psych unit 4
Annie is working on a new perfume. Her perfume has hints of lavender and rose. She has just added enough lavender for her to detect a change. What is this an example of?
Just noticeable difference
signal detection theory is most closely assocaited with which perception process
absolute threshholds
During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's?
absolute threshold
Joey's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light in the stable, this illustrates what is known as...
brightness constancy
s your teacher dims the lights to show a movie clip, you still perceive your friend's shirt as red. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon
color consistancy
Stan could play with minimal pain during the closing quarter of exciting football game even though he had suffered a severe ankle sprain when he was tackled. It is likely that Stan's pain was psychologically minimized by ____________ and the physically minimized by the brain's release of ___
distraction endorphins
When Tammy strums the gutair, the vibrating strings will be transduced in which structure?
ear drum
when most people stare at a red square
green
Sensory information about smell is transmitted directly to the?
hyperthalamus
structure of the eye that controls size of pupil
iris
While playing tennis you need to know where your limbs are located so you can move them into the right positions to run or swing your racket. Which of the following senses provides this information?
kinesthesis
vision specifically interacts with our
kinesthesis sense
Cocking your head would be most useful for detecting the ______ of a sound.
location
stereotypes are mental conceptions that can strongly influence the way we interpret the behaviors of individuals belonging to a specific racial or ethnic groups. A sterotype is most similar to
perceptual set
sequentially flashing christmas tree lights
phi phenonmenon
After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the _______theory.
place theory
what theory holds that pitch we hear is determined by the particular location on the cochlea
place theory
Andrew claims he can perceive future events like an unexpected death in the next month. This illustrates...
precognition
a person who is color defictint
red and green
The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the
retina
visual transduction occurs within the
retina
John has more difficulty hitting baseballs that are pitched to him than his classmates do because he was born blind in his right eye. His difficulty can best be attributed to his lack of depth cue known as...
retinal disparity
order regarding transmission of a visual stimulus from its arrival at the retina until it reaches the brain.
rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, and optic ner e
which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy
semicircular canals
This type of hearing loss is associated with heredity, disease, and aging.
sensorineural
When Martha first visits her Aunt and Uncle's house, the smell of fish is overwhelming, but after an hour, she doesn't even notice it's there. What explains this?
sensory adaptation
After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illustrates
sensory adaption
The sky appears blue because it reflects __________ wavelengths of light. A rose appears red because it reflects _____________ wavelengths of light.
short, long
Your friend tosses you a frisbee. You know that it is getting closer instead of larger because of?
size constistency
When Sally is looking at her friend Kim's face feature detectors in which lobe of the brain are active?
temporal
after tasting sour patch kids
temporal
The quality of a sound that is affected by frequency, amplitude, and timing of the sound wave is known as
timbre
Your dog has been lost for three days, and you cannot stop thinking about him. When you hear a dog bark, you assume that it is your dog Fuzzy, because of...
top down
the process by which sensory receptors convert stimulation into neural impulses is called
transduction
Place the following in the correct order concerning how a message travels through the ear...
tympanic membrane, cochlea, basilar membrane, auditary nerve
Involved in Maintaining Balance
vestibular system
Jimmy's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Kim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Kim's bag feel heavier. This illustrates...
weber's law
cess theory, cells that are stimulated by exposure to ________ light are inhibited by exposure to ________ light.
yellow blue