Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

How blurry-looking an object appears and linear perspective are cues associated with __________ depth perception.

Decibels are used to measure __________.

Which of the following is the primary structure that allows one to maintain his or her balance?

According to the opponent-process theory, if you stare at a red star for a while (e.g., 60 seconds) and then look at a plain sheet of white paper, you will see an afterimage of the star in which hue?

__________ refers to the principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is a constant fraction or proportion of the stimulus being judged.

An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz. How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?

If a child suffers from congenital analgesia, why must he or she be careful when outside playing?

Dizziness, nausea, and disorientation may result if the information from the eyes conflicts a little too much with the information from the vestibular organs, according to the __________ conflict theory of motion sickness.

In making a large pot of chili for a family reunion, you find that you have to add 1 onion to your pot of chili that already has 5 onions mixed in it to notice a difference. According to Weber's law, how many onions would you have to add to notice a difference if you are making twice as much chili with 10 onions?

Which theory of pitch states that in frequencies from about 400 Hz to 4,000 Hz, auditory neurons do not fire all at once but in rotation?

Frequency determines __________.

The longest wavelengths we can see are experienced as __________ colors.

Who suggested the place theory of pitch?

What are the basic tastes? Which was the most recently identified?

The law of brightness constancy suggests that our perception of an object is a result of the __________ of the light from the object divided by the light surrounding it.

The Müller-Lyer illusion is influenced greatly by one's __________.

Taste is often called a(n) __________ sense because it works with the molecules of foods that people eat.

When you stare at a picture for a long time, it doesn't fade away because your eye is making tiny eye movements that are called glissades.

What is the correct order of the parts of the eye from where light enters to where it causes a neural response to be sent up to the brain?

Which Gestalt law of organization must always occur even if other laws of organization are also illustrated?