Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A

To perceive motion,the brain must encode information about:

The loudness of a sound is measured in:

The fact that we perceive a unified,whole object instead of the sum of its component parts is a fundamental principle of which approach to psychology?

Kelly enjoys the savory taste of meats and cheeses,in part thanks to _____ taste receptors.

The timbre of a sound relates to:

Visual form agnosia is usually caused by damage to brain regions in the:

The _____ stream travels up from the occipital lobe to the parietal lobes,connecting with brain areas coding an object's _____.

The research on inattentional blindness has important implications for:

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,jurors would be required to adopt a(n)_____ decision criterion.

A region in the _____ lobe termed _____ is involved in perceiving motion.

A mismatch between visual cues and vestibular information can cause:

Objects in the right visual field:

Which study would constitute one that is psychophysical?

The structure in the inner ear that undulates when vibrations from the ossicles reach the cochlear fluid is the:

Dr.Gonzalez,a radiologist,uses a very liberal criterion when she reads mammograms.She recommends a biopsy for every possible case of cancer.This decision strategy _____ the chances of missing a true cancer and _____ false alarms.

The just noticeable difference (JND)is the:

The approximate absolute threshold for hearing is a clock's tick from 20 feet away when all is quiet.Given that information,which statements is TRUE?

Color deficiency (also called color blindness)is a result of a disorder in which:

When you read,the written words and the illustrations are perceived as _____;the white of the page itself is perceived as _____.

On a clear,dark night,a person with normal vision can detect a candle flame 30 miles away 50% of the time.This illustrates the approximate _____ for vision.