Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

The patch of nasal membrane tissue that houses receptor cells for smell is the __________.

When objects are 20 or 23 metres away,_______ does not occur.

The trichromat:

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

Decibels are used to measure _______.

"One-eye vision is to _______ as two-eye vision is to ________."

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called _______.

Light is focused on the retina by the _______.

According to the __________ theory,distinct receptors exist for the sensation of temperature.

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue?

Dr.Delmar wants to determine how loud a certain noise must be in order for it to be heard from a distance of 17 metres.Her question involves the concept of:

The Young-Helmholtz theory of colour vision assumes that:

The eyes convert light energy into neural responses that we experience as sight.The conversion of light energy into sight is done by receptor cells in the _______.

The flexible membrane inside the cochlea is called the:

The first location to receive smell information in the brain is the __________.

When you look out the window of a car that is travelling 100 kilometres per hour,objects at different locations appear to move in different directions and at different speeds.This apparent motion is known as:

Gestalt theorists are known for explaining:

Which of the following choices is NOT a monocular cue that painters can incorporate into their work to convey information about the relative distances of objects?

Professor Zander wants to know how loud a certain noise must be in order to be heard from a distance of 17 metres.This question involves the concept of _______.

Because the eyes are separated by several centimetres,each eye's view of an object is different from the other's.This is called _______ disparity.