Myers' Psychology for AP Second Edition Unit 4: Sensation and Perception

Rods

________- retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond.

Inattentional blindness

________ occurs when you don't see something obvious because your attention was elsewhere.

Sensory interaction

________- the principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences its taste.

Cochlear implants

________ are mostly used in children and can allow them to understand oral communication well.

Iris

________- a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening.

Bats

________ use sonar to find food, but humans have no way to create this usage.

Cochlear implant

________- a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulation the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea.

volley principle

The ________ believes that neural cells alternate firing.

Depth perception

________ allows us to estimate an object's distance.

Accommodation

________- the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina.

Hue

________- the dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue, green, and so forth.

John Locke

________ argued that through experiences we learn how to perceive the world.

Kinesthesia

________- the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts.

Wavelength

What is the distance from one wave peak to the next? Answer with a single words or term.

Perception

________- the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognise meaningful objects and events.

Distractions

________ are some of the best ways to forget about the pain.

Odor

________ molecules come in many shapes and sizes, so it takes many different receptors to detect them.

Intensity

________- the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude.

Sensory adaptation

________- diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation.

Objects

________ do not vanish from our sight because our eyes are constantly moving.

Pitch

________- a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency.

Retinal disparity

What is the difference between two images? Answer with a single words or term.

Different organisms

________ can perceive more or less colors than humans.

Comparison

________ can change and control our perceptions.

Transduction

________- conversion of one form of energy into another.