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

Odor detection is often described by using a ________ metaphor.

Continuity, also referred to as good continuation, is one of the Gestalt laws of organization.

Rays ________ shine from the eyes; however, about ________ of college students believe otherwise according to research reviewed in your text.

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

The classic Stroop effect involves the naming of ________.

A piece of paper looks white in both the noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called _________.

The clear, transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the ______.

You will more than likely see "XXX XXX XXX" as three groups of "X" rather than one group of nine "X"s. This example illustrates which of the following Gestalt Laws?

According to your text, which of the following erroneously believed that the eyes produced rays enabling people to see?

According to your authors, visual processing occurs in ________ phases.

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theatre) you will find it hard to see at first but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better. This phenomenon is referred to as ________.

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________, the body's natural version of morphine.

The visible bumps that you can see on your tongue are called ________.

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Discuss the travel of sound waves through the outer ear into the middle ear. Next, discuss how sound waves are transduced within the inner ear.

Suppose you're driving on a two-lane road on a very snowy night where the divider cannot be seen. However, in your mind, you're able to reconstruct where the divider should be. This example illustrates ________.

________ is analogous to how we distinguish figure from ground in vision.

The eardrum is also called the ____________________.

Psychophysics is the study between physical events and one's subjective experience of those events.

Which of the following is true about cones?