Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

In which of the following situations would you be most likely to rely heavily on top-down perceptual processing to correctly perceive the situation?

The fovea ____.

In which situation would you be most likely to rely heavily on bottom-up perceptual processing to perceive the situation?

Describe the concept of absolute threshold.

Joan is looking at a large field of flowers. Up close she can see individual flowers, but in the distance, they seem to blur together. Joan is using the depth cue of ____.

It takes our eyes a while to adapt to sudden increases in brightness, a process called ______.

Mischel is looking down a long, straight road and notices that, in the distance, the edges of the road appear to get closer together. Mischel is using the perceptual cue known as ____.

Give two ways women differ from men in their visual processing abilities, and two ways men differ from women in visual processing. Explain why these differences might be advantageous for survival and/or functioning.

If your retina contained only rods, you would be unable to see ____.

Which skin structure is important to the sense of touch?

Which term is more directly associated with perception than sensation?

Using your previous experiences to perceive something is ____, while relying only upon the immediate stimulus properties to perceive something is ____.

Describe the chemical senses and how they differ from other sensory modalities.

Which structure is important to the vestibular sense?

The wavelength of light determines its ____, and the amplitude of light determines its ____.

Explain the role of top-down processing in perceptual errors.

Which statement about human olfaction is the most accurate?

Which type of color blindness is particularly common?

The primary colors of light are ____.

Describe and give examples of each of the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.