Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

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

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.

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

Where are the taste receptors located?

The saying, "Birds of a feather flock together" is most closely aligned with the ________ principle of perceptual organization.

The boundary between the middle and inner ear is the:

Suppose you're driving on a two-lane road on a very snowy night where the divider cannot be seen. However, in your mind, you're able to reconstruct where the divider should be. This example illustrates ________.

When the eye becomes elongated, people see near objects well, but see far objects poorly. This is what is called ________.

When you stand to the side of a window frame, it casts a trapezoidal (nonrectangular) image on your retina. It still seems rectangular to you, though, because of ________.

In daylight, the shortest wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum will look red.

The law of brightness constancy suggests that our perception of an object is a result of the ________ of the light from the object divided by the light surrounding it.

When John drives his car at night, he finds that he can barely see traffic and street signs if he looks directly at them. He can increase his visual sensitivity by looking at the signs:

The trichromat:

Which of the following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the eye to the brain?

When we look at objects fairly close to us, our eyes tend to turn slightly inward toward each other. This process is called ________.

Which is the BEST description of the skin senses?

Approximately how many taste receptors are located on each taste bud?

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee. As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth, the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape, but you still "see" it as round due to:

Professor Zander wants to know how loud a certain noise must be in order to be heard from a distance of 50 feet. This question involves the concept of ________.

The tendency for a stationary light viewed against darkness to look as though it's moving is called: