Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Sensorineural hearing loss _____.

The point on the retina that contains only cones and is responsible for our sharpest vision is called the _____.

The smallest magnitude of a particular stimulus energy that can be detected 50% of the time is called its _____ threshold.

Chemical senses rely on the functioning of _____.

Bottom-up processing starts its work with ____, whereas top-down processing begins its functions with _________.

The auditory cortex is located in the ________ lobe of the cerebral cortex.

The purpose of the ossicles (i.e., the hammer, anvil, and stirrup)is to _____.

Children who sing the alphabet song and mistake the letters L, M, N, O, P for the word "elamenopee" are displaying what principle of perceptual form organization?

Which of the following is a monocular cue?

Since Jolly Roger, the pirate, lost one eye in a fight, he can no longer use _____ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

_____ refers to a binocular cue that comes from the separation of the eyes, which causes different images to fall on the back of each eye.

The vestibular sacs contain hair cells that are sensitive to _____.

According to the most fundamental Gestalt principle of organization, our perceptions consist of _____.

These senses adapt most quickly to repeated stimulation.

The physical properties of both light and sound waves are ____.

Information processing that begins with your thoughts, expectations, and knowledge and ends at the sensory level is called _____.

The artist Vincent van Gogh is known for cutting off his outer ear.What is the precise name of the part he cut off?

The final stage of perception is called_______.

The _____ is the name of the outer ear, or the earlobe.

Umami is _____.