Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Nerve hearing impairment can be best treated with:

Substance P is a chemical that transmits messages about _____ to the brain.

The correct order of the three bones of the middle ear,from outside to inside,is anvil,hammer,and stirrup.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for colour vision and fine acuity are:

The shortest wavelengths that we can see are found at the ______ end of the colour spectrum.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the:

Hair follicle nerve endings respond to:

The illusion based on the concept that most people live in a world with lots of buildings and corners is the _________ illusion.

As it gets darker,older adults have a hard time adjusting to the light levels and seeing well.In some cases,this can be treated with:

Erin has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum.She is most likely to be concerned with which property of light?

Which is the best description of the vestibular senses?

The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from ______ metres under very quiet conditions.

Which of the following terms refers to the psychological effect of the amplitude of light waves?

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the:

According to sensory adaptation theory,you would think that if you stared at a picture for a long period of time,the image you see would eventually:

The lowest stimulus intensity required for detection is the ______ and the smallest noticeable difference between standard stimulus intensity and another stimulus value is the ______.

An illusion:

The eardrum is also called the:

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye,the image seems to jump from one position to another.This phenomenon illustrates:

What are the five primary tastes?