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The _____ thickens or thins to focus incoming light. This process is called _____.

A) lens; accommodation
B) iris; sensory adaptation
C) pupil; accommodation
D) pupil; sensory adaptation

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The letters on the flashing neon sign actually read: CPENFOR BUSINESS! But because of the law of _____, Joe never noticed that part of one neon letter was burned out and perceived it as reading: OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

A) proximity
B) similarity
C) good continuation
D) closure

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Psychologist Daryl Bem (2011) tested precognition in a seriesof nine experiments. In one experiment, research participants remembered words better when the words were rehearsed:

What properties of a sound wave correspond to ourperception of sound?

The absolute threshold is the smallest possible strength of a stimulus that can be detected half the time.

Although early results were promising, the latest controlled research studies show that acupuncture is largely ineffective inproviding relief of pain, especially joint pain.

When you look at a photograph or art work, you use a variety of visual cues to judge the distance of objects. The image depicts the author of your textbook and his daughter in EstesPark, Colorado. Pick the alternative that correctly labels the monocular depth perception cues in the photograph.

The olfactory neurons in your nose are unique in that they:

Binocular cues are depth perception cues that require input from only one eye.

The chapter Prologue described the visual experience of Mike May, who regained partial sight in one eye after 40 years o fblindness. The text described the fact that Mike was able to quickly identify moving objects, but had trouble identifying complex objects that were stationery, including faces. As your text explains, neuroscientists who worked with Mike believe that Mike's experience reflects the fact that:

The term gestalt means a(n) :

Some animals, such as snakes and insects, can "see"wavelengths of electromagnetic energy that are invisible to humans.

When Don took his daughter Laura to the doctor for a tetanus shot, he instructed her to look at his face and count backward from 10 as the nurse injected the needle into her arm. Which strategy of pain control was Don using with his daughter?

Hiking in the woods, you keep swatting at the irritating mosquitoes that land on your face. Later, you're surprised to discover a number of itchy mosquito bites on the backs of your legs. The reason you noticed the mosquitoes landing on yourface but did not notice the mosquitoes landing on your legs is probably because:

The diagram depicts key elements of the pain system. In which structure are A-delta fibers found?

The ability to perceive the three dimensions of an object, along with its distance from you, is called:

The thin, light-sensitive membrane that lies at the back of the eye and contains the sensory receptors for light is the _____.

The process by which physical energy is converted into acoded neural signal that can be processed by the nervous system is called transduction.

There are two theories of color vision. The _____ theory correctly describes color vision in the retina, while the _____theory correctly explains color vision in the ganglion cells andvisual cortex.

What does the optic disk cause?