Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Fluid located in the cochlea is set in motion and causes vibration in the _________.

One problem with Vicary's study of subliminal perception is that _______________.

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

Because of what you have learned about sensory adaptation,you might think that if you stared at a picture for a long period of time,the image you see would eventually fade.This would be the case if not for the tiny vibrations of your eye called ______________.

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the _______;the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the ________.

Which of the following is true of rods?

In nerve hearing impairment,the problem lies in______________.

Microsaccades are _______________.

The average threshold for human vision is a candle flame seen from ______ on a dark,clear night.

Sound is best characterized as ________.

Where are the taste receptors located?

If a person hears a tone of 300 Hz,three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the brain-the first group for the first 100 Hz,the second group for the next 100 Hz,and a third for the next 100 Hz.This principle is known as the _________________.

The tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related is known as ___________.

Which of the following pairs is considered to be an example of opponent cells?

The illusion based on the concept that most people live in a world with lots of buildings and corners is the _________.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ___________.

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________,the body's natural version of morphine.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is a constant fraction or proportion of the stimulus being judged is called ______.

Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?