Psych 1101 - Chapter 5

Which of the following is a fluid-filled snail-shaped structure that holds the sensory receptor cells of the auditory system?

Cochlea

________ serve as sensory receptors for temperature and pain stimuli.

Free nerve endings

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

Gestalt

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

Just noticeable

Which of the following are touch receptors that respond to light pressure?

Merkel's disks

Which of the following occurs when neurons in the central nervous system are damaged?

Neuropathic pain

Which term refers to the X-shaped structure that sits below the brain's ventral surface and represents the merging of the optic nerves from both eyes?

Optic chiasm

Which of the following carries visual information from the retina to the brain?

Optic nerve

Which of the following best defines timbre?

Purity of sound

If you were to stare at a green dot for a relatively long period of time and then shift your gaze to a blank white screen, you would see a ________ negative afterimage.

Red

Which of the following are specialized photoreceptors that function well in low light conditions?

Rods

Which of the following is a symptom of vertigo?

Sense of spinning

An individual's ability to maintain balance is primarily aided by which of the following?

Vestibular system

Which of the following is a thin strip of tissue located within the cochlea?

basilar membrane

Cues that require two ears are referred to as ________ cues.

binaural

Our tendency to perceive things as complete objects rather than as a series of parts is known as the principle of ________.

closure

An individual who is born deaf is diagnosed with ________ deafness.

congenital

Which of the following terms refers to a small indentation in the retina that contains cones?

fovea

Which of the following are sensory receptors for pain?

free nerve endings

According to the law of ________, we are more likely to perceive smoothly flowing lines rather than choppy or jagged lines.

good continuation

According to the principle of ________, objects that occur close to one another tend to be grouped together.

proximity

Which color is associated with the longest light wave?

red

Which of the following correctly matches the pattern in our perception of color as we move from short wavelengths to long wavelengths?

yellow to orange to red

Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________.

transduction