Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Which statement accurately describes the gate-control theory of pain?

At the orientation for first-year students,April felt overwhelmed by the number of people,the multiple conversations,and the forms that needed to be completed.April is experiencing

The opponent-process theory of color vision

Contemporary studies of sensory deprivation indicate that some perceptual and intellectual abilities improve during periods of deprivation.

The hammer,anvil,and stirrup are the

When Brett walks out of the theater into the glare of the sun,his _______________ gets smaller to let less light in.

Sanjay visits a pain management specialist who uses many cognitive-behavioral strategies to help patients deal with chronic pain.Which of the following is the specialist most likely to teach Sanjay?

As she watches her granddaughter's dance recital,Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers.Her granddaughter's group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright gold costumes with turquoise accents.Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to the Gestalt principle of

_______________ is sensory crossover where stimulation of one sense also evokes a sensation in another.

The doctrine of specific nerve energies states that

Which two senses keep us informed about the movement of our own body?

The organ of Corti plays the same role in hearing that the retina plays in vision.

Two levels of processing are involved in color vision.The first occurs in the retina,and the second in the ganglion cells and in neurons in the brain.Identify and explain the theory associated with each level.

__________ is likely the mechanism that allows us to distinguish between variations of experiences within a particular sense,such as the sight of pink versus red.

Single-eye vision is to _______ as double-eye vision is to _______.

In a signal-detection task,the participant says that he detects a signal when no signal was present.This is called a

Elements that share common features such as size,shape,or color are viewed as a set.This defines which Gestalt law of organization?

The visual cliff is a device for studying

The _______________ protects the eye and bends incoming light rays toward a lens located behind it.

Taste receptors are located primarily on the tongue,but also in the throat,cheeks,and roof of the mouth.