Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The minimal stimulus necessary for detection is called the _____________,while the smallest noticeable change in a stimulus is referred to as __________________.

Sensation is to perception as ________ is to ________.

An olfactory stimulus travels from receptor to ________.

Olfactory receptor cells are located in the back of the throat.

In daylight,the shortest wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum will look red.

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye,the image seems to jump from one position to another.This phenomenon illustrates ______.

The change in the shape of the lens in order to focus on a visual image is known as ________.

The correct order of the three bones of the middle ear from outside to inside is the anvil,the hammer,and the stirru

The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the ________.

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

Erin has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum.She is most likely to be concerned with which property of light?

In nerve hearing impairment,the problem lies in ________.

Helmholtz's explanation of color vision is called the ________.

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because ______.

Which is the best description of the kinesthetic sense?

The place theory of the perception of pitch is best identified with Helmholtz.

You hit yourself with a hammer and later suffer a deep ache.This is an example of ________.