Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

If a person hears a tone of 300 Hz, three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the brain-the first group for the first 100 Hz, the second group for the next 100 Hz, and the third group for the next 100 Hz. This principle is known as the __________ theory.

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

Pitch is to frequency as __________.

A person can have __________ taste buds in his or her mouth.

What does culture have to do with the Müller-Lyer illusion?

Colleen stares at a fixed spot in her bedroom using only one eye. After a while, what might happen to her vision?

Flavor is __________.

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

What is the basic function of the outer ear?

Jake acted out in class and made poor grades. After a vision screening at the school, Jake's teacher moved him to the front of the class. Jake's academic and social behaviors improved. Jake probably has which vision problem?

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called __________.

When light waves enter the eye, they first pass through the __________.

Which of the following pairs is considered an example of opponent cells?

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called __________.

Which of the following statements regarding sensory thresholds is true?

Stella looks at the tongue of her friend and sees all kinds of bumps on it. "Wow," she says, "you sure have a lot of __________."

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to __________.

According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, the correct pairings of opposite colors are __________.

Which of the following is the BEST description of proprioception?

How is the way the sense of taste works similar to the way the sense of smell works?