Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

According to the opponent-process theory, if you stare at a red star for a while (say one minute or so), and then look at a plain sheet of white paper, you will see an afterimage of the star in which hue?

Light has two natures and can be thought of as both a wave and a particle.

If perceptual information aiding in depth perception must be drawn simultaneously from both eyes, it is referred to as _______.

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is __________.

The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, on some background is known as ___________.

________ is the mental process of making meaning of sensory information.

Sound waves are simply ________.

Which of the following choices is NOT a monocular cue that painters can incorporate into their work to convey information about the relative distances of objects?

There is (are) ________ somesthetic sense system(s).

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theater), you will find it hard to see at first, but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better. This phenomenon is referred to as:

The changes in pressure caused when molecules of air or fluid collide with one another then move apart again are called __________.

When you stand to the side of a window frame, it casts a trapezoidal (nonrectangular) image on your retina. It still seems rectangular to you, though, because of _______.

The average threshold for human vision is a candle flame seen from ________ on a dark, clear night.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are all located in the _______.

Perception is the ________.

When we look at a white house, we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle. This is due to perceptual __________.

The hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup are part of the

What are the basic tastes? Which was the most recently identified?

Size constancy explains why _______.

People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side, top, or any other angle as long as the object is, in fact, a pyramid. This is the law of: