Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision are not in conflict because each corresponds to ________.

The fact that, when we look at an object, each one of our two eyes receives a slightly different image of the object, is known as ________.

When you wake up in the morning, you probably squint at the light as you open your eyes. In just a few seconds, however, you are able to open your eyes all the way, even if the room is quite bright. This demonstrates ________ adaptation.

The BEST explanation of the moon illusion is ________.

Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?

People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called ________.

Frequency theory proposes that:

The gestalt principle of proximity is the tendency ________.

Which of the following procedures removes small portions of one's cornea in order to help change the cornea's curvature and re-establish clearer vision?

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

Size constancy explains why ________.

The tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related is known as ________.

The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, on a background is known as ________.

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

When Ann went to her doctor, he gave her a hearing test. During the test, the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones. The tones varied only along the loud-soft dimensions (from very loud to very soft). The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she heard a sound. The doctor was testing Ann's ________.

The purity, richness, or vividness of a hue is known as its ________.

Similarity is the tendency to perceive ________.

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you'll realize that the size of your town doesn't change regardless of whether you look at it up close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to ________.

We can see a candle flame at 30 miles on a clear, dark night, and we can hear the tick of a watch 20 feet away in a quiet room. These two facts are examples of ________.

While riding on a train, David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains that are farther away seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called ________.