Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

The effects of the Ames room are DUE primarily to distortions in:

The hammer,anvil,and stirrup are all located in the _______.

Which of the following is NOT a perceptual constancy?

Gestalt theorists propose that much of what we see is divided into:

Detecting "environmental stimulation" is one way to define ______.

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the __________.

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

Red,green,and blue are _______.

The vestibular sacs control that body's sense of:

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

_______ tried to analyze sensation and perception separately,and _______ insisted on a unified analysis of sensations and perceptions.

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to _______.

A drawing of a gravel road depicts the tiny rocks as becoming smaller and less distinct as one looks "down the lane." This simulation of depth on a two-dimensional sheet of paper is an example of the _______ cue.

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

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 __________.

The process whereby we receive information from the environment through our receptors is _______.

The height of a sound wave represents its _______.

The pupil is the __________.

The term "just noticeable difference" is loosely synonymous with __________.

Which of the following statements is true?