Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

"I'm ready to go," Olivia told her husband! "I wore a new perfume tonight.I hope you like it!" Olivia's husband nodded dutifully and told her how nice it smelled,but in truth he couldn't smell a thing.According to the principles of psychophysics,Olivia was not wearing enough perfume to exceed her husband's __________.

Compared to our eyesight,the olfactory system of human beings is rather poorly developed.Despite this comparative limitation,human beings are still able to distinguish well over _________ different odors.

Which of the following responses is not triggered by the reception of pheromones in many mammals?

An area of reduced sound around the ear farther away from where a sound originates is referred to as a sound __________.

Which type of photoreceptors allows us to see colors?

The part of the nose that exists in many mammals that is responsible for the reception of pheromones is called the __________ organ.

Which of the following is one of the tiny bones of the middle ear?

The human spine may contain gates that actually block pain in some individuals,which is why some people are less sensitive to pain than others.

Visual accommodation is the process by which the __________ adjusts in shame from thick to thin to enable a person to focus on objects that are close by or far away.

The intensity of a particularly wave of light is related to our visual experience of that color's __________.

While lying in bed,Maurice asked his wife,Sophie,to turn up the television.Even though she did increase the volume of the program they were watching,Maurice said "Aren't you going to turn it up?" Clearly,the amount of volume Sophie added to the television program did not exceed Maurice's __________ threshold.

Which of the following is one of the three factors that control sensory adaptation?

The vomeronasal organs,located in the noses of most mammals,are specifically designed to be receptive to __________.

A negative feeling caused by an external stimulus is referred to as __________ pain.

Unlike our visual system,our olfactory system does not normally decline as we age.

Why is it that Marquita demonstrates inattentional blindness to her husband when he is discussing a shopping list with her while she is checking her Facebook account for new updates?

__________ is a condition in which a person experiences blindness in part of his or her field of vision.

If you hold three fingers up in front of you at arm's length,you will not only see three extended digits,but you will also "see" two "Vs" in the negative space between your fingers.According to theories of perception,what explains why we perceive lines when they are really not present?

A(n)__________ is a person who experiences synesthesia and actually sees letters as being certain colors,even though he or she knows what color the type actually is.

Which of the following structures is not a part of the outer ear?