Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Our eyes don't adapt completely to a repeated visual stimulus because __________.

Which of the following occurs when,because one object appears to be blocking another object,the viewer assumes that the blocked object is farther away?

The absolute threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from __________ under very quiet conditions.

Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ___________.

Pain sensations in the skin,muscles,tendons,and joints that are carried on large nerve fibers are called ____________.

Many so-called UFOs may actually be caused by ________.

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as ____________.

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become _______.

You find that you have to add 1 teaspoon of sugar to a cup of coffee that already has 5 teaspoons of sugar in it to notice the difference in sweetness.If you have a cup of coffee with 10 teaspoons of sugar in it,how many teaspoons would you have to add to notice the difference in sweetness at least half the time?

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and his right eye,the image seems to jump from one position to another.This phenomenon illustrates ______.

Larry's doctor told him that he is experiencing __________ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

The ______ theory appears to account for how we hear sounds between 400 and 4000 Hz.

Natasha is learning ballet and is just starting on high-speed spins.Her teacher tells her that to avoid motion sickness,she should ___________.

An illusion due to misleading cues in stimuli which cause us to create perceptions that are inaccurate or impossible is called a(n)_______ illusion.

The eyes detect different colors by using the _______.

Which type of information helps with depth perception?

Proprioceptors signal ______________.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon best supports the:

The smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50 percent of the time is called the __________.