Exam 5: A: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following terms does not belong with the others?

Motion sickness occurs when signals from the vestibular system are in conflict with signals from which other system?

According to Hering's opponent-process theory,all colour experiences arise from two underlying systems,each of which includes two opponent elements

Near the end of a negative afterimage demonstration,the audience looked at a blank white screen,but responded that they had seen a red and white Canadian flag.What colour was the original flag that they were likely required to view at the onset of the demonstration?

Which statement about supertasters is based on research?

What are the basic taste qualities?

According to the place theory of pitch perception,what happens when one is presented with a high-frequency tone?

Sir Thomas Young proposed the existence of only three colour receptors.How did he explain the sensation of so many other colours?

During which stage of the perceptual process do higher-level cognitive processes,such as memories,values,beliefs,and attitudes assign meaning?

Frank,who was an experienced teacher,had few problems reading the student's sloppy answer because he had asked this question before and knew in advance what the student was likely to write.What type of processing is being described?

Which description best explains the process of dark adaptation?

From her seat in the top row of the stadium,the football fan had a great view of the halftime entertainment.As she watched,two large groups of band members were marching toward,then through one another,in opposite directions.Which Gestalt law allows her to keep track of each separate group?

If you hold a pencil at arm's length and slowly move it closer to your face,the ciliary muscles change the thickness of the lens of the eye to permit variable focusing on the pencil.This process is known as convergence.

There is an interactive exhibit on the senses at a science fair.For the sense of hearing,there is a gigantic ear through which viewers can walk.What is the order in which patrons will encounter the structures listed below,as they move through the ear?

The fans love the new scoreboard at the ballpark.Every time a batter hits a home run,flashing lights on the scoreboard make it look as though an imaginary ball is leaving the field.Which term best explains this illusion?

A child is driving a bumper car in an amusement park.At the last instant he swerves to avoid a crash with another car.Which cue allows the child to sense how quickly another car is approaching?

Why is radio static perceived as noise?

How is the pitch of a sound wave determined?

Why is it important for us to understand both sensation and perception? How does this relate to bottom-up and top-down processing?

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that cells in the spinal cord interrupt and block some pain signals and let others get through to the brain.