Question 1

The _______ is the part of the brain responsible for processing olfaction and for assigning affective value to stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  prefrontal cortex 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  thalamus 
A)  orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  prefrontal cortex 
C)  temporal lobe 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  thalamus

Question 2

If your friend is wearing a new perfume and you decide you really like it, you have just made a _______ judgment.

Accepted Answer

A)  gustatory 
B)  value 
C)  fashion 
D)  logical 
E)  hedonic 
A)  gustatory 
B)  value 
C)  fashion 
D)  logical 
E)  hedonic

Question 3

Suppose a person's olfactory system is "rewired" such that olfactory signals pass through the thalamus and are processed more in the left hemisphere of the brain. What might be a consequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would be harder for them to verbally label smells. 
B)  Smell would more isolated from the other senses. 
C)  The emotional aspects of smell would increase for them. 
D)  It would be easier for them to verbally label smells. 
E)  There would be no difference between the typical and rewired systems. 
A)  It would be harder for them to verbally label smells. 
B)  Smell would more isolated from the other senses. 
C)  The emotional aspects of smell would increase for them. 
D)  It would be easier for them to verbally label smells. 
E)  There would be no difference between the typical and rewired systems.

Question 4

What are the two major theories of how chemicals come to be perceived as specific odors?

Accepted Answer

The two major theories of olfactory perc

Question 5

If you got carsick while eating gummy bears as a child and haven't wanted to eat them ever since, you have a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  odor trauma. 
B)  restricted aversion. 
C)  odor dilemma. 
D)  learned taste aversion. 
E)  olfactory overdose. 
A)  odor trauma. 
B)  restricted aversion. 
C)  odor dilemma. 
D)  learned taste aversion. 
E)  olfactory overdose.

Question 6

In what ways are olfactory hedonics determined by nature or nurture?

Accepted Answer

Olfactory hedonics may be determined by

Question 7

_______ might cause a wine to taste very different when you are sampling many other wines at the same time, compared to drinking the wine on its own.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anosmia 
B)  Receptor adaptation 
C)  Cross-adaptation 
D)  Cognitive habituation 
E)  Odor repression 
A)  Anosmia 
B)  Receptor adaptation 
C)  Cross-adaptation 
D)  Cognitive habituation 
E)  Odor repression

Question 8

A(n) _______ is often responsible for our disliking of a particular food after gastric illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  odor trauma 
B)  learned taste aversion 
C)  restricted aversion 
D)  odor dilemma 
E)  virus 
A)  odor trauma 
B)  learned taste aversion 
C)  restricted aversion 
D)  odor dilemma 
E)  virus

Question 9

Meet John. All food tastes pretty bland to him-he can only sense the sweetness, saltiness, bitterness, or sourness of food, but none of the other complexities. What is the best diagnosis for John?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prosopagnosia 
B)  Olfactory blindness 
C)  Anosmia 
D)  Insomnia 
E)  Agnosia 
A)  Prosopagnosia 
B)  Olfactory blindness 
C)  Anosmia 
D)  Insomnia 
E)  Agnosia

Question 10

Which cells are not found in the olfactory epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporting cells 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Olfactory sensory neurons 
D)  Mitral cells 
E)  Muscous membrane cells 
A)  Supporting cells 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Olfactory sensory neurons 
D)  Mitral cells 
E)  Muscous membrane cells

Question 11

The cilia are

Accepted Answer

A)  the last structures in the biochemical chain of events involved in odor perception. 
B)  the first structures involved in olfactory signal transduction. 
C)  the most important type of epithelial cells. 
D)  the axons involved in the firing of action potentials in the olfactory process. 
E)  the cells that carry olfactory information to the thalamus. 
A)  the last structures in the biochemical chain of events involved in odor perception. 
B)  the first structures involved in olfactory signal transduction. 
C)  the most important type of epithelial cells. 
D)  the axons involved in the firing of action potentials in the olfactory process. 
E)  the cells that carry olfactory information to the thalamus.

Question 12

_______ are the second layer of cells surrounding the glomeruli. They respond to fewer odorants than the first layer, but to more than the neurons at the deepest layer of cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mitral cells 
B)  Juxtaglomerular neurons 
C)  Basal cells 
D)  Tufted cells 
E)  Granule cells 
A)  Mitral cells 
B)  Juxtaglomerular neurons 
C)  Basal cells 
D)  Tufted cells 
E)  Granule cells

Question 13

If a different scent is presented to each of your nostrils at the same time, what will you most likely experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Binaral rivalry 
B)  Binocular rivalry 
C)  Dichotic olfaction 
D)  Nostril agnosia 
E)  Gustatory rivalry 
A)  Binaral rivalry 
B)  Binocular rivalry 
C)  Dichotic olfaction 
D)  Nostril agnosia 
E)  Gustatory rivalry

Question 14

_______ is the biochemical phenomenon, occurring after continual exposure to an odorant, whereby receptors stop responding to an odorant and detection ceases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Receptor adaptation 
B)  Cognitive habituation 
C)  Anosmia 
D)  Odor repression 
E)  Cross-adaptation 
A)  Receptor adaptation 
B)  Cognitive habituation 
C)  Anosmia 
D)  Odor repression 
E)  Cross-adaptation

Question 15

Which of the following animals has the highest number of functional olfactory receptor genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dog 
B)  Elephant 
C)  Cow 
D)  Human 
E)  Chimpanzee 
A)  Dog 
B)  Elephant 
C)  Cow 
D)  Human 
E)  Chimpanzee

