AP Psychology Unit 3 Sensation and Perception

Which of the basic tastes exists to provide us a source of energy?

The blind spot

Where does transduction take place in hearing?

Creating an organized whole from pieces is known as 

Which focuses the light wave onto the retina?

Sensory adaptation happens when we

Mind to mind communication

Which is NOT part of the middle ear?

Which theory explains how we hear high pitches?

The amplitude (height) of a sound wave determines its

What other sense is necessary for our sense of taste to work properly?

When sound or light waves are turned into neural impulses

What is damaged if you have sensorineural hearing loss?

The amplitude (height) of the light wave determines

Which theory explains how we hear low pitches?

An illusion of mvment created when 2 or more adjacent lights blink in quick succession

Where does transduction occur in the eye?

When we don't see the gorilla walking behind the jugglers

Red eye in a photograph happens when

When we stare at an object, it does not disappear because

Which is NOT a vision receptor cell?

Perceiving remote events

What is the condition called where hearing would make someone see a color or smell an odor? 

Which allows us to be aware of our body's position in space (our foot is under our leg)?

Predicts how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus amid bkgrd stimulation

Which monocular cue?

Minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time

Which depends on the appropriate level of fluid in our inner ear?

The nerve cells that respond to certain characteristics of a stimulus such as shape or movement

When we get "lost in the music" and don't hear someone talking to us

What is actually dilating or constricting depending on the intensity of the light wave?

What is the grouping principle?

Which is the body's pain neurotransmitter (makes us feel pain)?

The frequency of the sound wave determines its

Which monocular cue?

When a magician surprises us by finding a coin in our ear, he is manipulating our

Which sensory receptors detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals?

Mental predispositions to perceive one thing and not another is 

Color blindness is explained by 

Stimuli that you cannot detect 50% of the time is 

What is the grouping principle?

Which of the following tastes exists to make sure we get the proteins needed for growth?

What is damaged if you have conduction hearing loss?

The center of the field of vision where visual acuity is greatest

What is the grouping principle?

The fact that we can see motion, shape, depth, and color simultaneously is because of

After images are explained by

Which monocular cue is NOT present?

We see the Virgin Mary in a stain on a wall because 

Which is the only sense NOT routed through the thalamus?

The wavelength of a light wave determines 

Perceiving future events

Which of the basic tastes exists to alert us to potential poisons?

Being able to move objects using your mind

The fact that I can hear a difference in volume between a setting of 5 and 10 but not 50 and 55

Which a conduction mechanism of hearing?

Which monocular cue?

When we notice an angry face in a crowd of otherwise happy people

Where are light waves transduced to neural signals?

People with ADHD lack this ability

In eyesight, which of the following comes FIRST?