Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

When a person is nearsighted, this most likely means that their eye ________.

Axons from the nerve cells in the nose carry messages directly to the ________ of the brain.

The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are ________.

The vestibular sacs control that body's sense of:

Pain sensations in the skin, muscles, tendons, and joints that are carried on large nerve fibers are called ________.

Sensation is to perception as ________ is to ________.

Figure-ground relationships concern ________.

The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensation at all in a person is the just noticeable threshold.

Our eyes don't adapt completely to a repeated visual stimulus because ________.

Which is the newest of the five basic tastes to be discovered?

"One-eye vision is to ________ as two-eye vision is to ________."

Elements that share common features such as size, shape, or color are viewed as a set. This defines which Gestalt law of organization?

Erin has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum. In which property of light would Erin be most interested?

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ________.

The Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision assumes that:

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports ________ theory of color vision.

Experiencing MEANINGFUL patterns in the jumble of sensory information received by the brain is ________.

According to the opponent-process theory of color vision, the correct pairings of opposite colors are ________.

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 ________.

Nerve hearing impairment can BEST be treated with ________.