Exam 3: Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Originally it was believed that we had ________ (kinds of) cells that transduce light into neural impulses; according to research reviewed by your authors it is believed that there are ________ (kinds of) cells that transduce light into neural impulses.

When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue ________.

Despite common misconception, there is quite a bit of scientific evidence validating the existence of extrasensory perception (ESP) and related abilities.

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ______.

ESP is also referred to as either anomalous cognition or psi.

In a dichotic listening task, what do people do?

The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red, green, and blue is known as the ______ theory.

The authors reviewed research investigating how the brain codes for spatial relations. The results suggest which of the following?

Which group is best at detecting odors?

If an artist were to blend red, green, and blue paints together, the result would look _________.

Knowledge of future events is called ______.

Helmholtz and Young's explanation of color vision is called the ______.

Cells that are triggered by light, vibrations, sounds, touch, or chemical substances are called ________.

According to the authors, visual perception relies on two phases of processing.

The cocktail party phenomenon is evidence that we can hear without awareness.

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ______________.

Consider the structure of the eye. List in order four major structures of the eye that light encounters before reaching the retina.

Like visual perception, auditory perception can be divided into two main phases.

Linear perspective is an example of a ________.

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