psych

A short wavelength and a high frequency produce

high pitch

In vision, transduction occurs within the

retina

Balance is influenced by the

semicircular canals

just-noticeable difference between two stimuli

Difference threshold

When Rocco views the image above, he sees it as a 13 when it is part of a larger number but as a B when it is part of a word. Rocco's response shows the importance of what perceptual concept?

context effects

Sergio's little brother tangled several pairs of identical headphones into one giant mass. To get them free, Sergio had to find the end of one cord and then with his eyes follow that cord throughout the mass as he untangled it. Sergio's ability to see the cord he wanted as a single object is an example of

continuity

Receptors that are especially important for helping a person maintain balance are located in the

inner ear

Convergence is a binocular depth cue that is based on the

muscular tension that occurs when the eyes turn inward

effects of a strong kinesthetic sense

Being able to tell exact bodily position without looking at the body. Kinesthetic sense tells us the position and location of our limbs.

otoreceptors relay visual information to the brain through

Bipolar and ganglion cells

Which part of the brain receives messages from the hair-like receptors that are involved in the vestibular sense?

Cerebellum

result in impairment of the kinesthetic sense

Damage to the cerebellum

conduction deafness

Hammer, anvil, and stirrup

context effect

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

Ana injured her eye in an accident and has to wear a patch over the eye while it heals.

Linear perspective

Feature detectors located in

Occipital cortex

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

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

Dizziness is most closely associated with

Vestibular

The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its

frequency

Receptors for olfaction are located

in the nasal cavity

One-year-old Marcus turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on his tongue.

inborn distaste that protects from poisons

A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the

location of the source

High amplitudes produce

loud sounds

In visual perception, size constancy occurs as an object comes closer to the viewer because the

perceived distance of the object becomes smaller

The thalamus DOESNT process information for

smell

Gustatory receptors are NOT sensitive to

spicy

People listening to rock music played backward often perceive an evil message if specifically told what to listen for. That phenomenon best illustrates

top-down processing

Tina is reading an important letter when she accidentally splashes water on the paper. The water has smudged a few words, but she is still able to understand what the letter says. This can be explained by

top-down processing

Scott lost his vision at a young age. When he was much older, he received a corneal transplant that allowed him to see again. After so many years of not being able to see, he had a very difficult time interpreting visual information such as faces and expressions. His visual problems most likely came from processing difficulties in the

visual cortex