Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

In nerve hearing impairment, the problem lies in ________.

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is a constant fraction or proportion of the stimulus being judged is called ________.

The place theory of the perception of pitch is identified BEST with Helmholtz.

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Larry has been told by his doctor that he is experiencing ________ due to hair cells that were destroyed as a result of loud sounds.

The longest wavelengths we can see are experienced as ________ colors.

Which of the following is NOT a perceptual constancy?

The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented is the ________ threshold.

Closure is the tendency ________.

Microsaccades are ________.

Axons from ganglion cells form the ________.

The average person's skin is about ________.

The clear, transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the ________.

Pitch is to frequency as ________.

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ________.

________ is the mental process of making meaning of sensory information.

Frequency determines ________.

The ability to see 3-D movies is an instance of using motion parallax.

Which neural structures show color opponent processing?

Somesthetic senses involve all of the following EXCEPT ________.