Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

The eardrum is also called the __________.

When Scarlett went to her doctor, he gave her a hearing test. During the test, the doctor presented tones to Scarlett through earphones. The tones started at a low intensity and then became louder. After Scarlett could hear the sound, the doctor asked Scarlett to raise her hand whenever she heard the sound increase in volume. The doctor was testing Scarlett's __________.

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as __________.

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

Which is considered the most common type of permanent hearing loss?

While riding on a train, Paul notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains that are farther away seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called __________.

Similarity is the tendency to perceive __________.

How do cochlear implants work?

Which of the following organizations uses the figure-ground effect as part of its members' clothing?

The average person's skin is about __________ square feet in size.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are __________.

The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensation at all in a person is the just noticeable threshold.

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called perceptual __________.

When you wake up in the morning, you probably squint at the light as you open your eyes. In just a few seconds, however, you are able to open your eyes all the way, even if the room is quite bright. This demonstrates __________ adaptation.

Olfactory receptor cells are located in the back of the throat.

The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the __________ theory of pain.

The amount of light let into the eye is controlled by the iris.

A study purportedly conducted by James Vicary teaches us what about the power of subliminal perception and its effect on advertising?

When you close your eyes and raise your hand above your head, you know where your hand is due to information from __________.