Question 1

Meissner's corpuscles:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have small receptive fields and adapt quickly 
B)  Have large receptive fields and adapt quickly 
C)  Have large receptive fields and adapt slowly 
D)  Have small receptive fields and adapt slowly 
A)  Have small receptive fields and adapt quickly 
B)  Have large receptive fields and adapt quickly 
C)  Have large receptive fields and adapt slowly 
D)  Have small receptive fields and adapt slowly A

Question 2

The duplex theory of texture perception proposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Textures are perceived using both vision and touch 
B)  Fine textures are perceived with two kinds of receptor 
C)  Coarse textures are perceived via spatial, fine textures via temporal mechanisms 
D)  Textures feel different with the back and front of the hand 
A)  Textures are perceived using both vision and touch 
B)  Fine textures are perceived with two kinds of receptor 
C)  Coarse textures are perceived via spatial, fine textures via temporal mechanisms 
D)  Textures feel different with the back and front of the hand C

Question 3

The temporal resolution of the finger-tip is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  20 ms 
B)  10 ms 
C)  40 ms 
D)  50 ms 
A)  20 ms 
B)  10 ms 
C)  40 ms 
D)  50 ms B

Question 4

Pain in phantom limbs is likely to be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imagining by the sufferer that the limb is still attached 
B)  Irritation by changes in the scar 
C)  Aberrant signalling through the spinothalamic tract 
D)  Sensitization of thalamic neurons 
A)  Imagining by the sufferer that the limb is still attached 
B)  Irritation by changes in the scar 
C)  Aberrant signalling through the spinothalamic tract 
D)  Sensitization of thalamic neurons

Question 5

Which of the following has not been used to measure pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart rate 
B)  Blood viscosity 
C)  Analog scale 
D)  Questionnaire 
A)  Heart rate 
B)  Blood viscosity 
C)  Analog scale 
D)  Questionnaire

Question 6

Pain-evoked hypoalgesia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensation of nausea caused by pain 
B)  Exaggeration of pain triggered by more than one site 
C)  Reduction in the effectiveness of drugs which reduce pain 
D)  Inhibition of pain sensations caused by application of a painful stimulus elsewhere on the body 
A)  Sensation of nausea caused by pain 
B)  Exaggeration of pain triggered by more than one site 
C)  Reduction in the effectiveness of drugs which reduce pain 
D)  Inhibition of pain sensations caused by application of a painful stimulus elsewhere on the body

Question 7

Tactile allodynia refers to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain experienced in the absence of identified noxious stimuli 
B)  Enhanced pain in response to repetitive, low-frequency noxious stimuli 
C)  Pain that persists for beyond the period of healing of the original injury 
D)  Increased pain response evoked by stimuli outside the area of injury 
A)  Pain experienced in the absence of identified noxious stimuli 
B)  Enhanced pain in response to repetitive, low-frequency noxious stimuli 
C)  Pain that persists for beyond the period of healing of the original injury 
D)  Increased pain response evoked by stimuli outside the area of injury

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of central sensitisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychogenic pain responding 
B)  Hypersensitivity to noxious stimuli 
C)  Responsiveness to non-noxious stimuli 
D)  Increased pain response evoked by stimuli outside the area of injury 
A)  Psychogenic pain responding 
B)  Hypersensitivity to noxious stimuli 
C)  Responsiveness to non-noxious stimuli 
D)  Increased pain response evoked by stimuli outside the area of injury

Question 9

Ruffini corpuscles are active:

Accepted Answer

A)  During vibration of the limb 
B)  During skin stretching, as when a finger is moved 
C)  In fine texture perception 
D)  During pattern perception 
A)  During vibration of the limb 
B)  During skin stretching, as when a finger is moved 
C)  In fine texture perception 
D)  During pattern perception

Question 10

Which of these was not one of the exploratory procedures suggested by Lederman and Klatzky (1987) that are used when recognising objects by touch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Static contact 
B)  Enclosure 
C)  Contour following 
D)  Rotating 
A)  Static contact 
B)  Enclosure 
C)  Contour following 
D)  Rotating

Question 11

In S1, to which of these body regions is most cortex devoted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharynx 
B)  Fingers 
C)  Lower lip 
D)  Forearm 
A)  Pharynx 
B)  Fingers 
C)  Lower lip 
D)  Forearm

Question 12

Why do women show greater sensitivity to pain than men?

