sensation and perception
While reading a novel, Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers' loud arguments. This best illustrates
selective attention
what is the difference between sensation and perception
sensation is what occurs when one uses experience to interpret stimuli
Luz, a math major, sees the drawing below as a Venn diagram. Her brother, an art major, sees it as two circles. The difference in perception is an example of
top down
julios bag of marbles is twice as heavy as jims. if it takes 5 extra marble to make jims bad heavier
webers law
if you begin to notice the sky lighting at dawn, that light you are able to detect is
absolute threshold
which of the follow influences perception
all of the above
Receptors for olfaction are located
nasal cavity
as you are running down the filed during a powderpuff game
nociceptors
feature detectors are neurons that are turned on or off by specific features
occipital cortex
the brain breaks vision into separate dimesions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect
parallel processing
the lobes of the cerebal cortex that are a location of dreaming because of their role in processing sensory information
parietal lobes
gestalt pyschology is concerned primarily with understanding which of the following
perception
the adjustable opening in the center of the eye is the
pupil
which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye
pupil, lens, retina
figure ground
refers to the tendency of the visual system to simplify a scene into the main object that we are looking at and everything else that forms the background
After Carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half, his heart began to beat faster, his breathing became fast and irregular, and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth. Carlos was most likely experiencing
rem sleep
the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye
retina
the transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place
retina
when we stare at an object, each eye receives a slighty diff image
retinal disparity
which of the following correctly list the order structures through sound travels after entering the ear
auditory canal, eardrum, hammer/anvil/stirrups, cochlea
A subliminal message is one that is presented
below one's absolute threshold for awareness
______ processing refers to how the physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation
bottom up
While a student provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates:
change blindness
The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the
cochlea
As the football game continued into the night, Le Var noticed that he was having difficulty distinguishing the colors of the player's uniforms. This is because the _____, which enable color vision, have a ______ absolute threshold for brightness than the available light intensity.
cones
people who are color blind most likely have definciencies in their
cones
Some people are better than others at detecting slight variations in the tastes of various blends of coffee. This best illustrates the importance of
difference thresholds
which of the following is NOT a theory of dreaming mentioned in class
dreaming is an attempt to escape from social stimulation
which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation
finding the cold water of a swimming pool warmer after you have been in it for awhile
the perceptual tendency to put together stimuli that are near each other
grouping
the perceptual error in which we fail to see an object when our attention is directed elsewhere is
inattentional blindness
what causes a human blind spot
it is a point where the optic nerve meets the retina in the eye
on his first day of work at the bakery, brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell
sensory adaption
With her eyes closed and her nose plugged, Chandra was unable to taste the difference between an onion and a pear. Her experience best illustrates the importance of
sensory interaction
An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire, whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention. This fact would be of greatest relevance to
signal detection theory
which of the following is not the basic taste
spicy
the receptors for taste are located in the
taste buds
REM sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep because:
the bodys muscles remain relaxed
the ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called
the cocktail party effect
