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Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?
Gestalt
_______ -frequency sound waves are perceived as high-pitched sounds, while _________-frequency sound waves are perceived as low-pitched sounds
High,Low
Kimya stares at a bright light and then looks away. After she looks away, she perceives a spot. What is this spot?
afterimage
Why are olfaction and gustation called chemical senses?
because they respond to chemicals in the external environment; sensory receptors respond to food or air
Which of the following statements best describes trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory? a) research has not supported either theory b) both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system. c) the trichomatic theory is more accurate than the opponent-process theory. d) the oppoenent-process theory is more accurate than the trichromatic theory.
both theories are equally accurate, but they apply to different levels of the nervous system.
_____ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to lack of attention.
inattentional blindness
At the point of the optic chiasm, information from the right visual field (which comes from both eyes) is sent to the ____ side of the brain, and information from the left visual field is sent to the ___ side of the brain
left ; right
Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?
optic nerve
The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave ___ to the lowest point on the wave ___
peak/crest ; trough
Catherine is at a crowded baseball game when she loses track of her son, Nick. Despite the loud cheering and noise of the crowd, she can pinpoint his location when he calls for her because she can distinguish the sound of his voice from the all the other voices. This illustrates ________ theory.
signal-detection
Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?
smelling cookies in the oven
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
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