A. Diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
B. Adjustment in the opening of the eye
C. The process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses
D. Changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objects
Related Mcqs:
- Perceptual adaptation refers to the:
A. Grouping of stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns
B. Perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of our own viewing angle
C. Tendency for novel or unfamiliar stimuli to capture our attention
D. Perceptual adjustment to an artificially displaced visual field - Fifteen minutes after Zaigham left the brightly lit hallway and entered the dark passageway, dark adaptation was:
A. Complete in both his rods and cones
B. Not taking place in his cones, but complete in his rods
C. Complete in his cones, but still taking place in his rods
D. Still taking place in both his rods and his cones - Which eye structure is responsible for dark adaptation?
A. Cones
B. Iris
C. Rods
D. Pupil - What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?
A. ciliary muscles
B. the cochlea
C. the olfactory bulb
D. the semicircular canals - Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called:
A. Sight cells
B. Second stage sensors
C. Feature detectors
D. Vision neurons - Neural circuits of many sensory systems:
A. Respond to specific stimulus patterns
B. Respond to the whole visual field
C. Respond primarily to stationary objects
D. Develop only after birth - Which sensory receptor is found in greatest numbers in the skin?
A. Touch receptors
B. Warmth receptors
C. Pressure receptors
D. Pain receptors - When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?
A. Recurrent processing model
B. Serial processing model
C. Parallel processing model
D. Selective adaptation model - A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is called _________________ memory?
A. iconic
B. implicit
C. echoic
D. flashbulb - There is more somato-sensory cortex for the:
A. mouth
B. shoulder
C. feet
D. legs
