Ch. 5 (test 2)

How does the term Gestalt relate to the psychological study of perception?

Perception involves more than simply combining sensory stimuli; therefore, perception is studied as Gestalt.

Which of the following was demonstrated by the 1998 research of Ayabe-Kanamura, Saito, Distel, Martínez-Gómez, & Hudson?

The ability to identify an odor, and rate its pleasantness and its intensity, varies cross-culturally

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "Neuropathic pain is pain from damage to neurons of either the brain or central nervous system."

The word "brain" should be changed to the word "peripheral."

A scientist wanting to determine the lightest touch that can be felt by various animals compared to human beings would be interested in finding the _____ for touch.

absolute threshold

An example of __________ would be someone who does not recognize the picture in a puzzle until the very last piece of the puzzle is in its place.

bottom-up

Information processing that begins with raw sensory data and ends with analysis in the brain is called _____.

bottom-up

The ________is also known as the anvil.

incus

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

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________.

maintain balance and body posture

Our sense of smell is also known as _____________.

olfaction

________________ are naturally occurring body scents that affect, in particular, the sexual behaviors of others.

pheromones

An example of ___________ would be if you didn't even notice the loud crash outside the door while you were focused on taking your driver's exam.

selective attention

Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________.

since birth

Akeelah extended her arm in front of her and then extended one of her fingers. She focused on that finger. Next, she closed her left eye without moving her head; then she opened her left eye and closed her right eye without moving her head. She noticed that her finger seemed to shift as she alternated between the two eyes because of the slightly different view each eye had of her finger. What is illustrated by this example?

binocular disparity

Due to his sense of ________, Abraham knows he is cold when he is outside during a blizzard, and he knows he is hot after he comes inside and eats soup by the fire

thermoception

A binocular cue is one that requires _____ to perceive depth or distance.

two eyes

The point on the retina that contains only cones and is responsible for our sharpest vision is called the _____.

fovea

What is described by the concept of perception?

how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced