Exam 7: Sensation and Perception

What are binaural cues?

The transition from cone vision to rod vision, called __________, takes approximately 20 minutes.

Which of the following situations may lead to a conflict between different vestibular cues?

Name a common perceptual phenomenon characterized by distortion in stimulus appearance, often due to inhibition between cells which are tuned to similar properties of the stimulus.

Where are auditory receptors located?

The perceived pitch of a sound depends on its __________ frequency component.

A sound of 200 Hz will produce a lower and deeper pitch than a sound of 2,000 Hz.

What is the name of the membrane housing the auditory mechanoreceptors?

"When a sound source is located to one side of the head, the sound emanating from it arrives at the nearer ear slightly before the further ear, creating __________."

Which reflex allows you to follow the directions on a map while walking at the same time, compensating the eyes rotation for your head's movements?

A midget ganglion cell distinguishes between redness and greenness signals as it receives inputs from M-cones and L-cones.

The multisensory experience of eating a fruit involves primarily four sensory modalities, namely:

__________ describes the horizontal dimension along which a source direction can vary.

Dr Smith is trying to create a device to deliver visual information in the form of different audio frequencies associated to different visual patterns. This device will allow blind people to compensate for the lack of vision by increasing the abilities of another sensory modality. Which technique is Dr Smith using?

Localization of sound sources on the horizontal plane is thought to rely on two complementary cues: interaural time difference and interaural level difference. This theory is known as __________.