PSYCH 115.6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
shape constancy
Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students
typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of
moon illusion
Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size
helps us to understand
below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness.
A subliminal message is one that is presented
socio-cultural influence
During the mid-1980s, pockets of Australian keyboard operators suffered outbreaks of
severe pain while typing. Their pain could not be attributed to any discernible physical
abnormalities. This best illustrates the role of ________ in the perception of pain.
schema
A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a
selective attention
One plausible theory suggests that hypnotic pain relief may result from
absolute threshold
During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that
Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's
synestheia
For some people, hearing certain sounds may activate color-sensitive regions of the
cortex so as to trigger a sensation of color. This phenomenon is called
dissociation
A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet
separately from other thoughts is called
closure
Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing
notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of
shape constancy
Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students
typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of
moon illusion
Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size
helps us to understand
below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness.
A subliminal message is one that is presented
socio-cultural influence
During the mid-1980s, pockets of Australian keyboard operators suffered outbreaks of
severe pain while typing. Their pain could not be attributed to any discernible physical
abnormalities. This best illustrates the role of ________ in the perception of pain.
schema
A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a
selective attention
One plausible theory suggests that hypnotic pain relief may result from
absolute threshold
During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that
Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's
synestheia
For some people, hearing certain sounds may activate color-sensitive regions of the
cortex so as to trigger a sensation of color. This phenomenon is called
dissociation
A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet
separately from other thoughts is called
closure
Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing
notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of
