Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

When painting your house, you end up choosing a bright color over a dim color. You can be sure that the electromagnetic energy coming from the brighter color is characterized by ____ than the light from the dim color.

Grouping people together on the basis of an observable characteristic such as height illustrates the Gestalt principle of ____.

When your music teacher asks that you increase the decibels in a particular part of your performance, he is specifically requesting an increase in ____.

The fovea is to ____ as the periphery of the retina is to ____.

Which individual is least likely to experience the Müller-Lyer illusion?

When you travel in the car you have a tendency to experience motion sickness. This is most likely because you are especially sensitive to changes in your ____.

Both Esmerelda and Oz are in their 60s, and find themselves arguing about how loud Oz is turning up the TV these days. A number of their friends remark that similar disagreements are happening in their own homes. What factors might contribute to this seeming epidemic of hearing loss amid our aging population?

Extrasensory perception is also known as ____.

If you lived your entire life in an environment without the straight lines and walls of rectangular buildings, you probably would be less susceptible than a city dweller to the perceptual error involved in the ____.

Bernice returns to the darkened theater after visiting the concession stand and finds that she cannot see well enough to find her seat. What is she experiencing?

Adaptation to light ____.

Volley theory is an updated version of ______.

Tom is looking out the window at an airport boarding gate. He sees a number of 747s and interprets the smaller ones as being farther away than the larger ones. Tom is using ____.

Which statement would a Gestalt psychologist most likely agree with?

The average young adult can hear sounds within the range of ____.

Which psychologist would most likely agree with the statement, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts"?

Psychophysicists study ____.

You are working for a computer manufacturer where you are trying to develop new monitors that can project a wider range of colors. In working on this task, you need to keep in mind that the visible spectrum of light for humans is ____.

The Zena perfume company wants to improve their top-selling fragrance, Rosy, by making it smell even rosier. They hire Dr. Franks to determine the minimum amount of rose oil that they will have to add to the formula to ensure that customers will be able to tell a difference in the improved fragrance. The Zena company wants Dr. Franks to find the customer's ____.

In contrast to light adaptation, dark adaptation involves ____.