Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The sensory receptors in the ear are found in the ____________.

The monocular cue of ___________ is being used when an artist places objects in front of other objects to create a sense of depth when the picture is viewed.

________ are receptors that are best for seeing details.

Gestalt theorists propose that much of what we see is divided into:

How blurry-looking an object appears and linear perspective are cues associated with _______ depth perception.

The fact that each one of our two eyes receives a slightly different image of an object we are looking at is known as ______________.

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______.

Light waves from a blue shirt stimulate different photoreceptors than light waves coming from a red shirt.The fact that we see these shirts as two different colors can be explained by _____.

The part of the ear we see is called the ____________.

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called _______________.

The eyes detect different colors by using the _______.

A researcher uses a device to press two closely-spaced pins onto various places on participants' bodies.Each time,the research asks the participant to say whether they feel two distinct points or only one.The researcher is testing the _____________ of the skin on the different body parts.

Elements that share common features such as size,shape,or color are viewed as a set.This defines which Gestalt law of organization?

Changing the shape of the lens to focus on objects near or far is called

Phantom limb sensations are:

"Sensation is to _______ as perception is to _______."

Without ________________,we could cut our arm with a knife and feel nothing more than the slight pressure of the blade.

Where are the receptor cells for smell located?

The range of electromagnetic wavelengths that we can see is called the:

The spiral-shaped sense organ used for hearing is the _______________.