psychology 200 chapter 3

the axon bundle that transmits neural impulses from the organ of corti to the brain is known as the _____

auditory nerve

pigments gain their ____by absorbing light from certain segments of the spectrum and reflecting the rest

color

negative adaption is the type of sensory adaptation in which we become _______ to constant stimuli

less sensitive

regulating the amount of ______ that enters the eye is the function of the iris

light

the retina consists of cells called ________ that are sensitive to light

photoreceptors

exposure to very loud noises can lead to damage of the auditory nerve of hair cells, resulting in ____

sensorineural deafness

an ______ is the lingering visual impression made by a stimulus that has been removed

afterimage

Stimuli suggestive of depth that involves simultaneous perception by both eyes are referred to as _____ cues

binocular

Sensation is best described as the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the ______ system

central nervous

the principle of ______ refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole

closure

the oval window transmits vibrations into the inner ear, the bony tube which is called the ______

cochlea

_______ is the tendency to perceive an object as being the same hue even though lighting conditions change its appearance

color consistency

the colors across from one another on the color wheel are labeled _________ colors

complementary

the loudness of a sound is expressed in ____

decibels (dB)

vision is the ______ sense is human beings

dominant

the ____is a thin membrane inside the ear that vibrates n response to sound waves

eardrum

within the eye, visual acuity is greatest at the ______

fovea

a visual ________ denotes a trick of perceptual constancies on the eye

illusion

pain is usually sharpest where ____ are densely packed

nerve endings

pain results when neurons called ___ in the skin are stimulated

nocicereptors

the ______ conducts sensory input to the brain, where it is relayed to the visual area of the occipital lobe

optical nerve

_______ refers to the ability to mentally manipulate or move objects

psychokinesis

signal- detection theory is the view the perception of sensory stimuli involves the interaction of the physical, biological, and _______ factors

psychological

in the context of the human eye, the size of the ______ is sensitive to an individual's emotions

pupil

a person with normal vision is labeled as a ______

trichromat

the _____ adjusts or accommodates to an image by changing its thickness.

lens

in the context of sound the greater number of cycles per second(Hz), the higher the ___ of the sound

pitch

according to the law of ______, there is a perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near one another

proximity

in depth perception distant objects stimulate smaller areas on the______ than nearby ones

retina

the process of becoming more _____ to stimulation is known as sensitization

sensitive

sensory receptors embedded in the skin fire when the surface of the skin touched

true

the ____ sense tells us whether we are falling and provides cues to whether our body is changing speed.

vestibular

the hue is determined by the _____ of visible light

wavelength