Accepted Answer

The perception of pain is a complex phen

Question 13

The 'body-self neuromatrix' theory of pain does NOT explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  Why uncontrollable noxious stimuli are perceived as more painful than controllable stimuli? 
B)  Why distraction can alleviate pain? 
C)  Why some people have more empathy for pain than others? 
D)  Why high catastrophizers experience more severe phantom limb pain? 
A)  Why uncontrollable noxious stimuli are perceived as more painful than controllable stimuli? 
B)  Why distraction can alleviate pain? 
C)  Why some people have more empathy for pain than others? 
D)  Why high catastrophizers experience more severe phantom limb pain?

Question 14

Which of the following is not thought to be involved in the perception of pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peri-aqueductal gray 
B)  Superior parietal lobule 
C)  S1 
D)  Insula 
A)  Peri-aqueductal gray 
B)  Superior parietal lobule 
C)  S1 
D)  Insula

Question 15

Merkel discs are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 Hz 
A)  100 Hz

Question 16

What methods have been used to investigate active and passive touch? What are their advantages and disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

Several methods have been used to invest

Question 17

How is the amount of somatosensory cortex devoted to a body area related to its tactile sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

The amount of somatosensory cortex devot

Question 18

High threshold mechanoreceptors in the skin respond to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pinching and cutting 
B)  Stroking 
C)  Temperature change 
D)  Chemicals 
A)  Pinching and cutting 
B)  Stroking 
C)  Temperature change 
D)  Chemicals

Question 19

C fibres:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are unmyelinated 
B)  Conduct slowly 
C)  Mediate stabbing pain 
D)  Are not found in glabrous skin 
A)  Are unmyelinated 
B)  Conduct slowly 
C)  Mediate stabbing pain 
D)  Are not found in glabrous skin

Question 20

A $ \delta $ fibres:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are unmyelinated 
B)  Conduct slowly 
C)  Mediate sharp pain 
D)  Mediate dull aches 
A)  Are unmyelinated 
B)  Conduct slowly 
C)  Mediate sharp pain 
D)  Mediate dull aches

Meissner's corpuscles:

The duplex theory of texture perception proposes that:

The temporal resolution of the finger-tip is about:

Pain in phantom limbs is likely to be caused by:

Which of the following has not been used to measure pain?

Pain-evoked hypoalgesia is:

Tactile allodynia refers to which of the following:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of central sensitisation?

Ruffini corpuscles are active:

Which of these was not one of the exploratory procedures suggested by Lederman and Klatzky (1987) that are used when recognising objects by touch?

In S1, to which of these body regions is most cortex devoted?

Why do women show greater sensitivity to pain than men?

The 'body-self neuromatrix' theory of pain does NOT explain:

Which of the following is not thought to be involved in the perception of pain?

Merkel discs are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

What methods have been used to investigate active and passive touch? What are their advantages and disadvantages?

How is the amount of somatosensory cortex devoted to a body area related to its tactile sensitivity?

High threshold mechanoreceptors in the skin respond to:

C fibres:

A $\delta$ fibres:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

Filters

Exam 8: Touch and Pain

Meissner's corpuscles:

The duplex theory of texture perception proposes that:

The temporal resolution of the finger-tip is about:

Pain in phantom limbs is likely to be caused by:

Which of the following has not been used to measure pain?

Pain-evoked hypoalgesia is:

Tactile allodynia refers to which of the following:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of central sensitisation?

Ruffini corpuscles are active:

Which of these was not one of the exploratory procedures suggested by Lederman and Klatzky (1987) that are used when recognising objects by touch?

In S1, to which of these body regions is most cortex devoted?

Why do women show greater sensitivity to pain than men?

The 'body-self neuromatrix' theory of pain does NOT explain:

Which of the following is not thought to be involved in the perception of pain?

Merkel discs are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

What methods have been used to investigate active and passive touch? What are their advantages and disadvantages?

How is the amount of somatosensory cortex devoted to a body area related to its tactile sensitivity?

High threshold mechanoreceptors in the skin respond to:

C fibres:

A δ \delta δ fibres:

The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

Filters

A $\delta$ fibres: