Psych Exam 2 Pt. 1

Front 1

Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

Back 1

rods and cones

Front 2

The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies by the nervous system is called

Back 2

sensation

Front 3

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of

Back 3

transduction

Front 4

Gestalt psychologists hold that the brain is predisposed to impose order on incoming sensations, and one way it does this is by:

Back 4

perceptual grouping rules

Front 5

Without sensory adaptation, you might:

Back 5

be constantly aware of the pinch of your watch on your wrist.

Front 6

If two objects are assumed to be the same size, the object that casts the smaller retinal image is perceived to be

Back 6

more distant.

Front 7

The McGurk effect best illustrates

Back 7

sensory interaction

Front 8

The hole in the retina, which lacks a mechanism to sense light and contains neither rods nor cones, is called the:

Back 8

blind spot

Front 9

The chemical senses are:

Back 9

olfaction and gustation

Front 10

The brain breaks vision into separate dimensions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect simultaneously. This is called

Back 10

parallel processing

Front 11

Rods are

Back 11

more light-sensitive and less color-sensitive than are cones

Front 12

The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants

Back 12

depth perception

Front 13

When you read, the written words and the illustrations are perceived as ________; the white of the page itself is perceived as ________.

Back 13

figure; ground

Front 14

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

Back 14

sensory receptors

Front 15

Subliminally presented stimuli

Back 15

can sometimes be consciously perceived

Front 16

A perceptual set is a

Back 16

mental predisposition that influences what we perceive

Front 17

Because Carmella, Jorge, and Gail were all sitting behind the same bowling lane, Ruth perceived that they were all members of the same bowling team. This best illustrates the organizational principle of

Back 17

proximity

Front 18

Receptors in the muscles, tendons, and joints are to ________ as the vestibular system is to ________.

Back 18

position of the body in space; balance

Front 19

To maximize your sensitivity to fine visual detail you should

Back 19

stare directly at the object

Front 20

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as

Back 20

linear perspective