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The skin contains receptors for touch/pressure, temperature, and __________.
A) Heat B) Epideral C) Pain D) Feeling |
Pain
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__________ _______ in the eyes responsible for night vision and peripheral vision. These receptors are located in greater density at the edge of each retina.
A) Photoreceptors Rods B) Light Levels C) Spacial Acuity D) Visual Axis |
Photoreceptors Rods
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When an object partially blocks another object, we perceive the first object as closer; this phenomenon is known as _________.
A) Proximity B) Linear C) Relativity D) Interposition |
Interposition
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Sensations of body rotation and of gravitation and movement are known as __________ ________. These senses arise in the inner ear.
A) Perceptual Sets B) Vestibular Senses C) Visual Axis D) Monocular Cues |
Vestibular Senses
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_________ is the organization and interpretation of sensations and allows us to create meaning out of sensations.
A) Interposition B) Senses C) Perception D) Cue |
Perception
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___________ _______ in depth perception require only one eye, allowing the relative location of objects to be calculated.
A) Signal Detection B) Perceptual Sets C) Vestibular Senses D) Monocular Cues |
Monocular Cues
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__________ _______ are tendencies to perceive a certain thing and not another; an example is perceiving the sound of water hitting the sink as the doorbell ringing if you are expecting company while you’re washing dishes.
A) Opponent Processing B) Perceptual Sets C) Signal Detection D) Monocular Cues |
Perceptual Sets
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As stated in the _________ ___________ _______, a person’s ability to detect a stimuli will vary due to psychological influences such as past experiences and expectations.
A) Photo Receptors Cones B) OpponeSignal Detection Theorynt Processing Theory C) Signal Detection Theory D) Binocular Depth Perception |
Signal Detection Theory
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Ewald Hering stated a human’s visual system understands information about color by processing signals from cones in an antagonistic manner in his ________ _________ _________.
A) Signal Detection Theory B) Opponent Processing Theory C) Signal Detection Theory D) Binocular Depth Perception |
Opponent Processing Theory
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__________ ______ explains visual images that are the complementary color of the image of the stimulus; for example, if you stare at a blue dot and then look at a white paper, you will see the afterimage of a yellow dot because yellow is the complimentary color of blue.
A) Ewald Hering B) Walter Fleming C) Thomas Young D) James Maxwell |
Ewald Hering
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______________ _________ in the center of the retina that are responsible for color vision. These receptors operate best in intense light.
A) Photoreceptors Cones B) Innersegment Rods C) Shortwave Cones D) Longwave Cones |
Photoreceptors Cones
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Processing information from the environment may also occur in a _______-_________ manner, meaning that the information is processed from motives, contextual cues, and expectations to unprocessed sensory data. For example, if are looking for an individual who is dressed in black and when you see that person, he or she becomes significant.
A) Down Up B) Central Vision C) Top down D) Overall Caption |
Top down
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__________ require both eyes be used together.
A) Selective Attention B) Monocular Cues C) Signal Detection D) Binocular Depth Perception Cues |
Binocular Depth Perception Cues
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The ________ _______ is the time during which exposure to various stimuli is necessary in order for various perceptual skills to develop.
A) Selective Attention B) Signal Detection C) Critical Period D) Top down |
Critical Period
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The environment around us has way too much information than we can retain in our awareness, thus __________ __________ is necessary for us to focus on one aspect of our environment while ignoring another.
A) Top down B) Selective Attention C) Signal Detection D) Critical Period |
Selective Attention
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This concept demonstrates that our perceptions of reality are chosen, organized and interpreted not just detected.
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The sense of taste is known as__________ .
A) Gustation B) Interposition C) Photoreceptors D) Smell |
Gustation
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