Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The depressed spot in the retina which occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused MOST sharply is called the:

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

Axons from the nerve cells in the nose carry messages directly to the __________ of the brain.

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual _______.

Cells that are triggered by light,vibrations,sounds,touch,or chemical substances are called ___________.

Perrone's result,using a rigid box moving away from the observer,suggests that the contraction of the retinal image causes the observer to perceive that the box was moving away and getting smaller.The perception of the box getting smaller SEEMS to violate which of the following?

The average person's skin is about ____________.

Closure is the tendency ____________.

The pupil is the __________.

Figure-ground relationships concern ____________.

Olfactory receptor cells are located in the back of the throat.

An olfactory stimulus travels from receptor to ____________.

Common region is the tendency to perceive _____________.

Lory entered a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight.Which of the following was occurring in her retinal system?

Endorphins are the neurotransmitters that ____________.

We know when we are moving up and down in an elevator because of the movement of tiny crystals in the ______.

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision.However,this theory does NOT explain:

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ___________.

Allison opened her new jigsaw puzzle but soon realized that the puzzle pieces inside had nothing to do with the picture on the box.With no picture to go by,she realized she would have to use ______.

The illusion based on the concept that most people live in a world with lots of buildings and corners is the _________.