Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's _______.

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

Color,shape,size,and brightness are all types of perceptual _______.

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

The components in the sense organs that respond to energy are called _______.

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor struck several tuning forks,each of which vibrated at a distinct pitch,and asked her to choose two tones that sounded almost the same in pitch.The doctor was testing Ann's __________.

The boundary between the middle and inner ear is the:

The hammer,anvil,and stirrup are the _______.

Mr.Marshall hired June to collect data from a group of subjects.Neither June nor the subjects were aware of the independent variable that Mr.Marshall had manipulated.This is an example of _______.

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

The process by which rods and cones become more sensitive to light in response to lowered levels of illumination is called _______.

The four primary taste sensations are sweet,bitter,sour,and _______.

Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it,you know a tree is the same size because of________

Which of the following is an example of a monocular cue?

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red,green,and blue is __________.

"Sensation is to _______ as perception is 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 amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the __________.

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

An increase in the frequency of sound waves will correspond most directly to an increase in _______.