psych unit 4

Annie is working on a new perfume. Her perfume has hints of lavender and rose. She has just added enough lavender for her to detect a change. What is this an example of?

Just noticeable difference

signal detection theory is most closely assocaited with which perception process

absolute threshholds

During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's?

absolute threshold

Joey's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light in the stable, this illustrates what is known as...

brightness constancy

s your teacher dims the lights to show a movie clip, you still perceive your friend's shirt as red. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon

color consistancy

Stan could play with minimal pain during the closing quarter of exciting football game even though he had suffered a severe ankle sprain when he was tackled. It is likely that Stan's pain was psychologically minimized by ____________ and the physically minimized by the brain's release of ___

distraction endorphins

When Tammy strums the gutair, the vibrating strings will be transduced in which structure?

ear drum

when most people stare at a red square

green

Sensory information about smell is transmitted directly to the?

hyperthalamus

structure of the eye that controls size of pupil

iris

While playing tennis you need to know where your limbs are located so you can move them into the right positions to run or swing your racket. Which of the following senses provides this information?

kinesthesis

vision specifically interacts with our

kinesthesis sense

Cocking your head would be most useful for detecting the ______ of a sound.

location

stereotypes are mental conceptions that can strongly influence the way we interpret the behaviors of individuals belonging to a specific racial or ethnic groups. A sterotype is most similar to

perceptual set

sequentially flashing christmas tree lights

phi phenonmenon

After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the _______theory.

place theory

what theory holds that pitch we hear is determined by the particular location on the cochlea

place theory

Andrew claims he can perceive future events like an unexpected death in the next month. This illustrates...

precognition

a person who is color defictint

red and green

The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the

retina

visual transduction occurs within the

retina

John has more difficulty hitting baseballs that are pitched to him than his classmates do because he was born blind in his right eye. His difficulty can best be attributed to his lack of depth cue known as...

retinal disparity

order regarding transmission of a visual stimulus from its arrival at the retina until it reaches the brain.

rods and cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, and optic ner e

which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy

semicircular canals

This type of hearing loss is associated with heredity, disease, and aging.

sensorineural

When Martha first visits her Aunt and Uncle's house, the smell of fish is overwhelming, but after an hour, she doesn't even notice it's there. What explains this?

sensory adaptation

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 adaption

The sky appears blue because it reflects __________ wavelengths of light. A rose appears red because it reflects _____________ wavelengths of light.

short, long

Your friend tosses you a frisbee. You know that it is getting closer instead of larger because of?

size constistency

When Sally is looking at her friend Kim's face feature detectors in which lobe of the brain are active?

temporal

after tasting sour patch kids

temporal

The quality of a sound that is affected by frequency, amplitude, and timing of the sound wave is known as

timbre

Your dog has been lost for three days, and you cannot stop thinking about him. When you hear a dog bark, you assume that it is your dog Fuzzy, because of...

top down

the process by which sensory receptors convert stimulation into neural impulses is called

transduction

Place the following in the correct order concerning how a message travels through the ear...

tympanic membrane, cochlea, basilar membrane, auditary nerve

Involved in Maintaining Balance

vestibular system

Jimmy's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Kim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Kim's bag feel heavier. This illustrates...

weber's law

cess theory, cells that are stimulated by exposure to ________ light are inhibited by exposure to ________ light.

yellow blue