Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Placebo pills and acupuncture have both been effective in reducing pain. The common element in both of these methods may be their ability to stimulate the ________.

The skin senses are the only ones that do not undergo sensory adaptation.

Clues to sound localization that require the use of one ear are called ________ clues.

An illusion due to distortion of information reaching receptor cells is called a(n) ________.

The different energies represented in the electromagnetic spectrum are called ________.

There are approximately ________ odor-detecting cells located high in each nasal cavity.

According to gate-control theory, an open gate reduces our sensitivity to pain.

Information from the kinesthetic senses travels mainly to the ________ lobes.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are the ________.

Which of the following people is most likely to have the sharpest sense of smell?

Which of the following is not a measure of threshold?

The place where sound waves finally reach the receptor cells in the inner ear is the auditory nerve.

A tourist at Disney World is suddenly overcome with dizziness while watching a wide- screen display of a roller coaster ride. The sense organs that contribute most to her feelings of disequilibrium are the ________.

Research has found that __________ someone for just a few seconds can successfully convey emotions such as anger, fear, disgust, love, gratitude, sympathy, happiness, and sadness.

The frequency of a sound wave is measured in a unit called ________.

Trichromatic theory best explains color afterimages.

The sense of hearing is ________.

What cells in the retina are primarily responsible for night vision as opposed to day vision?

The smallest change in difference that you can detect every time is called the difference threshold.

The volley principle is necessary to overcome weaknesses in place theory.