Thresholds
Visual Cues
Parts of the Eye
Parts of the Ear
Sensory Interaction and Pain
100
While at a crowded gathering, Zach realized that his attention was being drawn away from his conversation every time a person nearby said the word “exactly.” Zach’s response is an example of
What is the cocktail party effect
100
Wearing an eye patch over one eye makes one lose this particular ability
What is retinal disparity
100
Color can best be seen in what part of the eye (cones is not the answer for this)
What is the center or fovea
100
The three bones in the middle ear
What are HAS (hammer, anvil, and stirrup)
100
Kaylee fractured her finger while playing basketball, but did not realize until after the game was over when she was sitting in the locker room. This is an example of
What is gate-control theory
200
The intensity at which a sound becomes audible for a given individual is known as the individual's
What is absolute threshold
200
This image is an example of what Gestalt principle?
What is figure-ground
200
The part where the optic nerve leaves the eye results in
What is blindspot
200
A sound is often detected by one ear more intensely and a fraction of a second earlier than it is detected by the other ear. These cues help individuals determine the
What is location of sound
200
Stubbing your toe and expecting to feel pain is an example of
What is top-down processing for pain
300
On his first day of work at the bakery, Brad was nearly overwhelmed by the sweet odor of the baked goods. However, by lunchtime, he did not even notice the smell. This is an example of
What is sensory adaptation
300
Sergio’s little brother tangled several pairs of identical headphones into one giant mass. To get them free, Sergio had to find the end of one cord and then with his eyes follow that cord throughout the mass as he untangled it. Sergio’s ability to see the cord he wanted as a single object is an example of
What is continuity
300
The part of the eye that contains photoreceptors is
What is D, the retina
300
Domingo has just hit Play to begin listening to a new song he bought. Based on the structure of the ear, what will the sound waves contact first after moving through Domingo’s auditory canal?
What is the eardrum
300
A person collapses in the middle of the subway and people have no idea what is wrong. This is an example of
What is bottom-up processing for pain
400
A person is asked to listen to a series of tones presented in pairs, and asked to say whether the tones in each pair are the same or different in pitch. In this situation the experimenter is most likely measuring the individual's
What is difference threshold
400
Carlos sees the figure above as six unified columns, not four unified rows. Which of the following Gestalt principles is operating most strongly?
What is similarity
400
The part of the eye that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain is
What is E
400
The part of the ear that sends neural impulses to the brain is
What is C
400
Melody cannot watch a movie without subtitles because she claims she needs them in order to be able to hear. This is an example of
What is sensory interaction/integration
500
The term for information that is processed below the threshold for conscious awareness
What is subliminal threshold
500
This image is an example of
What is linear perspective
500
This experiment in psychology allowed scientists to test depth perception in babies
What is visual cliff
500
Receptors that are especially important for helping a person maintain balance are located in the
What is the inner ear (cochlea)
500
After riding a rollercoaster Josh feels extremely dizzy, meaning this sense was thrown off
What is vestibular