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Psych 0101-01 ch3-5
Psychology 0101-01 Chapters 3-5 study guide, test 6/16/11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In Psychology, the term "sensation" formally refers to | b) the process of detecting a physical stimulus such as light, sound, heat, or pressure. |
| In contrast to sensation, the term perception is formally defined as the | a)active mental process of integrating, organizing, and interpreting sensory data. |
| what makes sensation possible | d) sensory receptors |
| The process by which physical energy, such as light, is converted into a coded signal that can be transmitted to and interpreted by the brain is called | a) transduction |
| You catch a whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theatre. The process by which the odor of the popcorn is converted into neural signals thatyour brain can interpret as the small of popcorn is called | c) transduction |
| The smallest possible stimulus tha tcan be detected half the time, or the minimum level of stimuli that we can detect is called | b) the absolute threshold |
| When Andre had his hearing tested, some sounds were too soft for him to detect. These sounds were below his ____ for hearing | b) absoulute threshold |
| According to ____, whether we can detect a change in the strength of a stimulus depends upon the intensity of the original stimulus. | c) Weber's Law |
| The mere exposure effect refers to | d) the finding that repeated exposure to a particular stimulus leads to increased liking for that stimulus |
| John puts one toe into the swimming pool and shivers because the water is so cold. He grits his teeth and dives in anyway. After about ten minutes, the temperature of the water seems quite comfortable to him. This example illustrates the principle of: | d) sensory adaptation |
| As you walk into an Indian restarant, you immediately notice the delicious odors of curry, saffron, and other spices. After a few minutes, however, you no longer notice the smell. This experience is an example of: | b) sensory adaptation |
| The clear membrane that coers the outside of the eye and helps gather and direct incoming light is called the: | b) cornea |
| The muscle tha tcontrols the maount of light enetering the pupil is the: | a) iris |
| The ____ thickens or thins to focus incoming light. This process is called ____. | lense, accommodation |
| The sensory receptors for vision are: | b_ the rods and cones of the retina |
| Each eye contains about ____ rods and about ____ cones. | d) 125 million, 7 million |
| Rods are used for vision in ____ light and cones are used for vision in ____ light | c) dim; bright |
| The thin, light-sensitive membrane tha tlies at the back of the eye and contains the sensory receptors for light is the ____. | c) retina |
| The sense of hearing is also known as | b_ audition |
| Our perception of sound is directly related to the physical properties of: | a) sound waves |
| What unites are used to measure the loudness of sound? | c) decibles |
| The primary function of the ____ is to catch sound waves and funnel them into the ear canal. | a) pinna |
| The outer ear consists of the: | d) pinna, ear canal, and eardrum. |
| The primary function of the outer ear is to: | a) collect sound waves and funnel them into the ear canal. |
| The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are: | b) three tiny bones in the middle ear |
| If your hammer, anvil, and stirrup become brittle or damaged: | c) you may develop conduction deafness. |
| Nerve deafness is caused by damage to the: | a) hair cells or auditory nerve |
| After many year so fplaying exteremly loud rock music, Pete Tounshend or the famous rock group The Who has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid. Tounshend is suffering from: | a) nerve deafness. |
| How are auditory stimuli transmitted to the brain? | a) the bending of hair cells stimulates the auditory nerve. |
| The auditory nerve transmites neural signals to the: | c_ thalamus |
| Taste is to _____ as smell is to ____. | d) gustation, olfaction |
| Smell and taste receptors respond to what type of stimuli? | c) chemical molecules |
| The stimuli that proces the sensation of an odor are: | a) molecules in the air |
| The olfactory bulb is: | a) the enlargted ending of the olfactory cortex |
| The ____ is though to be involved in our conscious recognition of msells. | d) temporal lobe |
| Sensory adaptation occurs and odors can beocm much less aware in | d) a minute or less |
| At first, you can barely concentrate in your psychology clas because the guy sitting behind you is wolving down a hamburger msotehred in onions for his lunch. After a minute, you no longer notice the smell of his sandwich because of | d) sensory adaptation has taken place |
| Pheremones are | b) chemical signals used by animals to communicate imformation and affect teh behavior of other members of the same species. |
| The specialized receptor cells for taste are found in the | b) taste buds |
| When activated, the taste receptors send mesages to the | c) thalamus |
| The primary tastes include: | c) sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami |
| The flavor of a food is due to: | b) the combination of aroma, taste, texture, and temperature. |
| According to your textbook,, factors that can increase the perception of pain include: | c) anxiety and a sense of helplessness. |
| According to your textbook, factors that can decrease the perception of pain incleade | b) a sense of control |
| The body's nature painiillers are called ____ and are produced in ____. | d) endorphins, the spinal cord and brain |
| Changes in your body position aer sensed by specialized receptors located in your muscles and joints that are called | c) proprioceptors |
| You are able to maintain your equilibrium and balance because of the | b vestibular sense |
| The process of integrating, organizing, and interpreting sensory information in a way that is meaningful is called: | b) perception |
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