Chap 5 FRQ terms

Question 1

Selective attention

Answer 1

the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously

Question 2

Parallel processing (vision OR auditory, but not both)

Answer 2

the ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality (color, motion, shape, depth

Question 3

Frequency theory and place theory (auditory)

Answer 3

hearing sound stimuli at low frequencies is accounted to the frequency theory, whereas those at high frequencies are attributed to the place principle

Question 4

Sensory adaptation (touch)

Answer 4

a reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it

Question 5

Sensory interaction (taste & smell)

Answer 5

the interaction of the senses with each other and how they influence each other
-food tastes more bland when a person has a stuffy nose and can’t smell it properly

Question 6

Perceptual set (visual perception)

Answer 6

a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way
-we often tend to notice only certain aspects of an object or situation while ignoring other details

Question 7

One monocular depth cue

Answer 7

the information in the retinal image that gives us information about depth and distance but can be inferred from just a single retina
-linear perspective: causes parallel lines to appear to meet at some point in the distance

Question 8

One gestalt principle of visual perception

Answer 8

rules that describe how the human eye perceives visual elements
-figure/ground
-Continuity
-connectedness
-Proximity
-Closure