Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Although the volume of the television is low,Katherine does not hear her phone ring when she is watching a movie that she likes.In this scenario,Katherine is demonstrating _____.

_____ psychology is a school of thought interested in how people naturally organize their perceptions according to certain patterns.

In the auditory system,the _____ is the opening of the inner ear.

Describe the main principles of the trichromatic theory of color vision.

In the context of sensory receptors and the brain,a person's ability to sense future events is known as _____.

What are the two distinct systems that form the chemical senses?

A gestalt is best described as a(n):

In the context of the visual system,describe the three aspects of perceptual constancy.

The blind spot is the area on the retina that contains:

In the context of perceiving sensory stimuli,perceptual sets reflect top-down influences on perception.

Jenny detects a change in brightness when a 25W light bulb is replaced with a 100W light bulb but not when it is replaced with a 50W light bulb.However,she detects a change if the same 50W light bulb is replaced with a 200W light bulb.The differences in Jenny's ability to perceive these changes can be explained by _____.

Explain how two-dimensional images on the retina are perceived as three-dimensional objects.

Some of the common causes of blindness are preventable but also undetectable.

Describe the fast pathway that transmits pain messages to the brain.

Donna is a marathon runner.When she runs a race,she does not see or hear the spectators because she is completely focused on the finish line.In this scenario,Donna is clearly demonstrating the phenomenon of _____.

In the context of visual processing in the brain,the purpose of parallel processing is to:

Mrs.Johnson's third grade class is creating a model of their school grounds.Each group of students is responsible for different aspects of the model.Some are cutting cardboard,some are painting,and some are making miniature figurines out of play dough.Eventually,Mrs.Johnson will combine all these elements into a finished product.Which of the following visual processes in the brain is this scenario most analogous to?

In the context of motion perception,_____ occurs when a person perceives a stationary object as moving.

In the context of the auditory system,one critique of place theory is that it does not explain:

_____ are individual neurons or groups of neurons in the brain's visual system that respond to particular characteristics of a stimulus.