Sensation and Perception Flashcard Review

Front

What is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information?

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perception

Front

If a dog hears a whistle that a person cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different

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absolute thresholds

Front

Figure–ground relationships concern _________________.

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the tendency to perceive objects, or figures, as existing on some background

Front

Perceptual set is...

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a predisposition to perceive something in accordance with our expectations

Front

What is selective attention?

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The ability to focus on one stimulus and tune out the rest

Front

During a magic show, Michael and Charlotte were amazed by the magician's tricks. What did the magician exploit in his tricks to amaze them?

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Inattentional blindness

Front

Juan is reading an important letter when he accidentally splashes water on the paper. The water has smudged a few words, but he is still able to understand what the letter says. This can be explained by

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Top down processing

Front

Depth cues that only require one eye are

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Monocular Cue

Front

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

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light/ color

Front

Which part of the eye controls the amount of light that enters?

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Iris