Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Pressure receptors are maximally concentrated on the _____.

The difference threshold is the minimal _____.

Elnora is exploring her native Greek islands. She notices a dark object on the horizon and realizes that it must be a very distant ship. Her depth perception was assisted by the monocular cues for relative size and _____.

The major function of taste is to _____.

Extrasensory perception is defined in your text as _____.

_______ is the mind's window to the outside world.

You are not usually aware of the blind spot in your eye because the lost information is filled in with _____.

Sensory detection happens when our_______ detect and process sensory information from the environment.

Lamont is working in a photography darkroom. When he first entered this room, he experienced visual _____ adaptation.

The cones on the retina are sensitive to _____.

Humans have specialized cells for face recognition and frogs have specialized cells for bug detection. These cells are called _____.

Which of the following is the CORRECT pathway traveled by sound waves through the ear?

The correct order of the pathway for light energy is _____.

Sensation is the process of _____ raw sensory data from the internal and external world and transmitting it to the brain.

The physical properties of light and sound are ____.

Posture, orientation, and body movements are part of the _____.

Uh, oh! While performing a Triple Lutz during ice-skating practice, you fell very hard and sprained your ankle. Explain how the gate-control theory is related to pain, and how you might use this theory to minimize the amount of pain you are feeling.

Scientists use a _____ to flash images too quickly for conscious recognition, but slowly enough to be registered.

Bottom-up processing has to work with ____, whereas top-down processing is associated with _________.

Which of the following does NOT influence perceptual selection?