Psychology Unit 3: Sensation and Perception

light enters the eye through the

• lens
• optic nerve
• pupil
• retina

Located in center of the retina (fovea), low sensitivity in in dim light, color sensitivity

• cones
• ganglion cells
• rods
• soma

What part of the eye allows us to see color?

• cones
• rods
• iris
• eyeball

the smallest amount of a particular stimulus that can be sensed

• pain threshold
• minute nerve capability
• absolute threshold
• difference threshold

What is the part of the inner ear that transmits sound impulses to the auditory nerve?

• cochlea
• auditory nerve
• hammer
• anvil

what is the lens in our eyes responsible for?

• letting light enter the eye
• keeping objects in focus
• transmitting the image to the brain
• processing the image

the sense of taste can be disrupted by what?

• damage to hearing or vision
• damage to gums
• damage to cheeks
• loss of sense of smell

________ depth cues require the use of both eyes.

• Linear perspective
• Binocular
• Accommodating
• Monocular

visual sensation that occurs after the original stimulus has been removed

• complimentary
• similarity
• afterimage
• post-optic image resonation

bundle of nerves carrying sound from the cochlea to the brain

• optic nerve
• auditory nerve
• olfactory never
• central nervous system