Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Audition is _____.

Natural body scents that may affect the behavior of others, including aggressive and/or sexual behaviors are called _____.

The fluid-filled structure that contains receptors for hearing is the _____.

The mechanical energy from sound waves is transduced into neural impulses by which process below?

Pressure receptors are maximally concentrated on the _____.

According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, human beings have cones that are primarily receptive to which three colors?

Your balance, or the ability to know your body orientation and position with respect to gravity and three-dimensional space, is provided by the _____ sense.

Itching, tickling, and vibration sensations seem to be produced by light stimulation of _____ receptors.

Elnora is exploring her native Greek islands.She notices a dark object on the horizon and realizes that it must be a very distant ship.Her depth perception was assisted by the monocular cues for relative size and _____.

The _____ theory of pain suggests that pain sensations are processed and altered by mechanisms within the spinal cord.

Using a headset that blocks auditory impulses from being sent to the brain to you sleep better works by _____.

Converting physical stimuli into distinct sensations is the process known as _________.

Which of the following is a major component of the skin senses?

The theory of color vision that says color perception results from mixing three distinct color systems in the retina is called the _____ theory.

Which visual receptors adapt faster when confronted with a sudden change in light intensity?

The noise level at the rock concert you went to last night registered 120 decibels.Prolonged exposure to this level of sound _____.

"Picky" eating is related to _____.

Coding converts sensory input into a specific sensation and is dependent upon the _____.

The visual cliff is an apparatus designed to study _____ in young children and animals.

Caleb and Amara sleep through a passing police siren and the blaring of their neighbor's stereo, but wake instantly when their newborn baby begins to whimper softly.This is an example of _____.