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Detection is to interpretation as ____________ is to ____________________.

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sensation; perception

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The effect of past experience and current expectations on perception best illustrates the importance of:

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top-down processing

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The absolute threshold is the minimum amount of stimulation that a person needs to detect a stimulus:

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50 percent of the time

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The fact that fear may increase your sensitivity to an almost imperceptible pain stimulus is of most relevance to:

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signal-detection theory

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Weber's Law is relevant to an understanding of:

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difference threshold

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The amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ________________ of light.

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brightness

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Loudness is to pitch as brightness is to:

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hue

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The receptor cells that convert light energy into neural signals are called:

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rods and cones

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The ability to simultaneously recognize the color, shape, size, and speed of an oncoming automobile best illustrates:

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parallel processing

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Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by:

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the opponent-process theory

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The retina is to the eye as the _____________ is to the ear.

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cochlea

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Conduction hearing loss is most likely to result from damage to the:

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eardrum

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Hue is to light as __________________ is to sound.

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pitch

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The discovery that high-frequency sounds trigger a wave of activity that peaks near the beginning of the basilar membrane supports the ___________________ theory.

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place

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The somatosensory cortex is activated by _________________ stimulation

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tactile

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The gate control theory attempts to explain how:

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the nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain

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Olfactory receptor cells are essential for our sense of:

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smell

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The ability to detect whether your body is in a horizontal or vertical position depends most directly on:

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vestibular sense

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With her eyes closed and her nose plugged, Chandra was unable to taste the difference between an onion and a pear. Her experience best illustrates the importance of:

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sensory interaction

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Felix was so preoccupied with his girlfriend's good looks that he failed to perceive any of her less admirable characteristics. This best illustrates the dangers of:

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selective attention

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Visual capture refers to the tendency forL

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visual information to dominate other types of sensory information

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Who emphasized that the whole exceeds the sum of its parts?

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Gestalt psychologist

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The perception of illusory contours best demonstrates that:

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the whole perception is more than the sum of its sensory elements

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As a result of an accident, David has only one eye. Which of the following depth cues would he not be able to use?

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retinal disparity

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If two objects are the same size, yet one appears to be larger, you make the assumption that that object is closer. Why?

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relative size

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The convergence of parallel lines, giving the feeling of distance, is called:

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linear perspective

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Textures can be used to create a sense of depth because:

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the loss of sharpness and detail causes a sense of distance

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Because the eyes are separated by several inches, each eye receives a slightly different image. This is called:

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retinal disparity

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Perceptual set is a:

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mental predisposition that influences what we perceive

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It wasn't until Clara heard some of her classmates laughing loudly during history class that she began to perceive the professor's ongoing lecture to be very funny. This provides an illustration of:

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context effects

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Perceptual adaptation refers to the:

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perceptual adjustments to an artificially displaced visual field

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ESP refers to:

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perception that occurs apart from sensory input

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Sheryl claims that she knows at any given moment exactly what important political figures are thinking. Sheryl is claiming to possess the power of:

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telepathy

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Clairvoyance refers to the:

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extrasensory perception of events that occur at places remote to the perceiver

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Rudy claims that his special psychic powers enable him to correctly anticipate whether the outcome of a coin toss will be heads or tails. Rudy is claiming to possess the power of:

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precognition

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The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:

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parapsychology

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