Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red,green,and blue is known as the ________ theory.

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________.

The best explanation of the moon illusion is _________.

Nerve hearing impairment due to problems in the auditory cortex of the brain has been easily corrected with hearing aids.

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ________.

The term photon refers to ________.

What is the approximate life expectancy of individual taste receptor cells?

When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones started at a low intensity and then became louder.The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she started to hear a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's ________.

The trichromatic and opponent?process theories of color vision are not in conflict because each corresponds to ________.

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 eardrum is also called the ________.

Figure-ground relationships concern ________.

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ________.

A student takes a drug that distorts perception.He holds up his hand right in front of his face.Horrified,he yells,"I have a giant hand!" Most likely the drug interfered with ________.

The ability to see 3-D movies is an instance of using motion parallax.

The depth cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called ________.

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

A person with red-green color blindness will see the world in ________.

The outermost part of the ear is called the ________.

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