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

Gestalt

_______ -frequency sound waves are perceived as high-pitched sounds, while _________-frequency sound waves are perceived as low-pitched sounds

High,Low

Kimya stares at a bright light and then looks away. After she looks away, she perceives a spot. What is this spot?

afterimage

Why are olfaction and gustation called chemical senses?

because they respond to chemicals in the external environment; sensory receptors respond to food or air

Which of the following statements best describes trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory? a) research has not supported either theory b) both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system. c) the trichomatic theory is more accurate than the opponent-process theory. d) the oppoenent-process theory is more accurate than the trichromatic theory.

both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system.

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

inattentional blindness

At the point of the optic chiasm, information from the right visual field (which comes from both eyes) is sent to the ____ side of the brain, and information from the left visual field is sent to the ___ side of the brain

left ; right

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

optic nerve

The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave ___ to the lowest point on the wave ___

peak/crest ; trough

Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she can distinguish the sound of his voice from the all the other voices. This illustrates ________ theory.

signal-detection

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?

smelling cookies in the oven

Which of the following exemplifies gustation?

tasting freshly caught salmon

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

Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over.

vestibular