Psych 1101 Chapter 5

Which of the following statements best describes trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory?

Both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system.

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?

Optic

How does the term Gestalt relate to the psychological study of perception?

Perception involves more than simply combining sensory stimuli; therefore, perception is studied as Gestalt.

Which of the following statements about the vestibular sense is false?

The vestibular sense is divided into olfaction, gustation, and audition.

Which of the following statements about olfactory receptors is false?

They are bulb-like structures at the tip of the frontal lobe where the olfactory nerves begin.

Why are olfaction and gustation called chemical senses?

They have sensory receptors that respond to molecules in the food we eat or in the air we breathe.

Kimya stares at a bright light and then looks away. After she looks away, she perceives a spot. What is this spot?

afterimage

What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after a removal of the stimulus?

afterimage

Akeelah extended her arm in front of her and then extended one of her fingers. She focused on that finger. Next, she closed her left eye without moving her head; then she opened her left eye and closed her right eye without moving her head. She noticed that her finger seemed to shift as she alternated between the two eyes because of the slightly different view each eye had of her finger. What is illustrated by this example?

binocular disparity

Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention.

blindness

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we ______________.

can see

Petra walks into a brightly lit Psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?

cones

Ravon was born deaf, so he is diagnosed with ________ deafness.

congenital

Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called? A. congenital analgesia B. inherited numbness C. nociception D. Pacinian Syndrome

congenital analgesia

Light waves are transmitted across the ______ and enter the eye through the _________.

cornea; pupil

What is described by the concept of perception?

how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

Felix is riding his bicycle. His ability to sense how his torso is adjusting to the speed of his cycling and how his legs are pumping up and down is called ________.

kinesthesia

In a normal-sighted individual, the _______ will focus images perfectly on a small indentation in the back of the eye known as the ____________.

lens; fovea

Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with _________.

longer wavelengths

Longer wavelengths will have __________ frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have _______ frequencies.

lower, higher

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________.

maintain balance and body posture

Tyrahn's rods do not transform light into nerve impulses as easily and efficiently as they should, so he has difficulty seeing in dim light. This is called ________.

night blindness

Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________ provides her brain with information about the pain she feels.

nociception

______ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; ________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by sensory receptor.

perception, sensation

________ is a chemical message sent by another individual.

pheromone

Wesley is in a movie theater with no windows—the only light is low illumination from the emergency lights on the floor. Which photoreceptors will be most useful to Wesley as he attempts to leave the theater?

rods

Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________.

since birth

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?

smelling cookies in the oven

_______ is exemplified by stroking the hand of another person.

somatosensation

Which of the following exemplifies gustation?

tasting freshly caught salmon

Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________.

transduction

Honeybees can see light in the ________ range of the electromagnetic spectrum.

ultraviolet

Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over.

vestibular

What is amplitude?

Height of a wave

What concept is illustrated by the following study? Participants were instructed to focus on either white or black objects, disregarding the other color. When a red cross passed across the screen, about 1/3 of the subjects did not notice it.

Inattentional blindness

Hertz is a measure of ________.

frequency

__________ is another term for the malleus.

hammer

_________-frequency sound waves are perceived as high-pitched sounds, while _________-frequency sound waves are perceived as low-pitched sounds.

high to low