Psychology

A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates

shape constancy

According to the textbook , "your eyes receive light energy and transform it into neural messages that your brain then processes into what you consciously see". Which choice CORRECTLY matches a phrase from this statement with the correct sensory or perceptual process?

"Your brain then processes into what you consciously see" -perception

James is threading a needle under a bright light bulb. During this task, James's vision is driven mainly by the _______ in his ________.

Cones; fovea

Researchers used goggles to restrict kittens' visions for several months. Once the goggles were removed , the kittens ...

Could distinguish only color and brightness

A snack manufacturer realizes that he must increase the salt content of his company's chips by 8% in order for a sample of consumers to notice that the chips are saltier than they were before. This example most nearly illustrates the concept of a(n):

Difference

The claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input is known as _______ perception.

Extrasensory

Amplitude

Intensity refers to the level of energy in a light wave; it is determined by the waves height or ...

You read about an accident at a railroad crossing and wonder about the cause . Perhaps the car's driver overestimated the distance of the train because of the parallel tracks stimulated the monocular depth cue of

Linear perspective

Eleanor suffered severe stroke damage near the rear of both sides of her brain. Based on the case study of "Mrs.M." described in the textbook, the stroke is most likely to impair Eleanor's ability to perceive :

Movement

An injury could stimulate _____, specialized receptors that can detect hurtful temperature, pressure, or chemicals.

Nociceptors

Professor Brandt shows his study participants a picture of an adult -child pair . He tells half of the participants that they are looking at a parent and her child . He tells the other half that they are looking at a day care worker and a child in the day care center . The group that thinks the pair is related rates them as looking more alike than the group that thinks they are NOT related . Professor Brandt is MOST likely conducting a study on :

Perceptual sets

The bones of the middle ear do NOT include the:

Saddle

After many years of playing extremely loud rock music , David has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid . David is suffering from :

Sensorineural hearing loss ( nerve deafness)

If a visual image is first presented subliminally, the chance of a person later recognizing the same briefly presented image is improved. This best illustrates

That information can be processed outside of conscious awareness

Absolute Threshold

The minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.

Sean just discovered that his roommate's girlfriend broke up with him. Sean learns that his roommate is studying in the library and goes to find him. He sees his roommate studying and assumes he looks depressed. Sean's assumption is an example of being influenced by:

context effect

Your 7-month-old niece is just learning to crawl. Your sister has agreed to have her participate in an experiment that incorporates a visual cliff. What is most likely being studied in this experiment?

depth perception

Once John learned of Sara's abusive past, he began to perceive her cautious behavior around men as more self-protective rather than rude. This best illustrates the impact of:

perceptual set

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words BEST illustrates the principle of:

proximity