Psych Ch 5 Quiz

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?

smelling cookies in the oven

Which of the following is true regarding how we perceive the pitch of sounds?

Both temporal and place cues contribute to our perception of pitch.

Which of the following is true regarding color blindness?

Red-green color blindness is more common in males than females.

The _________ of a wave refers to its height (from the center to the top or bottom), and the ________ refers to its speed (the number of waves in a time period).

amplitude; frequency

What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus?

binocular disparity

We do not notice the _______ because it does not overlap with our other eye and it is filled in by our visual system.

blind spot

What kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? Esther's mother offers her a new dish she's been working on―a raisin-jalapeno quiche. Esther's body responds first: Esther eyes the content of the skillet, and smells the mix of raisins, jalapenos, and eggs. Her stomach churns and she looks away. Feeling disgust and disappointment, she says "I'm not hungry."

bottom-up

Petra walks into a brightly lit psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?

cones

The Muller-Lyer illusion is an example of how _______ influences visual processing.

culture

Which of the following is not a gestalt principle of perception? a. figure-ground b. similarity c. proximity d. distance

distance

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

inattentional blindness

Olfactory information travels from the olfactory bulb to the ________ and the primary olfactory cortex.

limbic system

Linear perspective is an example of a ______ cue.

monocular depth cue

The three colors which can be combined to produce all colors in the spectrum of light according to the trichromatic theory of color vision are ________.

red, green, and blue

At the point of the optic chiasm, information from the _______ is sent to the left side of the brain, and information from the _____ is sent to the right side of the brain.

right visual field; left visual field

Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound demonstrates ________.

sensory adaptation

The ______ system relates to balance and its organs are located in the _______.

thermoception; skin

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

top-down

Meissner's corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel's disks, and Ruffini corpuscles are types of ______ receptors.

touch

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