Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

________ is the processes of sensory responding and of the sensory receiving areas of the brain.

Dark adaptation is the process by which visual receptors become maximally sensitive to dim light.

Evidence supports that scent can have a nonconscious influence on what we see and do.

Rods are much more sensitive than are cones in darkness.

The pitch of sound is determined by its ________; the loudness of sound is determined by its ________.

Which of the following is a binocular cue to depth?

The actual organ of hearing is a chamber inside the:

Generally speaking, the more light an object reflects, the brighter it appears.

Usually a colour deficient person is unable to distinguish red from green, and so the world is painted in shades of:

Culture has a minimal effect, if any, on perception.

Visual receptors that respond to dim light are called cones.

The fact that some perceptual processes appear to be innate doesn't mean that all people perceive the world in the same way. Describe in detail four psychological factors that can influence what we perceive and how we perceive it.

The sensory nerves all use exactly the same form of communication, hormones that travel from the sense receptors to the brain.

When the wavelength of a light is examined, one looks at the:

The auditory receptors are located in the:

Why is it important to make a distinction between subliminal perception and subliminal persuasion? What has empirical research revealed about each?

In dark adaptation, cones adapt slowly, taking 20 minutes or longer.

Which of the following is NOT related to functional codes?

________ is the detection of physical energy emitted or reflected by physical objects.

Researchers studying the sense of audition report that: