Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Regarding sound waves, which of the following statements is TRUE?

At the national cheerleading contest, all the contestants are seated in one area within the stadium. Although 1,000 students are seated in this area, your eyes discern about 100 groups due to each group of cheerleaders having different color outfits. The way you grouped these students is most likely due to the perceptual principle of

Because our senses select, analyze, and filter information until only the most important information remains, our senses are referred to as __________ systems.

Hyperopia is the condition of the eyes in which the person cannot

As a door opens toward you, you perceive it as a rectangular door. As you go through the door, the actual image changes on the retina (from rectangular to trapezoid). However, you still recognize it as a rectangular door. This is an example of

Which of the following perceptual skills will be the first to appear if a blind person regains his or her sight?

The most effective means of reducing a child's pain during dental work is likely to be

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the

Glutamate, a substance found in the flavor enhancer MSG, seems to activate the receptors for which taste?

Describe sensory localization, and explain how this process may someday make it possible to artificially restore sight, hearing, or other senses.

Distorted perceptions of stimuli that actually exist is the definition of

The thin membrane that moves in and out in response to sound waves colliding with it and passes the vibration on to the middle ear is the

The acupuncture needles activate the small pain fibers, which

Which type(s)of hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid, which makes sounds louder and clearer?

When you use inductive reasoning, you reason from specific facts and construct a general principle from these facts. Thus, inductive reasoning is similar to

Sweet and bitter tastes appear to be

Olfaction and gustation are considered

The science of measuring changes in physical stimuli and relating them to changes in psychological sensations is called __________.

Studies of people who have had their vision restored after a lifetime of blindness found that it takes time for these people to learn to organize their sensations into

By looking out a window and moving your head from side to side, one can demonstrate relative motion with which type of objects appearing to move a sizable distance as your head moves?