Exam 4: D: Sensation and Perception

Tracey has trouble reading her textbooks that are right in front of her,and James has trouble reading the board at the front of his classrooms.Based on this information,it is likely that Tracey has __________ and James has __________.

Laverne goes to a movie theatre to watch her favourite movie.About halfway through the movie she becomes aware of an overpowering hunger for popcorn.What she doesn't realize is that throughout the first part of the movie,a message saying,"Eat Popcorn!" was repeatedly flashed on the screen at a speed too fast for her to be consciously aware of it.If her desire for popcorn is due to that message,she is responding to

The __________ carries sensory information from the retina to the brain areas where visual perception will occur.

Sounds that are __________ decibels or greater in loudness cause us pain and can cause harm to our auditory system.

__________ relates to our understanding of how our brains combine different pieces of our perception into a unified whole.

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for colour vision and fine acuity are

Brianna just bought new lights for her Christmas tree that are supposed to look like they are moving.When she puts them up,it looks as if the lights circle continuously around the tree.This perception of movement is due to

Casey is participating in a psychology experiment where he is asked to indicate whether he heard a sound or did not hear a sound on successive testing trials.If Casey says he heard a sound,and no sound was presented,his response would be considered a __________ according to signal detection theory.

Casey is participating in a psychology experiment where he is asked to indicate whether he heard a sound or did not hear a sound on successive testing trials.If Casey says he did not hear a sound,and no sound was presented,his response would be considered a __________ according to signal detection theory.

The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste,touch,smell,and vision is "ignored" by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called

When we describe someone's eyes as blue,technically we are referring to his or her blue

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

Sounds that we hear are converted into electrical signals in neurons through a process called

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

Body position is to __________ as equilibrium and balance are to __________.

Some research has demonstrated a relationship between blindness and what aspect of auditory perception?

Where are the taste receptors located?

At a junior high dance,Mr.Holland tends to view boys and girls sitting together as "couples" regardless of whether they are actually dating.This illustrates the Gestalt principle of

The clear,transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the

An alien from outer space was just captured.Scientists take turns examining the creature.At a press conference,one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10 000 and 30 000 Hz.How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability?