Chapter 5

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we ________.

Can See

Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?

Gestalt

What kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? Shimon offers Mouin some salmon. Mouin thinks, "How nice. My friend is offering me fish. I wonder where he got it." This thought leads Mouin to feel happy, appreciative, and curious; he responds with a smile and an extended hand.

Top Down

Sarit is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. He gets involved in an interesting conversation with a woman named Mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. Sarit's friend, Karen, taps him on the shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. Sarit says he doesn't know, even though he is sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. This illustrates the role that ________ plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived.

Attention

Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts?

Topdown

Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention.

blindness

What is described by the concept of perception?

how interpretation of sensations is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts

Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli?

just noticeable

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?

Optic

________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.

Perception; Sensation