Answer Correct Psychology of Sensation and Perception Terms Flashcards

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Normal visual sensation in the absence of complete visual perception is best illustrated by
prosopagnosia.
Patients who have negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure may experience increased postoperative pain. This best illustrates the importance of
sensory adaptation.
During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's
absolute threshold.
People's response to subliminal priming indicates that
they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so.
Subliminally presented stimuli
can sometimes be consciously perceived.
The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to
minimize sensory adaptation.
The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the
iris
The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.
bipolar cell
People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their
visual cortex.
When most people stare first at a blue circle and then shift their eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the circle appears
yellow.
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
closure.
If you stared at a house as you walked down a street, the trees in front of the house would appear to be moving
in the opposite direction as you, and the trees behind the house would appear to be moving in the same direction as you.
Brightness constancy is most clearly facilitated by
relative luminance.
Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size helps us to understand
the Moon illusion.
The process of transducing air pressure waves into neural messages that the brain interprets as meaningful sound is known as
audition