chapter 3

accommodation

the change in the curvature of the lens that allows the eye to focus on objects at various distances:

sensorineural

after being exposed to loud music for many years, which of the following types of deafness is more likely in a musician?

some depth perception is lost

climbing a new set of stairs is harder for a person wearing a patch over one eye mainly because

linear perspective

jason scratched his left retina in an accident and has to wear a patch over the eye while it heals. which of the following cues would he best be able to use to make judgments about the distance objects are from him?

large wavelength, large amplitude

sarah is playing the low notes on her saxophone quite loudly. Which of the following best explains the physical properties of the sound waves?

transduction

the process of converting incoming physical energy into a neural code that can be processed is called

green

if henry stares at a red circle for one minute and then moves his gaze to a white wall, he is likely to experience an afterimage that is

spinal cord

according to the gate control theory of pain, which of the following contains a neurological gate that controls the transmission of pain messages to the brain?

semicircular canals

balance is most influenced by the

hammer, anvil, stirrup

damage to which of the following best explains conduction deafness?

cones

for most color blind people, there is likely a deficiency in their

perceptual set

listening to "smooth criminal" by michael jackson on election day and hearing "annie, are you voting?" in the lyrics is an example of:

selective attention

steve's ability to focus on one particular conversation during a loud, crowded family gathering is called:

an inborn distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environment

two-year-old Jeanne turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on her tongue. this is most likely due to

sensory interaction

when dominic had a cold, he could not taste the flavor of his burritos. which of the following concepts best describes this phenomena:

zack has more difficulty recognizing a flamingo as a bird than he does a robin

which of the following best illustrates the most predictable effect of schemas on perception?

sensory adaptation

which of the following concepts refers to the diminished sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs due to constant exposure to that stimulus?

because the chair partially obscured his view of the sofa, brendan perceived the chair as being closer than the sofa

which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of interposition?

relative motion

while riding the train into philadelphia, malia looks out the window. she notices that nearby objects, like houses, appear to pass by her faster than more distant objects, like the buildings in the skyline. this depth perception cue is called:

she will have trouble locating the source of sounds

adele had an infection which caused a total loss of hearing in her left ear. which would be the most likely impact of deafness in her left ear?

retinal disparity

which of the following is a binocular cue for depth perception?

the lowest strength of a stimulus that a person can detect 50% of the time

which of the following is the best definition for absolute threshold?

rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve

which of the following is the correct path a neural impulse will follow through the different layers of the retina?

sensation

which of the following is the process of detecting environmental stimuli and converting them into signals that can be detected by the nervous system?

jeanette does better on her exam when she takes it in the same room where she studies

which of the following scenarios best demonstrates a context effect?