Test 2 Flashcards
Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation?
a) Finding the cold water of a swimming pool warmer after you have been in it for awhile
b) developing an increased sensitivity to salt the more you use it in foods
c) becoming very irritated at the continuing sound of a dripping faucet
d) none of the above
a
Sensation is to ___ as perception is to ___.
a) recognising a stimulus; interpreting a stimulus
b) detecting a stimulus; recognising a stimulus
c) interpreting a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
d) seeing; hearing
b
The size of the pupil is controlled by the:
iris
The receptor of the eye that functions best in dim light is the:
rod
The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the:
retina
According to the opponent-process theory:
neurons involved in colour vision are stimulated by one colour’s wavelength and inhibited by another’s
Which is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye?
cornea –> pupil –> lens –> retina
The place theory of pitch perception can not account for how we hear:
low-pitched sounds
The frequency theory of hearing is better than the place theory at explaining our sensation of:
the lowest pitches
Kinesthesis involves:
information from the muscles, tendons, and joints
Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the principle of:
closure
When we stare at an object, each eye receives a slightly different image, providing a depth cue known as:
retinal disparity
The tendency to organise stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called:
continuity
Each time you see your car, it projects a different image on the retinas of your eyes, yet you do not perceive it as changing. This is because of:
perceptual constancy
An artist paints a tree orchard so that the parallel rows of trees converge at the top of the canvas. Which cue has the artist used to convey distance?
linear perspective
the detection of physical energy by our sense organs, which send information to the brain:
sensation
the brain’s interpretation of raw sensory data
perception
the study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics
psychophysics
the lowest level of a stimulus we can detect 50% of the time
absolute threshold
the smallest amount of stimulus change we can detect
the just-noticeable difference
activation is highest when stimulus is first detected, then ___ occurs
sensory adaptation
where light enters the eye
pupil
the coloured portion of the eye that controls how much light enters the eye
iris
changes curvature to retract light onto the back of the eye
lens