Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Closure is the tendency ________.

The ability to see 3-D movies is an instance of using motion parallax.

If Tabitha closes her eyes when she rides in her parent's car, she can still tell that the car is moving. This is due to the movement of tiny crystals in the

The pitch of a sound (from a low bass to a high shriek) is related to the amplitude of the sound waves that reach the eardrum.

Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?

The fact that, when we look at an object, each one of our two eyes receives a slightly different image of the object is known as ________.

The patch of nasal membrane tissue that houses receptor cells for smell is the __________.

The audible range of frequencies for human beings is _______ cycles per second.

The wavelength of the light to reach your eyes determines what _______ you see.

Why do researchers believe color deficiencies often have genetic causes?

The white, opaque outer wall of the eye is called the _________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports _______ Theory of color vision.

What are the five primary tastes?

Jamie, a toddler, is making distinctions about various aspects of color in terms of whether it looks red, blue, and so on. In doing so, she is referring to its ________.

A child may sometimes play by quickly turning around in a circle. When the child stops, he or she often feels like his or her head is still spinning. What is responsible for this sensation?

Hertz is a unit of measurement of __________.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of threshold?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary taste qualities that humans perceive?

Red, green, and blue are _______.

When you stare at a picture for a long time, it doesn't fade away because your eye is making tiny eye movements that are called glissades.