LNE Sensations and Perceptions

In the opponent-process theory, the three pairs of processes are

• red-green/blue-yellow/black-white

• red-blue/green-yellow/black-white

• red-yellow/blue-green/black-white

• dependent upon the individual's experiences

Finding a cold classroom a little more comfortable once you have been in there for a while would be an example of

• sensory interaction

• stimulus generalization

• just noticeable difference

• sensory adaptation

After staring at this image for a few seconds and then shifting your gaze to a neutral surface you should see a(n) __________ this provides evidence for the __________ theory of color vision

• after image/ trichromatic

• after image/ opponent-process

• after image/ figure-ground

• after image/ feature detection

The smallest line on the eye chart that you can read during a trip to the optometrist would be an example of

• just noticeable difference

• difference threshold

• absolute threshold

• Weber's Law

Your tendency to see the words "went" and "ties," rather than the word "twenties" when you look at T WENT TIES is best explained by the organizing principle of

• Closure
• Continuity
• Figure-ground
• Proximity

psychological process through which we interpret sensory stimulation

• Closure
• Acuity
• Perception
• Sensation

being able to notice a difference in temperature in the shower when you turn up the heat

• after effect
• sensory adaptation
• absolute threshold
• difference threshold

What part of the eye allows us to see color?

• cones
• rods
• iris
• eyeball

What is the part of the inner ear that transmits sound impulses to the auditory nerve?

• cochlea
• auditory nerve
• hammer
• anvil

The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called

• perceptual set.
• perceptual constancy.
• figure-ground perception.
• interposition.