Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Mr. Sanders is deaf, and a hearing aid cannot help him. What kind of deafness does Mr. Sanders have?

Except on the red end of the colour spectrum, research has determined that rods have much greater brightness sensitivity than ______.

What kinds of feature detectors exist in the visual system? What is meant by parallel processing of sensory information?

Cortical implants make use of the fact that phosphenes, which are discrete flashes of light that are perceived by both blind and sighted people, are perceived when the _____________ is electrically stimulated.

The four tactile sensations that people are sensitive to are pressure, warmth, pain, and cold.

Why do signal detection theorists view stimulus detection as a decision? What are the four possible outcomes of such a decision?

Which of the following was mentioned as an example of a participant characteristic that influences the decision criterion?

When sensory information is interpreted relative to pre-existing ideas, knowledge, and concepts then this type of processing occurs

The vestibular sense operates based on the receptors in

Convergence refers to the perception that parallel lines angle toward one another as they recede into the distance.

Describe two binocular depth cues.

Myopia is to hyperopia as

Regarding the impact of subliminal messages on attitudes and behaviour, research has found that subliminal messages have

The final stage in the process of sensing and perceiving information occurs when _______________.

The process in which visual information, such as colour, distance, and movement, is simultaneously analyzed is referred to as

Sound localization is made possible by how the nervous system processes the time and intensity differences of sounds detected by the two ears.

Motion parallax and relative size are examples of binocular depth cues.

The decreasing sensitivity of sensory receptors to a constant stimulus is called sensory adaptation.

When attempting to locate a constellation in the night sky, Sally notices that she can see the stars better if she doesn't look directly at them. In doing this, the light from the star she wishes to see falls away from the fovea to the part of the retina that has a higher concentration of ____________, which are better adapted to seeing at night.

What kinds of personal and situational factors influence signal detection decision criteria?