Unit 3 Sensation and perception (ch5)

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because _____.

we are seeing primarily with the rods.

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you'll realize that the size of your town doesn't change regardless of whether you look at it up close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to _____.

Size constancy

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ______.

binocular cues

What are the five primary tastes?

bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami (savory)

An illusion ______.

is a perception that does not correspond to reality.

The vestibular senses are concerned with ______.

movement and body position.

Perception is the ________.

process by which people take all sensations they experience at any given moment and interpret them in some meaningful fashion.

The ability to see the world in three dimensions is called _____.

Depth perception

According to the opponent-process theory, if you stare at a red star for a while (60 seconds), and then look at a plain sheet of white paper, you will see an afterimage of the star in which hue?

Green

_______ are the raw data of experience, based on the activation of certain receptors located in the various sensory organs.

Sensations