| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time. | absolute threshold difference threshold just noticeable difference transduction |
| Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as ________. | sensory adaptation transduction difference threshold inattentional blindness |
| ________ involves the conversion of sensory stimulus energy into neural impulses. | transduction sensory adaptation inattentional blindness difference threshold |
| ________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. | perception sensation transduction sensory adaptation |
| Which of the following correctly matches the pattern in our perception of color as we move from short wavelengths to long wavelengths? | red to orange to yellow yellow to orange to red yellow to red to orange orange to yellow to red |
| The visible spectrum includes light that ranges from about ________. | 400–700 nm 200–900 nm 20–20000 Hz 10–20 dB |
| The electromagnetic spectrum includes ________. | all of these radio waves x-rays infrared light |
| The audible range for humans is ________. | 20-20,000 Hz 380–740 Hz 10–20 dB less than 300 dB |
| The quality of a sound that is affected by frequency, amplitude, and timing of the sound wave is known as ________. | timbre pitch tone electromagnetic |
| The ________ is a small indentation of the retina that contains cones. | fovea optic chiasm optic nerve iris |
| ________ operate best under bright light conditions. | cones rods retinal ganglion cells striate cortex |
| ________ depth cues require the use of both eyes. | binocular monocular linear perspective accommodating |
| If you were to stare at a green dot for a relatively long period of time and then shift your gaze to a blank white screen, you would see a ________ negative afterimage. | red blue yellow black |
| Hair cells located near the base of the basilar membrane respond best to ________ sounds. | high-frequency low-frequency low-amplitude high-amplitude |
| The three ossicles of the middle ear are known as ________. | both malleus, incus, and stapes and hammer, anvil, and stirrup malleus, incus, and stapes hammer, anvil, and stirrup pinna, cochlea, and utricle |
| Hearing aids might be effective for treating ________. | conductive hearing loss Ménière's disease sensorineural hearing loss interaural time differences |
| Cues that require two ears are referred to as ________ cues. | binaural monocular monaural binocular |
| Chemical messages often sent between two members of a species to communicate something about reproductive status are called ________. | pheromones hormones Merkel’s disks Meissner’s corpuscles |
| Which taste is associated with monosodium glutamate? | umami sweet bitter sour |
| ________ serve as sensory receptors for temperature and pain stimuli. | free nerve endings Pacinian corpuscles Ruffini corpuscles Meissner’s corpuscles |
| Which of the following is involved in maintaining balance and body posture? | vestibular system auditory nerve nociceptors olfactory bulb |
| According to the principle of ________, objects that occur close to one another tend to be grouped together. | proximity similarity good continuation closure |
| Our tendency to perceive things as complete objects rather than as a series of parts is known as the principle of ________. | closure good continuation proximity similarity |
| According to the law of ________, we are more likely to perceive smoothly flowing lines rather than choppy or jagged lines. | good continuation closure proximity similarity |
| The main point of focus in a visual display is known as the ________. | figure closure perceptual set ground |
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