Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Gestalt theorists are known for explaining:

When a warm object is placed against a "cold spot" on our skin,we feel cold.This is known as _______.

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

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

An oscilloscope is used to _______.

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

The inner lining on the back of the eyeball which is sensitive to light is called the _______.

Adaptation is the process in which _______.

Hearing begins when sound waves bump against the _______.

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

The shape of the lens adjusts in order to _______.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary taste qualities that humans perceive?

Light is focused on the retina by the _______.

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the __________.

A "fake treatment" is one way to define a ______.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of threshold?

Decibels are used to measure _______.

Light enters the eye through the _______.

Rods and cones are found in the _______.