Question 1

Which are these areas does not mediate the tactile perception of roughness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parietal operculum 
B)  Insula 
C)  Posterior parietal cortex 
D)  Inferior temporal cortex 
A)  Parietal operculum 
B)  Insula 
C)  Posterior parietal cortex 
D)  Inferior temporal cortex

Question 2

To which of the following do polymodal nociceptors not respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperatures above 45 deg C 
B)  Cutting and pinching 
C)  Intra-cellular compounds such as ATP 
D)  Stroking 
A)  Temperatures above 45 deg C 
B)  Cutting and pinching 
C)  Intra-cellular compounds such as ATP 
D)  Stroking

Question 3

How does familiarity of objects in studies of tactile shape perception affect the neural processes involved?

Accepted Answer

The familiarity of objects in studies of

Question 4

The anterior cingulate cortex is thought to mediate:

Accepted Answer

A)  The emotional response to pain 
B)  The cognitive assessment of pain 
C)  Memory for pain 
D)  Pain-avoiding movements 
A)  The emotional response to pain 
B)  The cognitive assessment of pain 
C)  Memory for pain 
D)  Pain-avoiding movements

Question 5

Generally, in studies of spatial resolution with the finger, participants cannot discriminate grating orientation until separations exceed:

Accepted Answer

A)  0.1 mm 
B)  0.5 mm 
C)  1.0 mm 
D)  2.0 mm 
A)  0.1 mm 
B)  0.5 mm 
C)  1.0 mm 
D)  2.0 mm

Question 6

Merkel discs:

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

Question 7

Pacinian corpuscles are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 Hz 
B)  0-5 Hz 
C)  10-30 Hz 
D)  40-400 Hz 
A)  0 Hz 
B)  0-5 Hz 
C)  10-30 Hz 
D)  40-400 Hz

Question 8

Pacinian corpuscles are found

Accepted Answer

A)  In the dermis 
B)  In the subcutaneous tissue below the dermis 
C)  In the epidermis 
D)  In the muscle spindles 
A)  In the dermis 
B)  In the subcutaneous tissue below the dermis 
C)  In the epidermis 
D)  In the muscle spindles

Question 9

Gate control theory is consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)  The analgesic effect of codeine 
B)  Pain in phantom limbs 
C)  Genetically determined absence of pain sensations 
D)  Placebo effect in pain relief 
A)  The analgesic effect of codeine 
B)  Pain in phantom limbs 
C)  Genetically determined absence of pain sensations 
D)  Placebo effect in pain relief

Question 10

The open-hidden paradigm in pain research has demonstrated:

Accepted Answer

A)  inert medicines administered to patients who believe they have pain-killing actions can reduce patients' reported pain levels 
B)  inert medicines administered to patients who are told that the treatments are placebos can reduce patients' reported pain levels 
C)  hidden administration of an analgesic medication diminishes patient response 
D)  uncontrollable noxious stimuli are perceived by patients as more painful than controllable stimuli 
A)  inert medicines administered to patients who believe they have pain-killing actions can reduce patients' reported pain levels 
B)  inert medicines administered to patients who are told that the treatments are placebos can reduce patients' reported pain levels 
C)  hidden administration of an analgesic medication diminishes patient response 
D)  uncontrollable noxious stimuli are perceived by patients as more painful than controllable stimuli

Question 11

Meissner's corpuscles are found:

Accepted Answer

A)  In the epidermis 
B)  At the junction between the dermis and the epidermis 
C)  In the subcutaneous fat 
D)  In the hair follicles 
A)  In the epidermis 
B)  At the junction between the dermis and the epidermis 
C)  In the subcutaneous fat 
D)  In the hair follicles

Question 12

Sensory saltation in the cutaneous rabbit paradigm refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spatial uncertainty about the location of the taps 
B)  Perceived shifts or jumps of each stimulus toward one another 
C)  Inhibition of the neural effects of one tap on the neural effects of another 
D)  Cross-modal effects (e.g. more robust illusion when congruent visual flash is presented with series of taps) 
A)  Spatial uncertainty about the location of the taps 
B)  Perceived shifts or jumps of each stimulus toward one another 
C)  Inhibition of the neural effects of one tap on the neural effects of another 
D)  Cross-modal effects (e.g. more robust illusion when congruent visual flash is presented with series of taps)

Question 13

How can pain be reduced by, for example, the belief that a treatment has an analgesic effect, even when it does not?

Accepted Answer

The belief that a treatment has an analg

Question 14

The spatial resolution of the skin is highest on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shoulder 
B)  Back 
C)  Upper lip 
D)  Calf 
A)  Shoulder 
B)  Back 
C)  Upper lip 
D)  Calf

Question 15

Which of the following has NOT been proposed to explain less sensitivity to pain in men compared with women:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hairs on skin providing protection again painful stimuli 
B)  A$ \delta $ fibres are more sensitive in females 
C)  Sex differences in central processing of repetitive nociceptive stimuli 
D)  Effects of distraction from pain are larger in men 
A)  Hairs on skin providing protection again painful stimuli 
B)  A$ \delta $ fibres are more sensitive in females 
C)  Sex differences in central processing of repetitive nociceptive stimuli 
D)  Effects of distraction from pain are larger in men

Which are these areas does not mediate the tactile perception of roughness?

To which of the following do polymodal nociceptors not respond?

How does familiarity of objects in studies of tactile shape perception affect the neural processes involved?

The anterior cingulate cortex is thought to mediate:

Generally, in studies of spatial resolution with the finger, participants cannot discriminate grating orientation until separations exceed:

Merkel discs:

Pacinian corpuscles are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

Pacinian corpuscles are found

Gate control theory is consistent with:

The open-hidden paradigm in pain research has demonstrated:

Meissner's corpuscles are found:

Sensory saltation in the cutaneous rabbit paradigm refers to:

How can pain be reduced by, for example, the belief that a treatment has an analgesic effect, even when it does not?

The spatial resolution of the skin is highest on the:

Which of the following has NOT been proposed to explain less sensitivity to pain in men compared with women:

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Exam 8: Touch and Pain

Which are these areas does not mediate the tactile perception of roughness?

To which of the following do polymodal nociceptors not respond?

How does familiarity of objects in studies of tactile shape perception affect the neural processes involved?

The anterior cingulate cortex is thought to mediate:

Generally, in studies of spatial resolution with the finger, participants cannot discriminate grating orientation until separations exceed:

Merkel discs:

Pacinian corpuscles are sensitive to which range of frequencies?

Pacinian corpuscles are found

Gate control theory is consistent with:

The open-hidden paradigm in pain research has demonstrated:

Meissner's corpuscles are found:

Sensory saltation in the cutaneous rabbit paradigm refers to:

How can pain be reduced by, for example, the belief that a treatment has an analgesic effect, even when it does not?

The spatial resolution of the skin is highest on the:

Which of the following has NOT been proposed to explain less sensitivity to pain in men compared with women:

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

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