Figure 41.9 -Answer the Question Using the Accompanying Figure. Which Number Identifies

question 25

Multiple Choice

Figure 41.9
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Which number identifies the structure that vibrates and DIRECTLY creates the pressure waves in the cochlear fluid?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) 5

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Definitions:

Gestalt Law

Principles of perception that suggest humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and wholes rather than as separate components.

Figure-ground

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (figure) from its surrounding area (ground).

Closure

A psychological term referring to the need for an individual to seek a resolution or an understanding to a traumatic or unsettling event or experience.

Brightness Constancy

The human visual system's ability to perceive the brightness of an object as the same under varying lighting conditions.