Psychology Chapter 6
When Rick learned that many students had received a failing grade on the midterm exam, he was no longer disappointed by his C grade. His experience best illustrates the importance of
context effects
The perception of the letter "t" as two intersecting lines rather than as four non intersecting lines illustrates the principle of
continuity
The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.
depth perception
The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the
iris
Cocking your head would be most useful for detecting the ________ of a sound.
location
The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to
minimize sensory adaptation
The sense of smell is known as
olfaction
Stereotypes are mental conceptions that can strongly influence the way we interpret the behaviors of individuals belonging to specific racial or ethnic groups. A stereotype is most similar to a
perceptual set
The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies by the nervous system is called
sensation
On the way to the visual cortex, neural impulses from the retina are first relayed to the
thalamus
The sequentially flashing Christmas tree lights appeared to generate pulsating waves of motion. This best illustrates
the phi phenomenon
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to
the vestibular sense
The process by which our sensory systems transform stimulus energies into neural impulses is called
transduction
A subliminal message is one that is presented
below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness
The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as
Weber's Law
Priming refers to the activation of certain:
associations
Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light?
cones
The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called
figure-ground perception
Perception is the process by which
sensory input is interpreted and organized
Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the
sensory receptors
