Chapter 5 psychology

Went to fins taco lunch, the amplitude of our conversation is about ______ decibels

60

In a simplified summary of visual information processing, recognition is _________ step

A middle

tinnitus is a(n) ________ Phantom limb sensation

Auditory

Noticing a sound coming from the engine which involves ________. Can you start thinking that the sound is similar to the song the car made the last time it was repaired, which involves _________

Bottom-up, top-down

The inner ears contain sensory receptors for:

Caring in the vestibule her sons but not kinesthesia

Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the _______ in the brain

Cerebellum

The flavor of the food is due to:

Combination of aroma taste and texture

When threading needle under a bright light bulb your vision is driven mainly by the _______ in your _______

Cons; fovea

As you watch a dog play in the park, light reflected from the dogs for passes through the first of the three structures of your eye. And what order does the light pass through the structures?

Cornea, pupil, lens

Noted social psychologist ______ published a journal article appearing to offer evidence for extra sensory perception

Daryl Bem

The neurotransmitter that services as our natural painkiller is

Endorphins

After a rap concert, Jamie walks into the fresh air, she notices her ears are ringing. This ring indicates possible damage to:

Hair cells of the basilar membrane

In terms of our sensory experience of light, wavelength is to _________ as wave intensity is to __________

Hue; brightness

Railroad tracks. Converge in the distance. This provides a key for depth perception known as:

Linear Perspective

An injury can stimulate ______ , Specialized receptors that can detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals

Nociceptors

"Believing is seeing" , This reversal of the familiar saying best reflects the influence of ______ On sensation and perception

Perceptual set

Affecting physical events or objects with one's mind is called:

Psychokinesis

Detections to interpretation as _________ is to ____________

Sensation; perception

One cents influencing the perception of another is known as

Sensory interaction

The middle air contains a structure called the:

Stirrup

Seeing the numeral three, for instance, may invoke a particular taste sensation in a condition called:

Synesthesia

In the context of the words in which the letters appear encourages readers to perceive the arrangement of three line segments as completely different letters in each case. This example reflects _________ processing

Top-down

Refers to the conversion of one form of energy into another

Transduction

Transduction is to _______ as sensation is to ________.

Transformation; detection

Most of the human cortex is devoted to which sense

Vision