Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

_______________ is the movement of air molecules brought about by a source of vibration.

Where does most processing of visual images take place?

Touch,pressure,temperature,and pain play a critical role in survival.These are known as ______________.

Feature detection involves the activation of __________ in the cortex by visual stimuli of specific shapes or patterns.

A __________ is any passing source of physical energy that produces a response in a sense organ.

Explain the process of seeing,including how a stimulus moves through the structure of the eye.

Opponent mechanisms operate both in the ___________ and the later stages of ________ processing.

The senses of motion and balance reside in the cortex.

Which law explains why a person in a quiet room is more startled by a knock at the door than a person in a noisy room?

Perception encompasses the processes by which our sense organs receive information from the environment.

____________ is the brain's and the sense organs' sorting out,interpretation,analysis,and integration of stimuli.

There are certain individuals who are unable to distinguish colors.These people suffer from __________________.

The optic nerves from each eye meet at a point roughly between the two eyes called the ______________________.

Trichromatic mechanisms work within the ______________.

The _____________ is a vibrating structure that runs through the center of the cochlea,dividing it into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and containing sense receptors for sound.

__________ movement is the perception that a stationary object is moving.

The sense of smell is sparked when the molecules of a substance enter the nasal passages and meet ___________ cells,the receptor neurons of the nose,which are spread across the nasal cavity.

Vision starts with light,the physical energy that stimulates the eye.Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation waves which are measured in __________________.

___________ is the brain's and the sense organs' sorting out,interpretation,analysis,and integration of stimuli.

The ability to view the world in three dimensions and to perceive distance is known as perceptual constancy.