Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

An artist might use linear perspective to give the powerful illusion of the depth of a room.

You arrive at your friend's apartment for a big party at the end of the semester.When you first arrive,the music is so loud that it almost hurts your ears.After a couple of hours,even though the music is still at the same volume,it doesn't bother you anymore,and you like it.This change over time describes the process of

Which of the following is an example of a type of skin receptor?

On your skin,the level of sensitivity is controlled by the

Hertz units are used to measure the frequency of sound waves.

The monocular cue of the vertical position refers to the idea that

When you can tell the difference between candy apple red and fire engine red,it is partly because the light stimuli differ in their

The principle of similarity suggests that items that are close together are perceived as belonging together.

The intensity of sound is measured in

Since most nonprimate mammals have no color vision,you would expect their eyes to have

The moon looks bigger at the horizon than it does higher in the sky because

The color of the white paper and the correction fluid you use to cover up mistakes on the paper are not exactly the same,but they are so close that you cannot see any difference.This is because your _______ abilities are limited.

The specialty area in psychology that studies topics such as sensory limits and sensory adaptation is called

You can't feel the waistband of your underwear (though you know it is there).This is mostly the result of

Line illusions often take advantage of

A brain-injured patient cannot interpret sensory stimuli but can detect the presence of a stimulus.This person has a problem with

Light coming into the eye first passes through the lens.

Where does the process of transduction take place?

For someone with color blindness,the colors that look the same are always

The taste buds bunched together in bumps on the tongue are called organs of Corti.