Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Emmanuel enters a completely darkened room and lights a candle. Which of the following sequences best represents the candle's light as it enters his eye?

Which of the following is largely determined by the length of a light wave?

__________ occurs when one object appears to be blocking another object and the viewer assumes that the blocked object is farther away.

The Müller-Lyer illusion occurs more frequently in __________.

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called __________ waves.

What is the difference between monocular and binocular depth cues?

Our __________ enable us to make sense of the sensations that we are continually experiencing.

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

There are approximately __________ taste receptors on each taste bud.

What structure in your eye is most like the film in a camera?

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

What are the malleus, incus, and stapes?

Describe how sound waves become nerve impulses as they enter the ear. How are the important characteristics of sound coded?

The pupil is the __________.

The pupil is the __________.

The impression of depth can be created or enhanced in visual art by encouraging the person viewing a drawing to assume that converging lines are actually parallel. This artistic ploy uses the depth cue of __________.

Where are the taste receptors located?

Hue, saturation, and brightness are three separate aspects of our experience of __________.

Which hypothesis offers the BEST explanation of the moon illusion?

A method for assessing the accuracy of judgments or decisions under uncertain conditions is called __________ theory. This method assesses a person's "hits" and "rejections" compared to their "misses" and "false alarms."