PSYC final ch.5
Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion.
Muller-Lyer
Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound demonstrates sensory ________.
adaptation
which term describes the continuation of visual sensation after removal of the stimulus
afterimage
Sarit is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. He gets involved in an interesting conversation with a woman named Mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. Sarit's friend, Karen, taps him on the shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. Sarit says he doesn't know, even though he is sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. This illustrates the role that ________ plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived.
attention
inattentional.... refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention
blindness
what kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? esther's mother offers her a new dish she's been working on-a raisin jalapeno quiche. ester's body responds first. esters eyes content of the skillet and smells the muz of raisins, jalapenos and eggs. her stomach churns and she looks away. feeling disgust and disappointment she says I am not hungry
bottom-up
when a child works on a connect the dots puzzle she can often see the completed work before she has finished all the dots. once there is enough visual information present, she is able to perceive the completed picture even though it is still incomplete. which gestalt principle does this demonstrate
closure
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
The longer the wavelength the _________ the frequency.and shorter wavelengths will have..... frequencies
lower, higher
......frequency sound waves are perceived as high-pitched sounds, while ......frequency sound waves are perceived as low pitched sounds
high: low
what is described by the concept of perception
how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced
which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli
just noticeable
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
.......refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced:....... refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor
perception: sensation
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
which of the following exemplifies olfaction
smelling cookies in the oven
what kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? shimon offers mouin some salmon. mouin thinks how nice. my friend is offering me fish. I wonder where he got it. this though leads mouin to feel happy, appreciative, and curious: he responds with a smile and an extended hand
top-down
which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experiences and thoughts
top-down
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
"the central tenet of gestalt psychology is that the .........is different from the sum of its.......
whole: parts