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GRE Psychology: Perception Sensation

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1. Proposed the tri-color theory - research shows that the opponent-process theory seems to be at work in the Lateral geniculate body - research shows that the tri-color theory seems to be at work in the Retina






2. The part of the world that triggers a particular neuron






3. Comes from the complexity of the sound wave






4. The moon looks larger when we see it on the horizon than when we see it in the sky. This is because the horizon contains visual cues that make the moon seem more distant than the overhead sky.






5. Rightly stating that no stimulus exists






6. The center of the retina; has the greatest visual acuity






7. Has monocular and binocular cues






8. Is the result of regeneration of retinal pigment






9. Factors into why we see what we expect to see






10. Developed the visual cliff to study whether depth perception was innate






11. How movement is perceived though the displacement of objects over time - and how this motion takes place at seemingly different paces for nearby or faraway objects. Ships far away seem to move more slowly than ships moving at the same speed.






12. Is the minimum amount of stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time






13. Asserts that perception and cognition are largely innate






14. Asserts that perception is the sum total of sensory input. The world is understood through bottom-up processing






15. Is the tendency to make figures out of symmetrical images






16. Refers to how we see texture or fine detail differently from different distances






17. The optic nerve is made up of...






18. Is the upper limit above which the stimuli can no longer be perceived. -The highest pitch sound a human could hear






19. Refers to the entire span that can be perceived or detected by the eye at a given moment.






20. Objects that have been drawn and can be perceived but are geometrically impossible






21. Where half of all fibers from the optic nerve of each eye cross over and join the optic nerve from the other eye. This insures input from each eye will be put together in a full picture in the brain.






22. Best at seeing fine details






23. Knowing that an elephant is large no matter how it might appear






24. A thick layer of glass above a surface that dropped off sharply. The glass provided solid - level ground doe subjects to move across in spite of the cliff below. Animals and babies were used as subjects and both groups avoided moving into the 'cliff'






25. The eyes are connected to the cerebral cortex by...






26. Is gained by features we are familiar with - such as two seemingly parallel lines that converge with distance






27. Is the inability to recognize faces






28. All the things a person sees trains them to perceive






29. humans best hear at






30. Defined the Just Noticeable Difference






31. Revolves around perception and asserts that people tend to see the world as comprised of organized wholes. The world is understood through top-down processing.






32. The physical intensity of a sound wave largely determines loudness






33. The most famous of all visual illusions. Two horizontal lines of equal length appear unequal because of the orientation of the arrow marks at the end. Inward facing arrow marks make the line appear shorter than another line of the same length with ou






34. Famous for the theory of color blindness






35. The overarching Gestalt idea that experience will be organized as meaningful - symmetrical - and simple whenever possible.






36. The clear protective coating on the outside of the eye






37. Consists of the parts you see called the pinna and the auditory canal. Vibrations from sound move down this canal to the middle ear.






38. Is composed of photons and waves measured by brightness and wavelengths






39. Suggests that subjects detect stimuli not only because they can but also because they want to. TSD factors motivation into the picture.

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40. Saying you detect a stimulus that is not there






41. How we organize or experience sensations






42. Is the way that perceived color brightness changes with the level of illumination in the room. With lower levels of illumination - the extremes of the color spectrum (especially red) are seen as less bright






43. 1. closure 2. Proximity 3. Continuation or good continuation 4. Symmetry 5. Constancy 6. Minimum principle






44. Is knowing the color of an object even with tinted glasses on






45. Correctly sensing a stimulus






46. Along the visual pathway is the...






47. Is the tendency to see what is easiest or logical to see






48. The feeling that results from physical stimulation






49. Also known as color - is the dominant wavelength of light






50. The chemical that aids the receptor cells in transduction