2nd FORMATIVE TEST ITP

______ Are the raw data of experience, based on the activation of certain receptors located in the various sensory orangs

Sensations

Suppose Maria is painting while the sun is setting; once she notices that the room is getting darker, she decides to call it quits for the day. This example illustrates the role of ________.

a just-noticeable difference

The difference threshold is defined as the degree of change in a stimulus level that is required in order for a person to detect a change __________ of the time.

50 percent

Sensation is to perception as ________ is to ________.

stimulation; recognition

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with ______.

difference threshold

The process by which unchanging information from the senses of taste, touch, smell, and vision is “ignored” by the sensory receptor cells themselves is called __________________.

sensory adaptation

The clear, transparent protective coating over the front part of the eye is the ______.

cornea

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is ______. 

hue

Bundles of axons from ganglion cells make up the ______.

optic nerve

Which of the following is true about cones?

they are found mainly in the center of the eye

Pitch is to frequency as ________.

loudness is to amplitude

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the _______; the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the ________.

hammer (malleus); stirrup (stapes)

What are the five primary tastes? 

bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami

Endorphins are the neural transmitters that _____________. 

act as a natural version of morphine

______ is the mental process of making meaning of sensory information. 

Perception

Suppose your town is located in a valley. Obviously, you’ll realize that the size of your town doesn’t change regardless of whether you look at it up-close or from a hilltop. This is primarily due to ________.

size constancy

The ability to see the world in three dimensions is called ________.

depth perception

People’s tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called _______________.

perceptual expectancy

When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ______.

binocular disparity

The distance cue in which two parallel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called ______.

linear perspective