Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The lowest level of stimulation that a person can consciously detect 50 percent of the time the stimulation is present is called __________.

Research has found that taste information is sent to the __________.

Briefly describe the place theory of pitch.

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the __________.

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

Misaki has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum. In which property of light would Misaki be most interested?

One-eye vision is to __________ as two-eye vision is to __________.

You decide to go to work for a presidential candidate in the next election. You think that the way to get people to vote for your candidate is to use some psychology. So, you make a deal with a soft-drink company to insert a picture of your candidate into its commercials for only a brief instant. It will be so quick that no one will notice the picture. That way, the candidate's image will enter viewers' subconscious minds and make them vote for your candidate. What psychological processes are you trying to use, and will they be likely to work?

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

Some people believe that __________ are messages that can be sent to consumers, prompting them to buy a product without their being aware of receiving such messages.

An illusion __________.

The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, on a background is known as __________.

The pathway from the retina to the brain that enables us to see is rods and cones to bipolar cells to ganglion cells to optic nerve.

Hertz is a unit of measurement of __________.

Rods and cones are found in the __________.

Which theory cannot adequately account for pitches above 1,000 Hz?

When the eye becomes elongated, people see near objects well, but see far objects poorly. This is what is called __________.

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the __________.

After being in class for a while, __________ is a likely explanation for not hearing the sound of the fan in the LCD projector above you until someone says something about it.

What part of the eye hardens as we age, thus causing many to suffer from presbyopia?