psychology 200 chapter 3
the axon bundle that transmits neural impulses from the organ of corti to the brain is known as the _____
auditory nerve
pigments gain their ____by absorbing light from certain segments of the spectrum and reflecting the rest
color
negative adaption is the type of sensory adaptation in which we become _______ to constant stimuli
less sensitive
regulating the amount of ______ that enters the eye is the function of the iris
light
the retina consists of cells called ________ that are sensitive to light
photoreceptors
exposure to very loud noises can lead to damage of the auditory nerve of hair cells, resulting in ____
sensorineural deafness
an ______ is the lingering visual impression made by a stimulus that has been removed
afterimage
Stimuli suggestive of depth that involves simultaneous perception by both eyes are referred to as _____ cues
binocular
Sensation is best described as the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the ______ system
central nervous
the principle of ______ refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole
closure
the oval window transmits vibrations into the inner ear, the bony tube which is called the ______
cochlea
_______ is the tendency to perceive an object as being the same hue even though lighting conditions change its appearance
color consistency
the colors across from one another on the color wheel are labeled _________ colors
complementary
the loudness of a sound is expressed in ____
decibels (dB)
vision is the ______ sense is human beings
dominant
the ____is a thin membrane inside the ear that vibrates n response to sound waves
eardrum
within the eye, visual acuity is greatest at the ______
fovea
a visual ________ denotes a trick of perceptual constancies on the eye
illusion
pain is usually sharpest where ____ are densely packed
nerve endings
pain results when neurons called ___ in the skin are stimulated
nocicereptors
the ______ conducts sensory input to the brain, where it is relayed to the visual area of the occipital lobe
optical nerve
_______ refers to the ability to mentally manipulate or move objects
psychokinesis
signal- detection theory is the view the perception of sensory stimuli involves the interaction of the physical, biological, and _______ factors
psychological
in the context of the human eye, the size of the ______ is sensitive to an individual's emotions
pupil
a person with normal vision is labeled as a ______
trichromat
the _____ adjusts or accommodates to an image by changing its thickness.
lens
in the context of sound the greater number of cycles per second(Hz), the higher the ___ of the sound
pitch
according to the law of ______, there is a perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near one another
proximity
in depth perception distant objects stimulate smaller areas on the______ than nearby ones
retina
the process of becoming more _____ to stimulation is known as sensitization
sensitive
sensory receptors embedded in the skin fire when the surface of the skin touched
true
the ____ sense tells us whether we are falling and provides cues to whether our body is changing speed.
vestibular
the hue is determined by the _____ of visible light
wavelength
