Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

We can detect a single drop of perfume diffused in an area the size of a one-bedroom apartment. This is a(n) ________.

"It's so noisy! How can you stand it?" remarks Caitlyn as the thruway traffic screams past her friend Dave's ground floor apartment. "I don't even notice it anymore," Dave replies. This exchange best exemplifies the concept of _________.

Some people are incapable of detecting pain.

Describe the cocktail party effect.

Studies have shown that the piriform cortex is changeable in adulthood.

To what extent are color afterimages adequately explained by trichromatic theory on the one hand, and opponent-process theory on the other?

The ________ theory of color vision proposes that there are three different receptors for color.

Name 3 diseases that can produce blindness?

The auditory sensory receptors that cover the basilar membrane in the cochlea are rows of __________.

The inability to taste is called ________.

Which of the basic tastes are considered rewarding? Which are considered aversive?

Mickey Mouse has a "high-pitched" voice. What does this mean in terms of frequency?

People with red-green color blindness have a shortage of cones that respond to either greenish or reddish wavelengths.

Which alternative below CORRECTLY pairs a dimension of color with its description?

Bottom-up processing begins with previously acquired knowledge.

Identify an age-related disease that produces a diminished sense of smell. What does this relationship between disease and smell indicate about brain structures?

Which of the following sequences correctly orders the structures along the visual pathway, from first to last?

Which term refers to the rare ability to recognize an individual note in isolation?

What fluid-filled structure in the inner ear contains the basilar membrane?

Which of the following ear structures is CORRECTLY paired with a description?