Question

Julia just moved into her first apartment. she is excited to decorate the apartment and make it her own. her first step is choosing paint colors for the walls. she has a hard time choosing between two different shades of blue, but her friend was able to point out that one was darker and therefore better for a bedroom. in the kitchen, she chose a lemon-yellow paint. julia had little money for furnishings and ended up with a lumpy chair from her mother and a sofa that was covered in slightly itchy fabric. on her first evening in the apartment, she lit a vanilla-scented candle that reminded her of home. based on the scenario described, how is julia using each of the following concepts to help her settle into her new apartment? olfactory bulb sensory adaptation difference threshold brightness later that night, julia gets up to get a drink of water from the kitchen. she does not turn on any lights as she makes her way past stacks of boxes in the living room. briefly, she is frightened by what looks like a man standing in the corner of the room. but then she realizes that it is only a coat she has thrown on a hook. based on the scenario described, how do each of the following concepts explain julia’s actions? feature detections dark adaptation top-down processing

Answer 1

Julia is using olfactory bulb, sensory adaptation, and difference threshold to settle into her new apartment. The concepts of top-down processing explain her actions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Julia is using olfactory bulb when she lights a vanilla-scented candle in her apartment, as the olfactory bulb is responsible for processing smells. She is also using sensory adaptation when she no longer notices the flashing light outside her window after a while, as sensory adaptation refers to the decreased sensitivity to a constant stimulus over time. Additionally, she is using difference threshold when choosing between two shades of blue for her bedroom, as the difference threshold refers to the minimum difference between two stimuli that can be detected.

Julia's actions can be explained by top-down processing, as she initially perceives the coat in the corner of the room as a man due to her expectations and prior knowledge. She then corrects her perception based on the actual information available. There is no mention of feature detection or dark adaptation in the scenario.