Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the
stimuli? - Answers Just Noticeable
What is described by the concept of perception? - Answers how sensory information is interpreted and
consciously experienced
Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack
of attention. - Answers blindness
Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available
knowledge, experiences, and thoughts? - Answers top-down
What is amplitude? - Answers the height of a wave
What term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus? - Answers
afterimage
________ disparity refers to the slightly different view of the world that each eye receives. - Answers
binocular
What is vertigo? - Answers spinning sensation
Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________. - Answers maintain balance and body
posture
What kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? Esther's mother offers her a new dish
she's been working onâ a raisin-jalapeno quiche. Esther's body responds first: Esther eyes the content of
the skillet, and smells the mix of raisins, jalapenos, and eggs. Her stomach churns and she looks away.
Feeling disgust and disappointment, she says "I'm not hungry." - Answers bottom-up
________ refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced;
________ refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor. -
Answers perception; sensation
Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain
and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________. - Answers transduction
Sarit is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. He gets involved in an interesting conversation with a
woman named Mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. Sarit's friend, Karen, taps him on the
shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. Sarit says he doesn't know, even though he is
sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. This illustrates the role that ________
plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived. - Answers attention