Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ________
outer or middle ear
When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theater), you will find it hard to see at first, but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better. This phenomenon is referred to as ________.
Dark adaption
______is the opening in the center of the iris
Pupil
The absolute threshold for human vision is a candle flame seen from ________ on a dark, clear night.
30 miles
______is a perception that does not correspond to reality
The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ________.
Linear perspective
The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, as existing on a background is known as ________.
Figure-Ground
The tendency to perceive things that look similar as being part of the same group
Similarity
Nerve hearing impairment can be best treated with ________.
Cochlear Implants
Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________.
binocular cues
When light waves enter the eye, they first pass through the ________.
Cornea
Where are cones found in the eye?
At the back of the retina
The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.
Absolute Threshold
Maria watches her teacher walk from the front of the classroom to the back. Even though the teacher looks smaller as she walks away, Maria knows her teacher hasn’t actually shrunk.
Size Constancy
Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?
Retina
The tendency to complete figures that are incomplete
Closure
The idea that the eye contains separate receptors for red, green, and blue is known as the ________ theory.
Trichromatic
The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to as the ________.
gate-control theory of pain
The tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping
Proximity
______ refers to the fact that texture appears to become less detailed in the distance
Texture Gradient
____________occurs when the sensory organs - the eyes, ears, nose, skin, and taste buds - are activated, allowing various forms of outside stimuli to become neural signals in the brain.
Sensation
________ is the process by which people take all the sensations they experience at any given moment and interpret them in some meaningful fashion
Perception
The ______ senses are concerned with the location of body parts in relation to each other
kinesthetic
If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon best supports the ________ theory of color vision.
Opponent process
The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as ________.
Continuity