Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Hue, brightness, and saturation are all psychological properties of the visual stimulus, light.

Determine whether each cue to depth perception is binocular or monocular. -retinal disparity

The amplitude of a sound wave is related to our perception of:

The ________ protects the eye and bends incoming light rays toward a lens located behind it.

The amount of light that gets into the eye is controlled by muscles in the:

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding audition?

Signal-detection theory assumes that:

Match the theories with the appropriate person(s). -doctrine of specific nerve energies

The authors note that variety is not only the spice of life, it also the essence of sensation. Explain what they mean in detail, giving two specific examples to illustrate your points.

In the ________ century, it was demonstrated that when we look at an object, the light pattern on the retina is upside down.

The function of the cornea is to:

Grant perceives snow as remaining white on cloudy days as well as on bright ones. He is not fooled even though the amount of light the snow reflects is different on cloudy days. Grant's perception is due to:

Batters simply go batty when Ryan steps onto the pitcher's mound because they dread his rising fastball and his breaking curveball. What do these pitches look like? How might this perceptual illusion occur?

When adults who have been blind from infancy have their vision restored, they are able to make sense of what they see within days.

The actual receptors for taste are found:

Match the definition with the appropriate term. -The perception of pain coming from a limb or organ that has been removed.

When people find themselves in a state of sensory overload, they often cope by focusing only on the sights and sounds that they find useful. This is called:

The doctrine of specific nerve energies proposed by Johannes Müller is a/an:

The authors compare communication in the sensory system to the activities on a battlefield. The sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system, likened to "field officers":

Procedures to determine absolute thresholds have a serious limitation based on the person's general tendency to respond either "yes" or "no" when uncertain.