unit 3

Question 1

a lab device for testing the depth perception of infants

Answer 1

visual cliff

Question 2

diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

Answer 2

sensory adaptation

Question 3

conversion of one form of energy into another; changing energy into a neural impulse.

Answer 3

transduction

Question 4

a coiled, fluid-filled part of the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses

Answer 4

cochlea.

Question 5

receptors in the retina that detect black and white

Answer 5

rods

Question 6

hearing loss due to the damage of the mechanical system (parts) that sense sound waves

Answer 6

conductive hearing loss

Question 7

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus as in the contain party effect

Answer 7

selective attention

Question 8

the idea of opposite retinal processes that enable color vision (red-green, blue-yellow etc.)

Answer 8

opponent-process theory

Question 9

the belief that the retina contains three different color receptors

Answer 9

young-hemholtz thrichromatic theory

Question 10

hearing loss due to the damage in the cochlea

Answer 10

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 11

the ability to see objects in three dimensions

Answer 11

depth perception

Question 12

sense of body movement and position including balance

Answer 12

vestibular sense

Question 13

analysis that begins with the sense receptors and worksup to the brain’s sensory information.

Answer 13

bottom-up processing

Question 14

a mental predisposition to perceive one thing or another

Answer 14

perceptual set

Question 15

the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

Answer 15

kinesthesis.

Question 16

the central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as what

Answer 16

the fovea

Question 17

the opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining

Answer 17

afterimages

Question 18

which is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye

Answer 18

cornea, pupil, lens, retina

Question 19

the size of the pupil is controlled by the

Answer 19

iris

Question 20

the brain breaks vision into separte dimensions such as color, depth, movement and form and works on each aspect simultaneously. This is called

Answer 20

parallel processing

Question 21

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50% of the time is called.

Answer 21

absolute threshold

Question 22

the distance between our right and left eyes function to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as

Answer 22

retinal disparity

Question 23

grass seen through sunglasses appear equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates what

Answer 23

color constancy

Question 24

the sequencing flashing Christmas lights appeared to generate the appearance of motion. this best shows.

Answer 24

the Phi Phenomenon