Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Sound waves are amplified in the middle ear by tiny bones called the hammer, anvil and the stirrup, which serves to push against the __________ and set fluid in the cochlea in motion.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 141

Which is the best description of the kinesthetic sense?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 142

The five basic tastes are spatially distributed over different areas of the tongue without any overlap.

(True/False)

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Question 143

Bernie is eating a carrot. The sound of his chewing is drowning out the sound of his mother talking to him. Bernie is hearing this sound through __________

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 144

Which of the following is true about cones?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 145

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because __________

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 146

Receptors for taste are found in all of the following EXCEPT __________

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Question 147

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

(Essay)

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Question 148

Pitch is measured in hertz and loudness is measured in decibels.

(True/False)

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Question 149

By how much do the ossicles amplify sound?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 150

Helmholtz's explanation of color vision is called the __________

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 151

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

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Question 152

Which type of hearing problem can be reduced with ordinary hearing aids?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 153

What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 154

Which of the following occurs when because one object appears to be blocking another object, the viewer assumes that the blocked object is farther away?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 155

__________ is the process through which the senses detect visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 156

Jamie is sitting in a parked train next to a window. Suddenly, another train goes whisking past the train Jamie is on. Even though Jamie's train is still parked, Jamie reacts as if it is moving. This is an example of __________

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 157

The depth cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called __________

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 158

The pathway from the retina to the brain that enables us to see is rods and cones to bipolar cells to amacrine cells to horizontal cells to ganglion cells to optic nerve.

(True/False)

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Question 159

The trichromatic theory of color vision is based on the idea that the retina contains __________

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Sound waves are amplified in the middle ear by tiny bones called the hammer, anvil and the stirrup, which serves to push against the __________ and set fluid in the cochlea in motion.

Which is the best description of the kinesthetic sense?

The five basic tastes are spatially distributed over different areas of the tongue without any overlap.

Bernie is eating a carrot. The sound of his chewing is drowning out the sound of his mother talking to him. Bernie is hearing this sound through __________

Which of the following is true about cones?

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because __________

Receptors for taste are found in all of the following EXCEPT __________

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

Pitch is measured in hertz and loudness is measured in decibels.

By how much do the ossicles amplify sound?

Helmholtz's explanation of color vision is called the __________

Which component of the eye contains the visual receptors?

Which type of hearing problem can be reduced with ordinary hearing aids?

What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?

Which of the following occurs when because one object appears to be blocking another object, the viewer assumes that the blocked object is farther away?

__________ is the process through which the senses detect visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.

Jamie is sitting in a parked train next to a window. Suddenly, another train goes whisking past the train Jamie is on. Even though Jamie's train is still parked, Jamie reacts as if it is moving. This is an example of __________

The depth cue in which faraway objects appear to be hazy and have a blurred outline is called __________

The pathway from the retina to the brain that enables us to see is rods and cones to bipolar cells to amacrine cells to horizontal cells to ganglion cells to optic nerve.

The trichromatic theory of color vision is based on the idea that the retina contains __________

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