Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Our perception that objects have a constant size even when viewed from different distances is due to:

The laws of proximity, similarity, and closure are all examples of the:

During vision, changes in the intensity of light, which is determined by the amount of light falling on an object, are generally experienced as changes in color or hue.

Fifteen minutes after Clarissa entered the dark theater from the brightly lit lobby dark adaptation was:

Sensory adaptation occurs for:

Before information is sent to the brain, the receptors for the sense of smell send information to the:

The fact that most people perceive complete objects, even when part of the object is missing, is consistent with the Gestalt law of ____________________.

Graham is a strong believer in UFOs, and the other night he saw three streaks of light flash across the sky in a group.They were actually planes from the local air base, but Graham was convinced he had just seen three spaceships.Graham's perception of the strange lights in the sky illustrates the influence of:

The fact that most people perceive individual elements that are close to each other as being part of a single group is consistent with the Gestalt law of:

Linear perspective is an example of a binocular depth cue because it requires input from both eyes to create the perception of depth.

The muscles that surround our joints contain which of the following?

The receptor cells for taste are called:

Gilbert thought he could detect the faint odor of smoke coming from the room next door.However, he wasn't really sure because the odor was very faint and when he tried to smell it again it seemed to have disappeared.Based on research conducted by psychophysicists, you should conclude that the odor from the smoke was:

Describe the three main physical properties of light and discuss the psychological perceptions that are linked to each of these physical properties.

Imagine that researchers discovered a new animal that has larger areas of the somatosensory cortex dedicated to the fingers than to the toes.Based on what is known about the arrangement of neurons within the somatosensory cortex, you should conclude that for this animal, the toes are:

The monocular depth cue relative size depends on the fact that:

Describe Biederman's recognition by components theory, and why not all researchers are convinced by the theory.

The Gestalt psychologists believed:

Monocular depth cues:

Based on the relationship between perception and the physical properties of sound, you should infer that, if the human nervous system were not wired to respond to differences in the frequency of sound waves, people would not be able to: