Sensation Quiz Answers
1. Complete the analogy: Sensation is to detection as perception is to interpretation.
2. Although Remi was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Explain. a
Apparently Remi has a lower absolute threshold for skunk odor his parents have.
3. Greg’s bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Steven’s. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Steven’s bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Greg’s bag feel heavier. What does this best illustrate?
4. The local fire department sounds the 12 o’clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of what? Transduction
5. Explain why as people grow older, they are most likely to need glasses. the lens loses its ability to …show more content…
What is the term for the organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions? Binocular and monocular cues
30. What is illustrated by holding two index fingers in front of the eyes to create the perception of a floating finger sausage? Retinal disparity
31. Why is it so very dangerous to drive in foggy weather? (Hint – distance cue) relative clarity
32. The perception that Wiley Coyote is barreling after the Road Runner on a movie screen best illustrates what idea?
33. Although textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of what concept? Shape consistancy
34. Danielle’s horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what idea? Lightness consistency
35. Complete the analogy: John Locke is to Immanuel Kant as nurture is to nature.
36. Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right, Kirk was still able to play tennis very effectively. This best illustrates the value of what concept? Perceptual
2. Although Remi was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Explain. a
Apparently Remi has a lower absolute threshold for skunk odor his parents have.
3. Greg’s bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Steven’s. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Steven’s bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Greg’s bag feel heavier. What does this best illustrate?
4. The local fire department sounds the 12 o’clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of what? Transduction
5. Explain why as people grow older, they are most likely to need glasses. the lens loses its ability to …show more content…
What is the term for the organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions? Binocular and monocular cues
30. What is illustrated by holding two index fingers in front of the eyes to create the perception of a floating finger sausage? Retinal disparity
31. Why is it so very dangerous to drive in foggy weather? (Hint – distance cue) relative clarity
32. The perception that Wiley Coyote is barreling after the Road Runner on a movie screen best illustrates what idea?
33. Although textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of what concept? Shape consistancy
34. Danielle’s horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what idea? Lightness consistency
35. Complete the analogy: John Locke is to Immanuel Kant as nurture is to nature.
36. Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right, Kirk was still able to play tennis very effectively. This best illustrates the value of what concept? Perceptual