Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Chemical senses involve _____.

Imagine that your best friend still believes in extrasensory perception, despite research evidence that refutes its existence. Briefly describe each of the four types of faulty reasoning that often accompany such belief systems. Provide an example of each type of reasoning from your friend's life.

Interposition is the monocular cue that is based on _____.

In Luria's research, village women in Ichkari called a drawing of a circle either a watch, a plate, or the moon, whereas women students at a teachers' college called it a circle. This is evidence that

Umami is _____.

Itching, tickling, and vibration sensations seem to be produced by light stimulation of _____ receptors.

The blind spot has _____ receptors, whereas the fovea has _____ receptors.

Hair cells are sensory receptors found in the _____.

The iris is the colored part of the eye that controls the opening of the _____.

Infants old enough to focus and move their eyes show they are able to see color _____ an adult's ability to do so.

You write a reminder post-it and stick it on the door where you see it every day. A month later, you forget your appointment because of the tendency to ignore constant stimuli, which is known as _____.

What is psychophysics? Differentiate between absolute and difference thresholds and give an example of each.

These neurotransmitters act like morphine to inhibit pain perception.

Which of the following is NOT prone to sensory adaptation?

When you stare at a red surface and look away at a white background, you see a green color afterimage. Which color theory can explain the phenomenon the best?

Habituation occurs in the _____; sensory adaptation occurs in the _____.

Natural body scents that may affect the behavior of others, including sexual behavior are called _____.

A subliminal stimulus refers to any stimulus that _____.

The _____ theory of pain suggests that pain sensations are processed and altered by mechanisms within the spinal cord.

Tiny cells on your retina are detecting the contours of the letters on this page and sending that information to your brain. These are your _____ for vision.