Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

In the context of visual processing in the brain,the simultaneous distribution of sensory information across different neural pathways is referred to as:

The gestalt principle that reflects the tendency to mentally complete forms and figures that are actually incomplete is known as _____.

Katie smells a flower.While receptors in her nose register the stimulus,the actual process of recognizing it as a flower's fragrance and interpreting it as pleasant is known as perception.

In the context of the structure of the eye,the axons of the ganglion cells make up the _____.

In the auditory system,the bones of the middle ear vibrate by vibrations of the:

Derek is watching an airplane fly by.The plane seems to get smaller as it goes farther away.Which of the following aspects of perceptual constancy allows Derek to understand that the airplane is not getting smaller?

Mary requests her neighbor to turn down the volume of his television so that Mary does not hear it.The volume at which Mary cannot hear the television most of the time is:

In the context of the auditory system,what is a cochlear implant?

As Peter drives down the interstate,he misses his exit because his attention is diverted by the accident site in front of him.In this scenario,Peter is illustrating the phenomenon of _____.

Rachel is at home awaiting her son's arrival;she has not seen him for three months.She does not hear his car until it is in her driveway,at which point she runs to the door to greet him.The point at which she can detect the sound of the car 50 percent of the time is her _____.

Thomas,a war veteran,still experiences occasional aches in the arm that was amputated when he was injured in a war.In the context of sensory receptors and the brain,Thomas's condition best illustrates the phenomenon of _____.

In the visual system,the _____ is the white,outer part of the eye that helps to maintain the shape of the eye and to protect it from injury.

In the context of depth perception,familiar size,overlap,and shading are examples of:

In the context of attention,the cocktail party effect is demonstrated by the ability to tolerate large amounts of noise at the same time.

In the context of sensory receptors,the intensity of the stimulus is communicated to the brain by varying the _____ of the action potential sent to the brain.

The degree of difference that must exist between two stimuli before the difference is detected is known as "just noticeable difference."

In the visual system,_____ is the bringing together and integration of what is processed by different neural pathways or cells.

Teresa,a young woman,is an object of interest for psychological researchers because her senses work differently from other people.She hears her favorite song when she eats meatballs and she smells fish when she touches a rose.In the context of sensory receptors and the brain,Teresa's experiences best illustrate the phenomenon of _____.

The _____ theory of perception states that detection of sensory stimuli depends on a variety of factors besides the physical intensity of the stimulus and the sensory abilities of the observer.

_____ are the openings through which the brain and nervous system experience the world.