PSY101

1. A series of studies by Perrett et al. has demonstrated that perceived facial attractiveness is related to having a (n) (7, 3)
5. The human retina contains two types of photoreceptors; they are (4, 3, 5)
6. Unlike information from other sensory modalities, olfactory information is sent directly to the (6, 6)
8. An important principle of signal detection theory is that detection of any stimulus requires that we discriminate between _______ and ________ (6, 5)
9. The systematic study of the relation between the physical characteristics of stimuli and the sensations they produce is called (13)
10. The Gestalt principle which states that elements that are positioned closely together as a group will be perceived as belonging together is the ______ principle (9)

2. The top of a convex object appears light coloured while the bottom appears darker. Thus, our visual system appears to interpret this object as if it were illuminated from above. The cue to depth at work in this context is (7)
3. The chemosenses are our senses of (5, 3, 5)
4. The type of memory that has the shortest duration is called______ memory (7)
7. It is possible to create the illusion of movement by alternately turning on and off two small lights in a darkened room. This apparent movement of the light between two positions is called the (3, 10)

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