Psych Chapter 3

Which of the following statements is true of depth perception?

Distant objects stimulate smaller areas on the retina than nearby ones.

__________is the type of sensory adaptation in which we become less sensitive to constant stimuli.

Negative adaptation

_____ is a monocular cue for depth based on the coming together of parallel lines as they recede into the distance.

Perspective

__________is best described as the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system.

Sensation

Shannon is observing a painting. She perceives one object in the painting as a two-dimensional circle and another object as a three-dimensional sphere. Which of the following monocular cues can account for this effect?

Shadowing

Which of the following is contained in the middle ear?

The eardrum

In the context of sound, which of the following is true?

The greater the number of cycles per second (Hz), the higher the pitch of the sound.

_________refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole.

The principle of closure

_________is the sense of equilibrium that informs us about our bodies' positions relative to gravity.

The vestibular sense

Which of the following statements is true of rod cells in the retina of the eye?

They are sensitive only to the intensity of light.

Which of the following is a new basic taste that was recently added to the primary taste qualities?

Umami

Which of the following senses is dominant in human beings?

Vision

The axon bundle that transmits neural impulses from the organ of Corti to the brain is known as the__________.

auditory nerve

Stimuli suggestive of depth that involve simultaneous perception by both eyes are known as__________.

binocular cues

The cones are most densely packed in a small spot at the center of the retina called the__________.

fovea

The term__________is derived from the ancient Greek words for "motion" and "perception".

kinesthesis

Pain results when neurons called__________in the skin are stimulated.

nociceptors

As part of a study in auditory perception, students were made to listen to a low-volume music track. When they first put on their headphones, they almost couldn't hear anything. But as they became more attentive, the sound gradually became clearer. This is an example of _____.

sensitization

Exposure to very loud sounds can lead to damage of the auditory nerve or hair cells, resulting in__________.

sensorineural deafness

The pain message is relayed from the spinal cord to the__________and then projected to the cerebral cortex, making us aware of the location and intensity of the damage.

thalamus