Eyes/sight
What is: the cornea
What is the opening to the ear?
What is: the ear canal
What helps to determine where our body is in relation to the space it's in?
What is: Vestibular
What qualifies as an ambiguous figure?
What is: images that can be interpreted in more than one way
Who is known for Gestalt psychology?
Who is: Wertheimer
What is the colored part of the eye?
What is: the iris
What structure within the ear is "snail-shaped?"
What is: the cochlea
What are the sensory receptors send signals to parietal lobe (sense of touch)?
What is: Skin Senses
What is the PHI Phenomenon?
What is: blinking lights give the appearance of motion
Who developed the Visual Cliff Experiment which investigated depth perception?
Who is: Gibson and Walk
What is the opening that admits light into the eye?
What is: the pupil
Where is the auditory nerve located?
What is: the temporal lobe
What are the natural chemicals that animals smell / recognize?
What is: Pheromones
What is the ability to recognize a familiar object in different settings?
What is: Perceptual consistency
Who developed the Trichromatic Theory?
Who is: Thomas Young
What are the structures which allow to see colors?
What is: cones
What is the speed or "closeness" of sound waves?
What is: Frequency
What allows for humans to have a sense of taste?
What is: Gestation
Provide an example of the "Context Effect."
What is: A 13 C --> A B C
Who developed the Gate-Control Theory?
Who is: Melzack and Wall
What does the acronym "SCIPLRBGOTO" stand for?
What is: sclera, cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, bipolar lens, ganglion cells, optic nerve, thalamus, occipital lobe
What is caused by physical damage to hearing?
What is: Conduction deafness
What sense controls the movement of specific body parts?
What is: Kinesthetic
Provide an example of the Muller-Lyer Illusion.
What is: <----> vs. >----<
Who developed the signal detection theory?
Who is: Gustav Fechner