Midterm Review SENSATIONS AND PERCEPTION

Question 1

Gestalt Psychology

Answer 1

a school of thought that looks at the human mind and behavior as a whole

Question 2

Feature detectors

Answer 2

individual neurons—or groups of neurons—in the brain which code for perceptually significant stimuli.

Question 3

Hearing Mechanisms

Answer 3

Step 1: Sound waves enter the ear.
When a sound is produced, it enters the outer ear, also known as the pinna or auricle. The pinna is the visible part of the ear. Its funnel-like shape allows sound waves to be filtered and amplified as they pass through it.