Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A

Fifty percent of the time,a person with normal hearing will be able to detect a clock's ticking 20 feet away when all is quiet.This illustrates the approximate _____ for hearing.

Although some parts of a neon sign that reads "Fontana di Trevi Pizza Palace" are out,the words are easily understood because of the Gestalt principle of:

Hallucinations occur in Charles Bonnet syndrome due to:

About what percentage of the population is classified as nontasters?

Knowledge of price affects wine drinkers' perceptions of flavor,illustrating:

Which sequence for the visual pathway from the eye to the brain is CORRECT?

The field of psychophysics was FIRST developed by:

Receptor cells that enable us to sense pressure,texture,pattern,and vibration are located:

The frequency of a sound wave is measured in cycles per second,or:

Aversion to extremely _____ tastes is genetic.

Dorsal is to ventral as:

Which statement describes an example of referred pain?

Closer objects cast larger images on the retina than do objects that are farther away,a _____ depth cue known as _____.

According to _____,our response to a stimulus depends both on our sensitivity to the stimulus in the presence of noise and on our decision criterion.

Objects that cast a SMALLER retinal disparity are perceived as being:

_____ are biochemical odorants emitted by other members of its species that can affect an animal's behavior or physiology.

The number of wavelengths that make up light determines its:

The frequency of a sound wave determines its:

If the law required that there must be overwhelming evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt in order to convict a person of a crime,in signal detection terminology,jurors would be making many:

Will rubbed his eye and accidentally scratched his: