Question 1

__________ is the thick nerve that exits from the back of the eye and carries visual information to the visual cortex in the brain.

Accepted Answer

The optic nerve is the thick nerve that exits from the back of the eye and is responsible for carrying visual information from the retina to the visual cortex in the brain.

Question 2

_________________ is the distinctive quality of a sound, determined by the complexity of sound waves.

Accepted Answer

Timbre is the term used to describe the distinctive quality or tone of a sound, which is determined by the complexity of the sound waves produced. It is what allows us to distinguish between different instruments playing the same note.

Question 3

_______________ is the small, tightly stretched membrane that seperates the middle ear from the inner ear.

Accepted Answer

The oval window is the small, tightly stretched membrane that separates the middle ear from the inner ear, playing a crucial role in the process of hearing by transmitting vibrations from the middle ear to the fluid-filled inner ear.

Question 4

________________ is the physical stimuli that produce our sensory experience of sound.

Accepted Answer

Sound waves are the physical stimuli that produce our sensory experience of sound, as they are the vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Question 5

According to ________________ theory, the basilar membrane vibrates at the same frequency as the sound wave, thereby enabling low-frequency sound to be transmitted to the brain.

Accepted Answer

The correct theory is the Frequency theory, which posits that the basilar membrane vibrates at the same frequency as the incoming sound wave, allowing for the perception of low-frequency sounds.

Question 6

________________ is the part of the ear where sound is transduced into neural impulses; consists of cochlea and semicircular canals.

Accepted Answer

The inner ear contains the cochlea and semicircular canals, where sound is transduced into neural impulses that the brain can interpret.

Question 7

_______________ is the technical term for our sense of taste.

Accepted Answer

Gustation is the technical term for the sense of taste, which is one of the five traditional senses.

Question 8

_________________ is the specialized sensory receptors for taste that are located on the tongue and inside the mouth and the throat.

Accepted Answer

Taste buds are the specialized sensory receptors for taste, found on the tongue and in parts of the mouth and throat. They detect the five basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami.

Question 9

_______________ is the technical name for the sense of location and position of body parts in relation to one another.

Accepted Answer

Kinesthetic sense, also known as proprioception, is the sense that detects the position, motion, and equilibrium of the body and its parts. This sense allows individuals to be aware of the location and movement of their body parts even without visual cues.

Question 10

The German word ___________________ means a unified whole, and this perspective maintains that we perceive whole objects or figures rather than isolated bits and pieces of information.

Accepted Answer

Gestalt psychology is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies. The classic principle of gestalt is that the whole is different from the sum of its parts, which is what the question describes.

Question 11

_____________ is the binocular cue that relies on the fact that our eyes are set a couple of inches apart and thus a slightly different image of an object is cast on the retina of each eye.

Accepted Answer

Binocular disparity is the correct answer because it refers to the difference in image location of an object seen by the left and right eyes, resulting from the eyes’ horizontal separation. This disparity provides an important cue to depth perception.

Question 12

________________ is the use of visual cues (either monocular or binocular) to perceive the distance or three-dimensional characteristics of objects.

Accepted Answer

Depth perception is the ability to perceive the world in three dimensions (3D) and to judge the distance of objects. It involves both monocular (using one eye) and binocular (using both eyes) visual cues.

Question 13

________________ is a binocular cue that relies on the degree to which muscles rotate the eyes to focus on an object; the less convergence, the farther away the object appears to be.

Accepted Answer

Convergence is the correct answer because it refers to the binocular cue for perceiving depth through the extent to which the eyes converge inward when looking at an object. The closer an object, the more inward our eyes need to rotate to focus on it. This muscular effort provides cues to the brain about the object's distance.

Question 14

________________ is the influence of prior assumptions and expectations on perceptual interpretations.

Accepted Answer

Perceptual set refers to the influence of prior assumptions, expectations, or experiences on how we perceive new information. It shapes our perceptual interpretations by predisposing us to perceive information in a certain way.

Question 15

_________________ is the tendency to perceive objects, especially familiar objects, as constant and unchanging despite changes in sensory.

Accepted Answer

Perceptual constancy refers to the psychological feature that allows us to perceive objects as unchanging (having consistent shapes, sizes, brightness, and color) even though changes in sensory input may suggest otherwise.

Question 16

____________ is the term for the investigation of claims of various paranormal phenomena.

Accepted Answer

Parapsychology is the study of paranormal phenomena, including but not limited to telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, and life after death.

Question 17

________________ is the perception of an object as maintaining the same size despite changing images on the retina.

Accepted Answer

Size constancy refers to our ability to perceive objects as maintaining the same size even when our distance from them changes, which alters the size of the image on our retina.

Question 18

Stereograms use the binocular depth cue of _______________.

Accepted Answer

Stereograms create a 3D illusion by using binocular disparity, which is the difference in images between the two eyes, and is a key binocular cue for depth perception.

Question 19

_________________ refers to the fact that when we view a scene, we automatically separate the elements of that scene into the feature that clearly stands out and its less distinct background.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ refers to the fact that when...

Question 20

__________________ is the perception that the brightness of an object remains the same even though the lighting conditions change.

Accepted Answer

Brightness constancy is the perception that the brightness of an object remains the same even though the lighting conditions change.

Quiz 14: Perception and Sensory Processing