Psych Chapter 5

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Although she and her roommate have the same exact ringtone, Lakisa can always tell when the ringing phone is coming from her side of the room. She can do this because of the difference in time the sound takes to reach her left versus her right ear, and also because the sound reaching the ear closest to the phone is

sensory receptors

Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the

monocular;binocular

As Fatima gazes out onto the mountain landscape, she is able to tell what is near to her and what is far away by using both __________ cues, like occlusion, relative size, and linear perspective, and __________ cues, like disparity.

primary visual cortex

Basic visual information including orientation, size, and movement of objects is housed in which part of the brain?

a mental predisposition that influences what we perceive.

A perceptual set refers to

color is easier to see in the center visual field

Japhet knows that while rods are spread throughout the retina, cones are concentrated around the fovea. From this knowledge, what might Japhet infer?

sensory adaption

When Marla first moved to New York City, she could hardly sleep because of all the noise coming from the nearby street. But after a month or two, she stopped noticing these noises, and now she feels like she would have a hard time sleeping in a quiet country village. What explains this change?

sensation

When we detect physical stimuli, such as odors, light, and sound, we call this

closure

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of

transduction

The conversion of a fresh coffee aroma into neural impulses by sensory receptor cells best illustrates

interposition

Which of the following is a cue used by artists to convey depth on a flat canvas?

subliminal priming

Under certain conditions, people are affected by stimuli so weak that they fail to consciously notice them. This is best illustrated by experiments involving

context effects

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn't recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrates the importance of

organized whole

A gestalt is best described as a(n)

sensations are best organized into patterns

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

in the opposite direction to you, and the trees behind the house would appear to be moving in the same direction as you.

If you stared at a house as you walked down a street, the trees in front of the house would appear to be moving