psychology module 6
by late adulthood (age 75) we have lost ________ percentage of our tastebuds
65
what term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus
after image
research indicates that babies are first able to use their sense of taste _____ birth
before birth
Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention.
blindness
Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called?
congenital analgesia
as we age we begin to lose the ability to hear ______ sounds
high pitched
which sound is an infant most likely to hear
high-pitched, conversational volume
what is described by the concept of perception
how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced
what concept is illustrated by the following study? participants were told to focus on white or black objects, disregarding the other color. when a red cross passed across the screen, about 1/3 of the subjects did not notice
inattentional blindness
what is described by the perception of the bodys movement through space
kinesthesia
in a normal sighted individual, the _____ will focus images perfectly on a small indentation in the back of the eye known as the ______
lens; fovea
Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion.
muller-Lyer
Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________ provides her brain with information about the pain she feels.
nociception
_______ 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
sound waves transmitted to kyla's auditory nerve created _________. Kyla's reinterpretation of the sound waves as the school bell is _____.
sensation; perception
what is vertigo
spinning sensation
Due to his sense of ________, Abraham knows he is cold when he is outside during a blizzard, and he knows he is hot after he comes inside and eats soup by the fire.
thermoception
what has research by Goolkasian & Woodbury demonstrated about pattern perception
those who are given verbal priming produce a biased interpretation of complex ambiguous figures
which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experience, 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
sensation occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors- the eyes, ears, tongue, nostrils, and skin
true
In addition to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, what other taste groupings do we possess?
umami and fat content
color vision may also decline with age due to ______ of lens of the eye
yellowing