.