Question 16

Which structure(s) is/are sometimes called the "retina of the nose"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olfactory cleft 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Supporting cells 
D)  Olfactory bulb 
E)  Olfactory epithelium 
A)  Olfactory cleft 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Supporting cells 
D)  Olfactory bulb 
E)  Olfactory epithelium

Question 17

Suppose you leave town for a few weeks and when you return, your house has a strange smell that you didn't notice before you left. What might be the explanation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anosmia 
B)  Cognitive habituation 
C)  Receptor adaptation 
D)  Cross-adaptation 
E)  Odor repression 
A)  Anosmia 
B)  Cognitive habituation 
C)  Receptor adaptation 
D)  Cross-adaptation 
E)  Odor repression

Question 18

Cutting onions makes you cry because chemicals in the onions

Accepted Answer

A)  create a burning sensation via the ciliary nerve. 
B)  create a burning sensation via the inferior alveolar nerve. 
C)  create a burning sensation via the trigeminal nerve. 
D)  dry out the eyes, causing them to tear up. 
E)  irritate the eyes directly, causing them to tear up. 
A)  create a burning sensation via the ciliary nerve. 
B)  create a burning sensation via the inferior alveolar nerve. 
C)  create a burning sensation via the trigeminal nerve. 
D)  dry out the eyes, causing them to tear up. 
E)  irritate the eyes directly, causing them to tear up.

Question 19

Specific anosmia and the study of stereoisomers provide evidence against the _______ theory of olfactory perception.

Accepted Answer

A)  regulated odor 
B)  shape-pattern 
C)  vibration 
D)  odor activation 
E)  olfactory nerve 
A)  regulated odor 
B)  shape-pattern 
C)  vibration 
D)  odor activation 
E)  olfactory nerve

Question 20

_______ is the total inability to smell, most often resulting from sinus illness or head trauma.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anosmia 
B)  Prosopagnosia 
C)  Olfactory blindness 
D)  Insomnia 
E)  Agnosia 
A)  Anosmia 
B)  Prosopagnosia 
C)  Olfactory blindness 
D)  Insomnia 
E)  Agnosia

The _______ is the part of the brain responsible for processing olfaction and for assigning affective value to stimuli.

If your friend is wearing a new perfume and you decide you really like it, you have just made a _______ judgment.

Suppose a person's olfactory system is "rewired" such that olfactory signals pass through the thalamus and are processed more in the left hemisphere of the brain. What might be a consequence?

What are the two major theories of how chemicals come to be perceived as specific odors?

If you got carsick while eating gummy bears as a child and haven't wanted to eat them ever since, you have a(n)

In what ways are olfactory hedonics determined by nature or nurture?

_______ might cause a wine to taste very different when you are sampling many other wines at the same time, compared to drinking the wine on its own.

A(n) _______ is often responsible for our disliking of a particular food after gastric illness.

Meet John. All food tastes pretty bland to him-he can only sense the sweetness, saltiness, bitterness, or sourness of food, but none of the other complexities. What is the best diagnosis for John?

Which cells are not found in the olfactory epithelium?

The cilia are

_______ are the second layer of cells surrounding the glomeruli. They respond to fewer odorants than the first layer, but to more than the neurons at the deepest layer of cells.

If a different scent is presented to each of your nostrils at the same time, what will you most likely experience?

_______ is the biochemical phenomenon, occurring after continual exposure to an odorant, whereby receptors stop responding to an odorant and detection ceases.

Which of the following animals has the highest number of functional olfactory receptor genes?

Which structure(s) is/are sometimes called the "retina of the nose"?

Suppose you leave town for a few weeks and when you return, your house has a strange smell that you didn't notice before you left. What might be the explanation?

Cutting onions makes you cry because chemicals in the onions

Specific anosmia and the study of stereoisomers provide evidence against the _______ theory of olfactory perception.

_______ is the total inability to smell, most often resulting from sinus illness or head trauma.

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Taste

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Exam 14: Olfaction

The _______ is the part of the brain responsible for processing olfaction and for assigning affective value to stimuli.

If your friend is wearing a new perfume and you decide you really like it, you have just made a _______ judgment.

Suppose a person's olfactory system is "rewired" such that olfactory signals pass through the thalamus and are processed more in the left hemisphere of the brain. What might be a consequence?

What are the two major theories of how chemicals come to be perceived as specific odors?

If you got carsick while eating gummy bears as a child and haven't wanted to eat them ever since, you have a(n)

In what ways are olfactory hedonics determined by nature or nurture?

_______ might cause a wine to taste very different when you are sampling many other wines at the same time, compared to drinking the wine on its own.

A(n) _______ is often responsible for our disliking of a particular food after gastric illness.

Meet John. All food tastes pretty bland to him-he can only sense the sweetness, saltiness, bitterness, or sourness of food, but none of the other complexities. What is the best diagnosis for John?

Which cells are not found in the olfactory epithelium?

The cilia are

_______ are the second layer of cells surrounding the glomeruli. They respond to fewer odorants than the first layer, but to more than the neurons at the deepest layer of cells.

If a different scent is presented to each of your nostrils at the same time, what will you most likely experience?

_______ is the biochemical phenomenon, occurring after continual exposure to an odorant, whereby receptors stop responding to an odorant and detection ceases.

Which of the following animals has the highest number of functional olfactory receptor genes?

Which structure(s) is/are sometimes called the "retina of the nose"?

Suppose you leave town for a few weeks and when you return, your house has a strange smell that you didn't notice before you left. What might be the explanation?

Cutting onions makes you cry because chemicals in the onions

Specific anosmia and the study of stereoisomers provide evidence against the _______ theory of olfactory perception.

_______ is the total inability to smell, most often resulting from sinus illness or head trauma.

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Taste

Filters