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Question 61

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Adaptation is the process in which _______.

A) receptor cells become linked to one another
B) receptor sensitivity changes depending upon the intensity of the stimulus
C) visual acuity improves as one centers an object's light on the fovea
D) nonspectral colors can be seen

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Question 62

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Window pane is to _______ as color is to iris.

A) retina
B) cornea
C) lens
D) fovea

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Question 63

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The flexible membrane inside the cochlea is called the:

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the _______.

A spook house in a local carnival offered its potential patrons free admission if they would allow themselves to be blindfolded and then to eat raw worms.Although they were actually fed cold spaghetti,most of the customers believed they were swallowing real worms.What is the MOST plausible explanation for this finding?

The oval window,cochlea,and basilar membrane are all part of the:

Perceiving incomplete objects as complete define:

Taste buds are contained in the tongue's _______.

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual __________.

Figure-ground is to _______ as dream interpretation is to psychoanalysis.

The law of brightness constancy suggests that our perception of an object is a result of the _______ of the light from the object divided by the light surrounding it.

Railroad tracks converging in the distance best illustrate which monocular cue?

The outer ear is also known as the _______.

Even though a motion picture actually consists of a series of still frames,we perceive them conveying continuous movement.This is an example of __________.

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called _______ waves.

Rods and cones are connected to ________.

The inner lining on the back of the eyeball which is sensitive to light is called the _______.

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision.However,this theory does NOT explain:

The outer ear is also known as the _______.

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue?