Exam 4: D: Sensation and Perception

The smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50 percent of the time is called the __________.

Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it,you know a tree is the same size because of _______.

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

Perceptions differ from sensations in that:

Which of the following statements is true?

Hertz is a unit of measurement of __________.

When an individual's rods are fatigued and the photopigments are depleted from staring at an image for a long period of time,which phenomenon would this individual most likely experience?

Visual information is processed by____ ____before it is processed by________.

Single-eye vision is to _______ as double-eye vision is to _______.

Adaptation is the process in which

The range of electromagnetic wavelengths that we can see is called the

Which type of receptor cell is associated with seeing colours?

As sounds become louder,their ______ increases.

The middle ear includes the ______.

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

The pupil is the __________.

_______ theory was developed to isolate separate measures of sensory sensitivity and decision criteria used.

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

A drawing of a gravel road depicts the tiny rocks as becoming smaller and less distinct as one looks "down the lane." This simulation of depth on a two-dimensional sheet of paper is an example of the _______ cue.

Decibels are used to measure _______.