Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Each of the following is mentioned in your text as a potential disadvantage of the use of opiate drugs to relieve pain EXCEPT:

What type of perceptual processing begins with physical energies that enter the body from the environment?

The fast pathway for pain uses __________ neurons so we can respond quickly to pain.

In what region of the retina is vision the sharpest due to the largest concentration of cones?

Relative to the location of the stimulation, tactile information is processed on the ________side of the brain; that is, it is processed _______.

Transduction is the process by which sensory receptor cells convert environmental stimuli into neural impulses.

Regarding cochlear implants, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Vinnie is 1 month old. Uri is 3 months old. Tanisha is a 9-month-old. Which alternative below most accurately describes the visual development of these infants?

Malcolm hates watching dubbed movies because the soundtrack doesn't correspond with the images of the actors' faces when they speak. Malcolm finds this distracting because his brain's _____________ cannot integrate auditory and visual information as easily in dubbed movies as it can normally.

Define phantom limb sensations?

Olfaction is to gustation as _______ is to _______.

Visual information from the middle part of the visual field is processed on the ______ side of the cortex. Visual information from the lateral part of the visual field is processed ________. The information in the text and in the question is SO MUCH more confusing than it needs to be. Information from the left visual field is processed in the right visual cortex. Information from the right visual field is processed in the left visual cortex.

Many people report that smells are evocative of past events. What 2 structures in the brain may be activated during these olfactory "trips down memory lane"?

What class of molecules includes endorphins and enkephalins?

With respect to color vision, the lateral geniculate nucleus is to the retina as __________ theory is to ___________ theory.

With respect to the development of the ability to recognize sounds, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Annelle is a professional "perfume smeller" for a major cosmetics firm. She claims that "the nose" is a gift: Some people are just born with more sensitive olfactory mechanisms than others are. How does Annelle view the relative importance of top-down and bottom-up processes in olfaction? Is Annelle's view of an innate olfactory talent supported by empirical research?

Tactile information is sent from touch receptors in the skin to the somatosensory cortex.

Name the 3 ossicles.

According to your text, tinnitus affects about 1 in _______ people.