AP Psych Sensation and Perception

Front

In the human eye, rods are to _________, as cones are to ________.

Back

light/ color

Front

What sense helps maintain balance?

Back

Vestibular

Front

The specialized cells in each of the sense organs that collect information to send to the brain are called...

Back

sensory receptors

Front

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that...

Back

an object's perceived color is influenced by its surrounding objects

Front

Almost half the birds in the tree outside Brian's window were brown and the rest were red, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates...

Back

similarity

Front

Where is the basilar membrane located?

Back

cochlea

Front

The coiled, fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called...

Back

cochlea

Front

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

Back

yellow

Front

The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...

Back

Transduction

Front

A person's diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...

Back

sensory adaptation