Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Concha damaged her corneas in a car accident. What effect will this injury most likely have on her vision?

Listening to very loud music for a prolonged period of time can cause age-related hearing loss due to damage to the ____.

Which progression describes the correct sequence of structures involved in vision?

Gloria is working with a sound generator. If she decreases the amplitude of the sound waves being generated, what effect will it have?

The pupil is _________________.

The opponent-process theory would predict that after staring at a red dot for 60 seconds, and then looking at a blank white paper, you would report seeing a ____ afterimage.

What can we say is happening to the light waves that hit a hat we see as purple?

Place theory has a difficult time explaining ____.

Weber's law is most closely associated with ____.

Which theory of pitch perception gained credence from studies using pure tones made up of single sound waves?

Feature detection theory states that ____.

Describe how an artist can create the perception of depth on a flat canvas.

Trichromatic theory is to ____ as opponent-process theory is to____.

The parts of the tongue that perform the same function as rods and cones of the eye are the ____.

The optic chiasm is where ____.

When you arrive at a party, you immediately notice that there are three different groups of people: one around the punch bowl, one by the front door, and one near the back door. Perceiving the partygoers in this way is an example of the principle of ____.

A visual stimulus is to ____, as an auditory stimulus is to ____.

David wants to be a professional figure skater. Which sense will be most essential in David's career choice?

The opponent-process theory would predict that after staring at a blue dot for 60 seconds, and then looking at a blank white paper, you would report seeing a ____ afterimage.

Humans can identify about ____ different smells by name.