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Question 81

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Microsaccades are _______________.

A) tiny vibrations of the eye that prevent images from fading
B) the tiny bones in the ear that transmit sound waves to the cochlea
C) the photoreceptors in the eye responsible for night vision
D) pain receptors in the limbs

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Question 82

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Which of the following is true of rods?

A) They respond to color.
B) They are found mainly in the fovea.
C) They operate mainly in the daytime.
D) They are responsible for night vision.

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Question 83

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The illusion based on the concept that most people live in a world with lots of buildings and corners is the _________.

In nerve hearing impairment,the problem lies in______________.

The tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related is known as ___________.

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

Because of what you have learned about sensory adaptation,you might think that if you stared at a picture for a long period of time,the image you see would eventually fade.This would be the case if not for the tiny vibrations of your eye called ______________.

If a person hears a tone of 300 Hz,three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the brain-the first group for the first 100 Hz,the second group for the next 100 Hz,and a third for the next 100 Hz.This principle is known as the _________________.

Which of the following pairs is considered to be an example of opponent cells?

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called ____________,the body's natural version of morphine.

The principle that the just noticeable difference of any given sense is a constant fraction or proportion of the stimulus being judged is called ______.

Where are the taste receptors located?

The average threshold for human vision is a candle flame seen from ______ on a dark,clear night.

Fluid located in the cochlea is set in motion and causes vibration in the _________.

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ___________.

One problem with Vicary's study of subliminal perception is that _______________.

The bone that is attached to the eardrum is called the _______;the bone that is connected to the oval window is called the ________.

Sound is best characterized as ________.