PSY 101-Chapter 6

A decrease in sensory responsiveness accompanying an unchanging stimulus is called...

The size of the pupil is controlled by the...

The process by which the lens changes its curvature is...

The sensory receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the...

The phenomenon of size constancy is based on the close connection between an object’s perceived _______ and its perceived ________.

Frequency is to pitch as ___ is to ___.

According to the gate-control theory, a way to alleviate chronic pain would be to stimulate the ___ nerve fibers that ___ the spinal gate.

The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the...

The brain breaks vision into separate dimensions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect simultaneously. This is an example of ...

One light may appear reddish and another greenish if they differ in...

Although carpenter Smith perceived a briefly viewed object as a screwdriver, police officer Jones perceived the same object as a knife. This difference illustrates that perception is guided by...

As the football game continued into the night, Joe noticed that he was having difficulty distinguishing the colors of the players’ uniforms. This is because the _____, which enable color visions, have a ______ absolute threshold for brightness than the available light intensity.

When we stare at a nearby object, each eye receives a slightly different image, providing a depth cue known as...

The principle that one sense may influence another is...

Which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes through the eye?

Seventy-year-old Mrs. Martinez finds that she must spice her food heavily or she cannot taste it. Unfortunately, her son often finds her cooking inedible because it is so spicy. What is the likely explanation for their taste differences?

To maximize your sensitivity to fine visual detail you should...

Eve hates the bitter taste of her cough syrup. Which of the following would she find most helpful in minimizing the syrup’s bad taste?

Which of the following is true of cones?

Which of the following is an example of sensory interaction?

Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?

Dr. Frankenstein has forgotten to give his monster an important part within the inner ear, as a result, the monster cannot transduce sound. Doctor Frankenstein omitted the...

Sensation is to [blank_start]bottom-up processing[blank_end] as perseption is to [blank_start]top-down processing[blank_end]

The process by which we organize and interpret sensory information is called [blank_start]perseption.[blank_end]

Subliminal stimuli are...

Another term for difference threshold is the [blank_start]just noticable difference[blank_end]

Weber's Law states that for a diference to be percieved, two stimuli must differ by...

Sensory aadaption helps us focus on [blank_start]important changes in the envoirment[blank_end]

Our perceptual set influences what we perceive. This mental tendency reflects our [blank_start]experiences and assumptions[blank_end].

The characteristic of light that determines the color we experience, such as blue or green, is [blank_start]wavelength[blank_end]

The amplitude of a light wave determines our perception of [blank_start]brightness[blank_end]

The blind spot in your retina is located where...

Cones are the eye's receptor cells that are especially sensitive to [blank_start]bright[blank_end] light and are responsible for our [blank_start]color[blank_end] vision.