Sensation & Perception Unit T/F
On a clear, dark night, most of us can see a candle flame 30 miles away True!
Advertisers are able to shape our buying habits through subliminal messages. False!
The retina of the eye is actually brain tissue that migrates to the eye during early fetal development True!
People who live in noisy environments are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, anxiety, and feelings of helplessness True!
Blind musicians are more likely than sighted ones to develop perfect pitch True!
People who are born without the ability to feel pain usually die by early adulthood True!
Without their smells, a cold cup of coffee may be hard to distinguish from a glass of red wine True!
Infants just learning to crawl do not perceive depth False!
A person who is born blind but gains sight as an adult cannot recognize common shapes and forms True!
If required to look through a pair of glasses that turns the world upside down, we soon adapt and coordinate our movements without difficulty. True!
If people are told that an infant is “David”, they are likely to see “him” as bigger and stronger than if the same infant is called “Diana” True!
Psychics have frequently been successful in helping the police solve crimes False!