snesation

The cochlea is a

A fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses

Subliminally presented stimuli

can sometimes be consciously perceived

Parapsychology refers to the

study of phenomena such as telepathy or clairvoyance

Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina>

dilation of the pupils

Sensory adaptation refers to

diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus

Which of the following pain control techniques is emphasized in th eLamaze method of childbirth training

distraction

Your sensitivity to taste will decline if you

do any of the above

Telepathy refers to the

extrasensory transmission of thoughts from one mind to another

Relative height is a cue involving our perception of objects higher in our field of vision as

farther away

Pleasant memories are most likely to be evoked by the exposure to

fragrant odors

When most people stare first at a blue circle and then shift their eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the circle appears

green

the basilar membrane is lined with

hair cells

News about the supposed effects of briefly presented messages on moviegoers consumption of popcorn and coca- cola involved false claims regarding

subliminal stimulation

People's memories of the pain involved in a previously experienced medical procedure and dominated by the

pain experienced during the final moments of the procedure

The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates

parallel processing

The human ability to outperform computers in speedily recognizing familiar objects best illustrates the value of

parallel processing

the feature detectors identified by Hubel and Wisel consist of

a nerve cells in the brain

When informed that a brief imperceptible message would be flashed repeatedly during a popular TV program, many viewers reported feeling strangely hungry or thirsty during the show. Since the imperceptible message had nothing to do with hunger or thirst viewers' strange reactions best illustrate

a placebo effect

Bernie has developed cataracts in both eyes, preventing her from being able to identify even her mother's face. Bernie most clearly suffers a deficiency in

bottom-up processing

Infants who were exposed to the visual cliff:

refused to cross over the "deep" side to their mothers

Distant trees were located closer to the top of the artists canvas than were the nearby flowers. The artist was clearly using the distance cue known as

relative height

Which cells are located close sets to the back of the retina

rods and cones

Which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy and unbalanced after a thrilling roller coaster rider>

semicircular canals

The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called

sensation

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 adaptation

Perception is the process by which:

sensory input is selected, organized and interpreted

a psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with

the relationship between the wavelength light and the experience of color

Gestalt psychologists emphasized that

the whole is more than the sum of its parts

People's response to subliminal stimulation indicates that

they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. The best illustrates the importance of

top-down processing

The organizational principles identified by the Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of

top-down processing

Janice experienced motion sickness simply from watching a movie scene of a thrilling motorcycle chase. Her experience best illustrates the impact of

visual capture

The feature detectors identified by Hubel and Weisel respond to specific aspects of

visual stimulation

The blind spot is located in the area of the retina

where the optic nerve leaves the eye

According to the young-Helmholtz theory, when both red and green sensitive cones stimulated simultaneously, a person should see

yellow

A gestalt is best described as an

organized whole

Which of the following strategies best illustrates the use of subliminal stimulation?

A store plays a musical soundtrack in which a faint and imperceptible verbal warning against shoplifting is repeated frequently

Giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulio's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates:

Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus

During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air, your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell. At the same time your food all seems to tasted the same

Sensory interaction

When the soundtrack for a movie is played in the back of a classroom, students rend to perceive the sound as originating from the picture screen in the front of the room. This best illustrates

Visual capture

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as

Weber's law

During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall

absolute threshold

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the

absolute threshold

If an adult, blind from birth, gains the ability to see, that person would have the greatest difficulty visually distinguishing

circles from squares

The perceptual tendency to fill in gaps in order to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object is called

closure

When hearing the words "eel on the wagon" you would likely perceive the first word as "wheel"Given "eel is on the orange," you would likely perceive the first word as "peel" This context best illustrates the organizational principle of

closure

Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light

cones

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

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times each, week, she had difficulty recognizing the professor when she happened to see her in the grocery store. The best illustrates the importance of

context effectsq

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

The greatest difficulty facing contemporary parapsychology is the

lack of a reproducible ESP phenomenon

Jennifer can tune her guitar more effectively than Maria because Jennifer is better at detecting whether specific strings are playing too sharp or too flat. With respect to tone sensitivity, Maria apparently has a _________ threshold than does Jennifer

larger difference

The philosopher John Locke believed that people:

learn to perceive the world through experience

As the farmer looked across her field, the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance. This provided her with a distance cue known as

linear perspective

A time lag between left and right auditory stimulation is important for accurately

locating sound

The constant quivering movements of our eyes are necessary in order to:

minimize sensory adaptation

receptors cells for kinesthesis are located in the

muscles, tendons, and joints

Which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your home

olfactory receptors