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Supercell clusters are

A) neural messages received from visual input.
B) neurons that aid in the perception of color and brightness.
C) teams of cells that respond to complex patterns.
D) nerves that carry neural impulses from the eye to the brain.

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Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right,after a short practice time Lars was still able to play tennis very effectively.This best illustrates the value of

A) relative luminance.
B) shape constancy.
C) retinal disparity.
D) perceptual adaptation.

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Top-down processing constructs perceptions from sensory input based on

Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's visual cortex?

Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tried to fall asleep?

The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.

The process of transforming air pressure waves into neural messages that the brain interprets as meaningful sound is known as

The vestibular sense involves the sensory system that

If two objects are assumed to be the same size,the object that casts the smaller retinal image is perceived to be

The low notes on a piano always produce ________ sound waves than the high notes.

A forest ranger may notice the faintest scent of a forest fire,whereas much stronger but less important odors fail to catch her attention.This fact would be of greatest relevance to

The nerve cells that respond to specific aspects of a visual stimulus,such as its shape or its movement,are

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

When visually restricted infant monkeys were first allowed to see,they could not visually distinguish

While playing a pirate treasure game with his brother,Steven sees the "X" on the treasure map as two lines that cross rather than four individual lines.Steven is demonstrating the gestalt principle of

People who carry a gene that boosts the availability of ________ are less bothered by pain.

Which of the following is NOT associated with our ability to identify scents?

For burn victims,computer-generated virtual reality can help to control pain by means of

The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called

The difference threshold is the minimum difference a person can detect between any two stimuli