Exam 5: The Perceiving Mind Sensation and Perception

According to the Müller-Lyer illusion,we tend to see lines with outward-pointing arrowheads as ____.

The primary colors of light are ____.

Kevin is a participant in a taste-off as part of his campus's Greek Week.He is blindfolded and his nose is pinched off with a clothespin.He is asked to taste a slice of apple and a slice of raw potato.Kevin is likely to ____.

An area of the retina that is specialized for fine detailed vision is referred to as the ____.

Ruth is 78 years of age,and recently reported to her ophthalmologist that she has developed some changes in the way she sees colors.Which of the following age-related changes to the eye might best explain her experience?

How do hair cells stimulate the auditory nerve?

We are more able to use bottom-up processing to respond appropriately to ____________.

For his creative writing class,Dorian writes a short story about the adventures and perils of space travel.As he describes an epic space battle between two enemy ships,Dorian portrays the battle fought in an eerie silence.Why is Dorian correct that an otherwise noisy battle would produce no sound in space?

Blue-eyed Marcella gets up early,turns on the light in the bathroom,and watches herself in the mirror as the blue ring of her eyes constrict.What is this blue ring called?

What is true of light detection across species?

What is the purpose of a sensory homunculus?

Juliet is only 2 days old.She is shown several different pictures.Which would she be most likely to stare at for the longest?

Maria is the victim of an armed robbery.She is called into the police station to identify her assailant from a line-up of men.She correctly reports that none of the men were her attacker.This illustrates the concept of a(n)____.

For many people with hearing loss deafness is viewed as a(n)

In terms of object recognition,the simplest patterns of lines are gratings,which can vary in two dimensions: ____.

In the middle ear,the purpose of three tiny bones located in the middle ear is to ____.

Hugo is running an experiment to determine if a specific DNA allele is present in a new transgenic mouse line.He glances through numerous data sets and identifies the correct DNA "band" in the majority of his experiments.This illustrates the concept of a ____.

Describe how sound waves are transmitted from the outer ear to the auditory nerve.

Adele is planning to paint the walls in her room over spring break.She studies several color samples and is trying to decide between yellow,green,and blue hues.What light wave attribute allows Adele to differentiate between these colors?

What type of stimuli are responsible for olfaction and gustation?