5 Written Questions

1. the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude
2. retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. the cones detect fine deatail and give rise to color sensations
3. the amount of light an object reflects relative to its surrounding
4. analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brains integration of sensory information
5. connect canals to cochlea and contains fluid that moves when your head rotates

5 Matching Questions

1. Volley Principle
2. Frequency
3. Audition
4. Iris
5. Continuity

1. a a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening
2. b the sense or act of hearing. Highly adaptive
3. c neural cells can alternate firing
4. d perceiving smooth continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones
5. e the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (for example per second)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a device for converting sounds into electrical sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into cochlea
   1. Cornea
   2. Cochlear Implant
   3. Subliminal
   4. Blind Spot
2. the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
   1. Depth Perception
   2. Perception
   3. Sensation
   4. Place Theory
3. light sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information
   1. Prime
   2. Lens
   3. Retina
   4. Grouping
4. moon looks 50% larger/closer on the horizon than it does when it's in the sky. you perceive distance on perceived size
   1. Audition
   2. Moon Illusion
   3. Continuity
   4. Sensation
5. a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another
   1. Perceptual Set
   2. Gestalt
   3. Closure
   4. Nociceptors

5 True/False Questions

1. Conduction Hearing Loss → hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to cochlea

   True        False

2. Absolute Threshold → the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time. "Just noticeable difference"

   True        False

3. Extrasensory Perception (ESP) → the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events

   True        False

4. Perceptual Constancy → In vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field

   True        False

5. Gestalt → the central focal point in the retina, around which the eye's cones cluster

   True        False