Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The pitch of a sound (from a low bass to a high shriek)is related to the amplitude of the sound waves that reach the eardrum.

Each olfactory receptor cell has a half dozen to a dozen little hairs that project out.These are called ___________.

The senses that monitor our equilibrium and awareness of body position in space are the __________ senses.

What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

All of the following are true about color blindness except:

People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side,top,or any other angle as long as the object is,in fact,a pyramid.This is the law of _______.

Which of the following produces binocular disparity?

Experiencing MEANINGFUL patterns in the jumble of sensory information received by the brain is _______.

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ___________.

The process by which rods and cones become more sensitive to light in response to lowered levels of illumination is called _______.

The law of brightness constancy suggests that our perception of an object is a result of the _______ of the light from the object divided by the light surrounding it.

If perceptual information aiding in depth perception must be drawn simultaneously from both eyes,it is referred to as _______.

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______.

Flavor is:

The changes in pressure caused when molecules of air or fluid collide with one another then move apart again are called __________.

All of the following are considered "traditional" tastes except:

The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensation at all in a person is the just noticeable threshold.

Which of the following statements is true?

An example of a group or organization that tries to maximize the similarity between figure and ground would be a(n)________.

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as ____________.