AP Psych ch. 4 - Sensations and Perceptions

Bundle of nerves carrying sound to the brain.

The optic nerve bundle of neurons that carry visual information from the ___ to the brain.

Applying high level knowledge to rapidly organize sensory info into a meaningful perception is

What part of the eye is labeled 3 in the diagram?

The method of pain reduction that involved applying an electrical current to the skin is ___.

Which of these are NOT basic taste sensations?

Which measures the loudness of a sound?

Objects that appear hazy, or that are covered with smog or dust to appear further away

According to trichromatic theory, which of the following colors is NOT one from cone receptors?

What are the two types of deafness?

Nerve deafness: inability to hear from inability to transmit impulses from the __ to the brain.

What do vestibular sense control?

When the perceived size of an object remains constant despite changes in its retina image....

What is nerve deafness?

Which of the following is not part of the eye?

What does 'hertz' refer to?

Color blindness results from a deficiency of ___.

What is the decrease in sensory response to an unchanging stimulus?

Optical Illusion: When viewed from a certain angle, makes a lopsided space look square

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt Organizing Principle?

What is telepathy?

The point where the optic nerve exits the eyes (no photo receptors) is the ___.

If a given wavelength is 400 nanometers, what color is perceived?

Which of the following is not a monocular depth cue?

the snail shaped part of the ear, filled with fluid and small hairs that vibrate is the ___.

Which of these is not a Gestalt Principle?

Perceptions tend toward simplicity

How does consecutive hearing loss occur?

How loud is "too loud" when using headphones?

Which is not a type of "deafness"?

What number is the Cornea

What part of the ear acts as a funnel to concentrate sounds?

After starring at this image, why is the afterimage in the correct colors? (theory of vision)

How does the cornea focus on images?

How long dos it take in complete darkness to reach max visual sensitivity?

Why are some sounds unable to be heard by humans?

Saturation refers to the ___ of a color.

Which of the following monocular depth cues creates the illusion that the back image is larger?

Which of these are NOT a Gestalt Principle?

Transduction begins with...

Which of these help us see in bright lighting?

Which of the following illusions make the lines appear at different lengths?

What is the most basic source of depth perception?

The three-pronged widget is an example of what?

What is the difference between hyperopia and myopia?

Maya lost her hearing at a young age from meningitis. What type of hearing loss would this be?

Which of the following is not part of the ear?

___ states that size of the just known difference is proportional to intensity of the stimulus

Which of the following lists the auditory ossicles in order?

Senses of balance, gravity, and acceleration are called ___?

The olfactory nerve fibers pick up ___?

Which specific area of the eye contains clustering cones?

Which Gestalt Principle involves perceiving objects who appear to belong together, continuously

What is consistently misjudged in an illusion?

Which part of the ear has the hair cells?