sensation and perception

While reading a novel, Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers' loud arguments. This best illustrates

selective attention

what is the difference between sensation and perception

sensation is what occurs when one uses experience to interpret stimuli

Luz, a math major, sees the drawing below as a Venn diagram. Her brother, an art major, sees it as two circles. The difference in perception is an example of

top down

julios bag of marbles is twice as heavy as jims. if it takes 5 extra marble to make jims bad heavier

webers law

if you begin to notice the sky lighting at dawn, that light you are able to detect is

absolute threshold

which of the follow influences perception

all of the above

Receptors for olfaction are located

nasal cavity

as you are running down the filed during a powderpuff game

nociceptors

feature detectors are neurons that are turned on or off by specific features

occipital cortex

the brain breaks vision into separate dimesions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect

parallel processing

the lobes of the cerebal cortex that are a location of dreaming because of their role in processing sensory information

parietal lobes

gestalt pyschology is concerned primarily with understanding which of the following

perception

the adjustable opening in the center of the eye is the

pupil

which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye

pupil, lens, retina

figure ground

refers to the tendency of the visual system to simplify a scene into the main object that we are looking at and everything else that forms the background

After Carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half, his heart began to beat faster, his breathing became fast and irregular, and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth. Carlos was most likely experiencing

rem sleep

the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye

retina

the transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place

retina

when we stare at an object, each eye receives a slighty diff image

retinal disparity

which of the following correctly list the order structures through sound travels after entering the ear

auditory canal, eardrum, hammer/anvil/stirrups, cochlea

A subliminal message is one that is presented

below one's absolute threshold for awareness

______ processing refers to how the physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation

bottom up

While a student provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates:

change blindness

The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the

cochlea

As the football game continued into the night, Le Var noticed that he was having difficulty distinguishing the colors of the player's uniforms. This is because the _____, which enable color vision, have a ______ absolute threshold for brightness than the available light intensity.

cones

people who are color blind most likely have definciencies in their

cones

Some people are better than others at detecting slight variations in the tastes of various blends of coffee. This best illustrates the importance of

difference thresholds

which of the following is NOT a theory of dreaming mentioned in class

dreaming is an attempt to escape from social stimulation

which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation

finding the cold water of a swimming pool warmer after you have been in it for awhile

the perceptual tendency to put together stimuli that are near each other

grouping

the perceptual error in which we fail to see an object when our attention is directed elsewhere is

inattentional blindness

what causes a human blind spot

it is a point where the optic nerve meets the retina in the eye

on his first day of work at the bakery, brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell

sensory adaption

With her eyes closed and her nose plugged, Chandra was unable to taste the difference between an onion and a pear. Her experience best illustrates the importance of

sensory interaction

An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire, whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention. This fact would be of greatest relevance to

signal detection theory

which of the following is not the basic taste

spicy

the receptors for taste are located in the

taste buds

REM sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep because:

the bodys muscles remain relaxed

the ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called

the cocktail party effect