Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Sound waves are simply ________.

The correct order of the three bones of the middle ear from outside to inside is the anvil, the hammer, and the stirrup.

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

How blurry-looking an object appears and linear perspective are cues associated with _________ depth perception.

The process by which outside stimuli, in their various forms of energy, are converted into neural signals is called ________.

According to the opponent-process theory, if you stare at a red star for awhile (e.g., 60 seconds), and then look at a plain sheet of white paper, you will see an afterimage of the star in which hue?

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions, regardless of its distance from the viewer, is known as ________.

The sense of smell is also known as ________.

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

Which Gestalt law of organization must always occur even if other laws of organization are also illustrated?

Dizziness, nausea, and disorientation may result if the information from the eyes conflicts a little too much with that from the vestibular organs, according to the _________ of motion sickness.

The colored part of the eye which contains muscles to contract or expand the pupil is the ________.

When you look out the window of a car that is traveling 60 mph, close objects appear:

The ability to discern fine details in visual patterns is termed:

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

Jane jumps out of bed to the sound of the alarm clock. As she reaches her feet, she feels very dizzy for a few seconds. As her system readjusts to her standing, she begins to regain her sense of balance. The source of Jane's dizziness is probably in the:

The first location to receive smell information in the brain is the ________.

Hue, saturation, and brightness are three separate aspects of our experience of:

The difference threshold is the degree of change that is required in order for a person to detect a change ________ percent of the time.

Marcellus has been diagnosed since childhood with a condition called CIPA, which stands for congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis. This means that, in addition to being unable to feel pain, Marcellus is also unable to ________.