Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

If you lost all of your ability to hear with your left ear,you would likely have

The trichromatic color theory of vision has a difficult time explaining color afterimages.

Sensory receptor cells transduce stimulus energy into neural impulses.

The changing frequency of sound from a train going past your stopped car occurs because of changes in the sound's

Kinesthetic receptors are found in the cochlea.

One of the reasons that sensory adaptation occurs is because

Hungry people are more sensitive to the taste of sweetness and saltiness compared to when they are full.

Shadowing is a monocular cue for depth perception.

We always perceive a dime as round because of size constancy.

Sensory systems have specialized neurons that transform physical energy into neural messages.These specialized neurons are called

With your eyes closed,touch the tip of your nose with your right index finger.You are able to do this mainly because of information from your

Proximity,continuity,similarity,and closure are

The cochlea is found in the middle ear.

If both of your ears were on the same side of your head,you would have difficulty

If we see a German shepherd standing 30 feet from us,we still recognize its size even though the image on our retina is much smaller than when it is directly before us.This is primarily due to

The receptors for vision are located in the

What do you experience when nocioceptors are stimulated?

The clear membrane just in front of the iris through which light first passes is the

Visual stimuli that are close together are usually seen as belonging together;this is called

Our sensitivity to a stimulus differs from time to time due to sensory adaptation.