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Normal visual sensation in the absence of complete visual perception is best illustrated by
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prosopagnosia.
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Patients who have negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure may experience increased postoperative pain. This best illustrates the importance of
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sensory adaptation.
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During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's
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absolute threshold.
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People's response to subliminal priming indicates that
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they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so.
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Subliminally presented stimuli
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can sometimes be consciously perceived.
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The constant quivering movements of our eyes enable us to
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minimize sensory adaptation.
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The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the
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iris
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The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.
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bipolar cell
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People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their
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visual cortex.
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When most people stare first at a blue circle and then shift their eyes to a white surface, the afterimage of the circle appears
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yellow.
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Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of
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closure.
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If you stared at a house as you walked down a street, the trees in front of the house would appear to be moving
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in the opposite direction as you, and the trees behind the house would appear to be moving in the same direction as you.
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Brightness constancy is most clearly facilitated by
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relative luminance.
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Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size helps us to understand
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the Moon illusion.
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The process of transducing air pressure waves into neural messages that the brain interprets as meaningful sound is known as
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audition
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