Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

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

_______ is background stimulation that interferes with the perception of other stimuli.

The middle ear is a tiny chamber containing three bones known as the hammer,the auditory canal,and the oval window.

Weber's law states that a just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the intensity of an initial stimulus.

The __________________ of the inner ear consist of three tubes containing fluid that sloshes through them when the head moves,signaling rotational or angular movement to the brain.

_____ illusions are physical stimuli that consistently produce errors in perception.

Although many animals have keener abilities to detect odors than we do,the human sense of smell (olfaction)permits us to detect more than 10,000 separate smells.

The difference threshold and the just noticeable difference are the same thing.

Explain the approaches to fighting pain that have been identified.

If you want to focus on something of particular interest,you will automatically try to center the image on the ___________ to see it more sharply.

Explain the gestalt laws of organization.

Explain the concept of sensory adaptation and include at least one example.

What is pain?

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

The ___________ is a coiled tube in the ear filled with fluid that vibrates in response to sound.

Rays of light are reflected off of objects and first travel through the ___________,a transparent,protective window.

Results of "sniff tests" have shown that women generally have a better sense of smell than men do.

The issue of how the intensity of a stimulus influences our sensory responses is considered in a branch of psychology known as _______________.

Rods are thin,cylindrical receptor cells that are highly sensitive to light.

If a psychologist is looking at the bits and pieces of information that a patient offers and turns it into a meaningful whole,then which theory is being applied?