Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The idea that large fibers in the sensory nerves can prevent impulses from reaching the brain and thus prevent the sensation of pain is part of the __________ theory of pain.

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

Which of the following is an example of a monocular cue?

Which of the following produces binocular disparity?

Gestalt theorists are known for explaining:

An oscilloscope is used to _______.

When you look out the window of a car that is traveling 60 mph,objects at different locations appear to move in different directions and different speeds.This apparent motion is known as:

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 ________.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of threshold?

Light receptors which see best at night are the _______.

The white,opaque outer wall of the eye is called the _________.

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

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

The trichromat:

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called _______.

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:

Muller-Lyer,Ponzo,and Zollner are all _________.

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

Clearness and linear perspective are examples of _______ cues for depth perception.

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