Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The fact that the corner of a building thrust toward the viewer looks shorter than an inside corner thrust away from the viewer can be accounted for by the

From a distal light source to the brain,sequentially trace a visual stimulus through the eye and nervous system.

After visual input has been processed in the primary visual cortex,signals are processed further along a number of pathways.The dorsal stream processes information about

Ron is making potato soup.His roommate tastes it and tells Ron it is great,but Ron thinks it needs more salt.He adds just a little salt,and thinks the soup now tastes perfect.However,his roommate tastes it again and tells Ron that the soup is ruined because it is too salty.Apparently,for the taste of salt

Charley has visual agnosia and is unable to recognize common,everyday objects.This condition MOST likely results from damage to the

Eloise is an individual who is classified as a supertaster.She is likely to be especially sensitive to

Provide an overview of the place and frequency theories of pitch perception,and resolve the "debate" between the two.

Sensory adaptation is an automatic process that helps to keep people tuned into changes in their sensory experiences.

For any specific type of sensory input a(n)____________________ is the minimum stimulus intensity that an organism can detect in perceived magnitude of sensation.

The center-surround arrangement of visual fields contributes to the eye being

____________________ refers to the relative amount of whiteness in a color.

Imagine you are sitting at the dinner table and looking at the round plate in front of the person sitting across from you.From your perspective,the distal stimulus of the plate would be ____ while the proximal stimulus would be ____.

Imagine that you are a salesperson and that you want to sell a washing machine that few people seem interested in buying.Your image research suggests that people find that the appliance is too big and heavy and that the buttons and knobs on it look "cheap".Describe two perceptual principles you could use in your print advertisement that will make the washing machine appear smaller and less heavy to customers?

Last year Fiona had a yard sale.She marked the prices of items very reasonably,and she refused to reduce them when people tried to "deal." This year she had another yard sale,but this time she marked the prices of items quite high,and then reduced them by 50% or more when people asked to "deal." Fiona was surprised to find that she made much more money this year.When she asks you why this might have happened,you explain how judgments can be affected by

Cells in the visual cortex that respond selectively to specific features of complex stimuli are called

If you project a red,a green,and a blue light into space,the point at which the three lights cross will lead to the perception of

In order to maximize visual acuity at night,you should

Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

The structure that controls the size of the pupil is the

Rather than provide details about the party she just attended,Patty tried to give her overall impression,operating on the assumption of ____,that the whole may be greater than the mere sum of its parts.