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- Describe the six stages in the sensory processing and perception of information. Differentiate between sensation and perception
- Define the absolute threshold from traditional and signal–detection perspectives.
- How do subliminal stimuli affect consumer behavior, attitudes, and self–improvement outcomes?
- What is the difference threshold? What is Weber's law, and why is it important?
- How does the lens affect visual acuity, and how does its dysfunction cause myopia and hyperopia?
- How are the rods and cones distributed in the retina, and how do they contribute to brightness perception, color vision, and visual acuity?
- How does the transduction process occur in the photoreceptors of the eye?
- What is the physiological basis for dark adaptation and for the two components of the dark adaptation curve?
- Summarize the trichromatic, opponent–process, and dual–process theories of color vision. What evidence supports each theory?
- What kinds of feature detectors exist in the visual system? What is parallel processing of sensory information?
- Describe the two physical characteristics of sound waves and their relation to auditory experience.
- Describe how the middle and inner ear structures are involved in the auditory transduction process.
- Describe the frequency and place theories of pitch perception. In what sense are both theories correct?
- What are the two kinds of deafness, and how can they be treated?
- Describe the stimuli and the receptors involved in gustation and olfaction
- Describe the receptors and processing mechanisms for the tactile senses.
- What are the two major body senses? Where are their receptors?
- What sensory principles underlie sensory prosthetics for the blind and the hearing impaired?
- Compare bottom–up and top–down processing of sensory information.
- What two complementary processes occur in attention? What is inattentional blindness? What kinds of external and internal factors influence attention?
- Which Gestalt psychology principles and laws underlie perceptual organization?
- What roles do perceptual schemas and perceptual sets play in our sensory interpretations?
- What factors account for shape, brightness, and size constancy in vision?
- Describe the major monocular and binocular depth/distance cues, as well as the bases for movement perception.
- What is an illusion? How are constancies and context involved in visual illusions?
- What evidence shows that cultural factors can influence perceptual interpretations, constancies, and susceptibility to illusions?
- How do studies of restricted stimulation and restored vision illustrate the role of critical periods in perceptual development?
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