Sensation and Perception

Which monocular cue is the one that involves how dense and fine the images are

System that regulates the body's sense of balance

Monocular cue when an object is partially concealed object is perceived as being closer

Retinal receptors cells that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions & color sensations

Filling in the gaps in what our senses tell us is called

The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain

Opening in the center of the eye through which light enters

Process by which our sensory receptors & nervous system recieve and represent stimuli

Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray

A procedure that considers only one part of the stimuli presented at a time

Process of combining the images received from the two eyes into a single image

A test asks students to complete the number sequence 1, 5, 9, _. This behavior is an example of

Theory that emphasizes our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes

Sense of movement and body position is

Diminished sensitivity to a stimulus as a consequence of constant stimulation

The minimum difference between two different stimuli required for detection 50% of the time

The difference between the images stimulating each eye

Study between relationships between charateristics of stimuli & our psychological experience

Structure that carries from the inner ear to the brain

Structure behind the pupil that changes shape to focus images on the retnia

The minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time

Predicts how & when we detect presence of stimulus amid background stimulation

The tendency to mentally "fill in the spaces" in order to see figures as complete refers to

Apparent movement of stationary objects that occurs when the observer changes position

The ability to gain information by means other than ordinary senses

Perceptions that misrepresent physical stimuli

The process by which your eyes turn inward to look at nearby objects is called

Principle which we organize perception into stimuli that stand out & those that are left over

Tendency to perceive certain objects in the same way regardless of changes in angle or lighting

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

Principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage

Stimulus below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness

Smell receptors send messages to the brain via the

Theory that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses

Organizing & interpreting sensory information, allows us to recognize objects & events