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the amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ____ of light.
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brightness
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humans experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as
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the color red and the shortest visible waves as blue violet
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kinesthesis refers to the
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system for sensing the position and movement of muscles, tendons, and joints
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although manuel was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. apparently, manuel has a lower ______ for skunk odor than his parents have
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absolute threshold
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the local fire department sounds the 12'o'clock whistle. the process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of
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transduction
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giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as jim's. if it takes 5 extra marbles to make jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Guilio's bag feel heavier. this best illustrates
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Weber's law
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as people grow older, they are most likely to need glasses because
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the lens loses its ability to change shape readily
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the fact that people who are colorblind to red and green may still see yellows most easily explained by
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the opponent process theory
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a subliminal message is one that is presented
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below one's absolute threshold for awareness
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after a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, jason experienced a noticable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. jason's hearing loss is best explained by the _____ theory.
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place
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jodi's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. this illustrates what is known as
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lightness constancy
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to those throwing a very heavy rather than a light object as a target, the target is likely to be percieved as
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more difficult
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the sequentially flashing christmas tree lights appeared to generate pulsating waves of motion. this best illustrates
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the phi phenomenon
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although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right, lars was still able to play tennis very effectively. this best illustrates the value of
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perceptual adaptation
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distant trees were located closer to the top of the artists canvas than were the nearby flowers. the artist was clearly using the distance cue known as
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relative height
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after watching a scary movie, jan percieved the noise of wind rattling her front windows as the sound of a burglar breaking into her house. her mistaken interpretation best illustrates the influence of
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perceptual set
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although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. this illustrates the importance of
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shape constancy
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the tendency to percieve a moving light in the the night sky as belonging to an airplane rather than a satellite best illustrates the impact of
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perceptual set
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color constancy refers to the fact that
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objects are perceived to be the same color even if the light they reflect changes
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although john see her chemistry teacher several times a week, she didn't recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. this best illustrates the importance of
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context effects
