Exam 3: C: Sensation and Perception

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision.However,this theory does NOT explain:

Color,shape,size,and brightness are all types of perceptual _______.

People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side,top,or any other angle as long as the object is,in fact,a pyramid.This is the law of _______.

Hertz is a unit of measurement of _______.

Light is focused on the retina by the _______.

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual _______.

Which of the following is NOT a perceptual constancy?

Long-term exposure to sounds with high decibels can result in ___________ deafness.

For humans,the ability to _______ is probably the most important sense.

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

Hertz is a unit of measurement of __________.

The middle ear includes the ______.

The _______ states that we see an object's size as constant even if the object's distance from us changes.

A contracting pattern of retinal image leads to the perception of an object that is:

A young man enters a completely darkened room and lights a candle.Which of the following sequences best represents the candle's light as it enters his eye?

The oval window,cochlea,and basilar membrane are all part of the:

Weber's Law is I/I = K;and values for K are: .02 for weight;.08 for brightness;and .03 for length.If a line is 30" long,what is the minimum change in length before one would notice a difference between the two?

Window pane is to _______ as color is to iris.

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

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's _______.