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The tendency of our visual system to perceive an object as having the same dimensions and measurements,even though the image of the object on our retina may change with distance is called ___________________.

A) brightness constancy
B) size constancy
C) perceptual continuity
D) perceptual similarity

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The coiled,snail-like tube in the inner ear that is filled with fluid is called the:

A) cochlea.
B) cornea.
C) organ of Corti.
D) stirrup.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Sean and Sue were standing outside one night,looking at the stars and enjoying the beautiful evening.Sean notices that the moon is full and comments on the perfect circular shape to Sue.Sue,however,knows the full moon is not for two more nights and,when she looks closely,can see that a small sliver of the circle is missing.Sean continues to swear the moon is full because of the:

Which of the following statements regarding rods and cones is true?

When we "recognize" an incoming stimulus,it is assumed that we are comparing it with an internal mental representation or image called a _________________.

The Gestalt law that holds that people link individual elements together in such a way that they form an uninterrupted line or pattern that makes sense is called the Gestalt law of ______________.

Susan is participating in an absolute threshold study on hearing.Susan just said that she was able to hear a sound and in fact,a sound actually was presented to her.Susan's response would be an example of a:

Describe the different types of colourblindness and how colourblindness is assessed.Explain how these different types of colourblindness are related to the various theories of colour perception.Define trichromats,dichromats,and monochromats.

A perceptual set is best defined as a:

When shown a picture of a hunting scene,African people perceived the hunter as attempting to kill a baby elephant,while Westerns tended to perceive that the hunter was after another animal and thought that the baby elephant was actually an adult elephant off in the distance.These results were presented as an example of the lack of consistency across cultures of __________ depth cues.

Jennifer plays her music very loud while she studies.Upset by how loud the music is,her mother insists Jennifer turn the music down.After 10 minutes,Jennifer's mom asks her daughter once again to please turn down the volume of the music.Jennifer insists she already turned it down although her mother swears it is as loud as it always was.The fact that Jennifer hears the music as softer and her mother experiences the volume as unchanged indicates that,clearly,Jennifer and her mother have _________.

A ______________ is one that is so brief or weak that,although it is received by the senses,it cannot be consciously perceived.

Robert really enjoys a good meal.Unfortunately,through the years,Robert has also enjoyed chewing tobacco and now has cancer of the tongue.After surgery in which most of his tongue is removed,Robert worries that he has lost all ability to taste food.This is an unfounded worry on Robert's part as _____________.

When psychologists use the term _____________ they are referring to the stimulus detection process of transduction in which sense organs respond to and translate environmental stimuli into nerve impulses.

The term "decision criterion" refers to:

Cells in the occipital lobe that fire selectively in response to specific visual characteristics are called:

The phantom limb phenomenon is caused by:

The scientific area of psychophysics is concerned with the determination of absolute thresholds and difference thresholds.

The frequency of a sound corresponds to our perception of the loudness of the sound.

When sensory information is interpreted relative to preexisting ideas,knowledge,and concepts then this type of processing occurs: