Psych Quiz Ch.3

umami

Which of the following is a new basic taste that was recently added to the primary taste qualities?

vision

Which of the following senses is dominant in human beings?

It is determined by exposing individuals to progressively stronger stimuli until the minimum stimuli the person can detect is found.

Which of the following statements is true of the absolute threshold?

a visual illusion

Which of the following terms denotes a trick of perceptual constancies on the eye?

the principle of closure

__________________ refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole.

the vestibular sense

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

sensorineural deafness

Exposure to very loud sounds can lead to damage of the auditory nerve or hair cells, resulting in _______________________.

distant objects are focused in front of the retina.

Nearsightedness can result when the eyeball is elongated such that the images of:

decibels (dB)

the loudness of a sound is expressed in ______________.

the gate theory

Amy accidentally hit her elbow against the edge of a wall. Amy's mother rushed to her and rubbed the affected elbow. Amy's pain subsided. Which theory would best explain this incident?

sensory adaptation

At the start of the exam Bobbi did not notice any distracting sounds. As time passed she became more and more aware of the ticking clock on the wall. What is this an example of?

vestibular

If you were having trouble with balance, it would most likely be a problem with your _______________ system.

pupil

In the context of the human eye, the size of the __________ is sensitive to an individual's emotions.

pupils

On a bright, sunny day, Manny leaves a dimly-lit movie theater and goes out into the street. The ___________ in his eyes adjust to the sudden increase in light.

optic nerve

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

is insensitive to visual stimulation.

The blind spot:

thalamus

The pain message is relayed from the spinal cord to the ____________ and then projected to the cerebral cortex, making us aware of the location and intensity of the damage.

size constancy

Two identical model cars are parked at the far end of a parking lot. You are able to determine that one of the cars is closer to you than the other because it appears to be slightly larger, even though you know it is the same as the other. This is an example of which perceptual cue?

cones

Visual activity is highest when images are focused on the fovea because of the high concentration of ____________ in the region.

subliminal stimulation

Visual stimuli can be flashed too briefly, below our absolute threshold for conscious perception, to enable us to process them. This an example of _______________.