Unit 4 matching quiz

Question 1

bottom up processing

Answer 1

sensory details are received then analyzed by the brain

Question 1

top down processing

Answer 1

higher level mental processes start the perceptual analysis

Question 2

Inattentional blindness

Answer 2

not noticing visual stimuli due to attention being focused elsewhere

Question 3

transduction

Answer 3

transformation of neural impulses into neural inputs

Question 4

signal detection theory

Answer 4

theory that assumes there is no absolute threshold

Question 5

Webers law

Answer 5

to be perceived as different, 2 stimuli must vary by a constant %

Question 6

sensory adaptation

Answer 6

constant sensory stimulation leads to reduced sensitivity

Question 7

perceptual set

Answer 7

mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

Question 8

cornea

Answer 8

protective covering of the pupil and iris

Question 9

iris

Answer 9

colored ring of muscles, open and closes pupil

Question 10

intensity

Answer 10

determines brightness or loudness

Question 11

pupil

Answer 11

adjustable opening in the center of the eye

Question 12

retina

Answer 12

part that contains the rods and cones in the eye

Question 13

accommodation

Answer 13

lens in the eye changes shape to focus

Question 14

rods

Answer 14

retinal receptors that provide peripheral and night vision

Question 15

cones

Answer 15

retinal receptors that detect fine detail and color

Question 16

optic nerve

Answer 16

carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain

Question 17

fovea

Answer 17

central focal point in the retina, contains many cones

Question 18

feature detectors

Answer 18

eye nerve cells that respond to shape, angle, or movement

Question 19

gestalt

Answer 19

perception of an organized whole

Question 20

binocular cues

Answer 20

depth cues, such as retinal disparity

Question 21

monocular cues

Answer 21

depth cues such as interposition and linear perspective

Question 22

perceptual constancy

Answer 22

familiar objects perceived as the same, even in different light

Question 23

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 23

caused by damage to the cochlea or to auditory nerves

Question 24

conduction hearing loss

Answer 24

hearing loss from damage to the mechanical systems of your ear