Cells that can respond to specific edges, lines, angles, and movements

Perceiving a door as rectangular even if the angle makes it appear as a trapezoid

Our tendency to see faces in ambiguous objects is partly based on

Converting a sound wave into neural messages is an example of

The rate at which the basilar membrane vibrates relates to

Which of the following is an example of a difference threshold?

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup play a role in the

Disruption of your vestibular sense would most likely result in

Two monocular cues that allow us to know that a train is traveling towards us are

The research of Gustav Fechner lead to our knowledge of

Our brain's ability to process color, motion, form and depth simultaneously is most related to

The conceptual frameworks we use to make sense of the world are

Begins with sensory receptors and works to the brain’s integration of the information.

Rods are to _______ as cones are to _______

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

What sense helps maintain balance?

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

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that...

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...

The area of the brain that receives information from the nose is directly connected to the limbic system, rather than relayed first through the thalamus. This connection may explain why smells are often involved in...

The classic gate-control theory suggests that pain is experienced when small nerve fibers activate and open a neural gate in the...

A psychologist believes her patient's chronic pain is influenced by his obsessive thoughts and unnecessary concern that he might be injured again in the future. What school of thought is this psychologist likely from?

Where is the basilar membrane located?

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

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

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

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as...

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

a person typically fails to consciously perceive their own nose in their line of vision. This best illustrates...

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates...

What three primary colors of light are detected by your cones?

What is the first part of the eye that light hits?

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness.

A ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening

The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain

The point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a "blind" spot because no receptor cells are located there

The organization of the visual field into objects (the figures) that stand out from their surroundings (the ground)

The perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups