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