Question 1

Regarding the sense of touch,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  If one lost the sense of touch below the neck, he or she would be unable to tell which position his or her body was in without seeing it. 
B)  Skin receptors produce at least five different sensations, including light touch, pressure, pain, cold, and warmth. 
C)  The skin has more nerve endings for temperature than for touch and pressure or for pain. 
D)  Receptors with particular shapes appear to specialize in various sensations. 
A)  If one lost the sense of touch below the neck, he or she would be unable to tell which position his or her body was in without seeing it. 
B)  Skin receptors produce at least five different sensations, including light touch, pressure, pain, cold, and warmth. 
C)  The skin has more nerve endings for temperature than for touch and pressure or for pain. 
D)  Receptors with particular shapes appear to specialize in various sensations.

Question 2

Regarding gustation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most taste buds are found around the top edges of the tongue with some located elsewhere in the mouth, including under the tongue. 
B)  As food is chewed, it dissolves and enters the taste buds, where it sets off nerve impulses to the brain. 
C)  The lock and key theory explains the taste sensations of saltiness and sourness. 
D)  If you plug your nose, small bits of apple, potato, and onion will "taste" almost exactly alike. 
A)  Most taste buds are found around the top edges of the tongue with some located elsewhere in the mouth, including under the tongue. 
B)  As food is chewed, it dissolves and enters the taste buds, where it sets off nerve impulses to the brain. 
C)  The lock and key theory explains the taste sensations of saltiness and sourness. 
D)  If you plug your nose, small bits of apple, potato, and onion will "taste" almost exactly alike.

Question 3

With olfaction,the receptors respond primarily to

Accepted Answer

A)  airborne molecules. 
B)  electromagnetic sensors. 
C)  sound waves. 
D)  gravity. 
A)  airborne molecules. 
B)  electromagnetic sensors. 
C)  sound waves. 
D)  gravity.

Question 4

Since many poisons disturb the vestibular system,vision,and the body and cause vomiting,we may have evolved so that we vomit when these systems are disturbed by

Accepted Answer

A)  an endorphin rush. 
B)  sensory gating. 
C)  dysosmia. 
D)  sensory conflict. 
A)  an endorphin rush. 
B)  sensory gating. 
C)  dysosmia. 
D)  sensory conflict.

Question 5

The body's reminding system

Accepted Answer

A)  involves sharp, fast pain that seems to come from specific body areas. 
B)  is carried by large nerve fibers. 
C)  can cause agony long after an injury has healed or with terminal illness when a reminder is useless. 
D)  is characterized by all of these. 
A)  involves sharp, fast pain that seems to come from specific body areas. 
B)  is carried by large nerve fibers. 
C)  can cause agony long after an injury has healed or with terminal illness when a reminder is useless. 
D)  is characterized by all of these.

Question 6

Which of the following can improve hearing for those with a sensorineural loss by bypassing the hair cells and directly stimulating the auditory nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlear implant 
B)  hearing aid 
C)  biofeedback technique 
D)  decibel enhancer 
A)  cochlear implant 
B)  hearing aid 
C)  biofeedback technique 
D)  decibel enhancer

Question 7

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

Accepted Answer

A)  oval window. 
B)  auditory ossicle. 
C)  organ of Corti. 
D)  crista. 
A)  oval window. 
B)  auditory ossicle. 
C)  organ of Corti. 
D)  crista.

Question 8

Which of the following psychologists proposed that the simplest organization involves grouping some sensations into an object or figure that stands out on a plainer background?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychologists 
B)  structuralists 
C)  psychodynamic psychologists 
D)  Gestalt psychologists 
A)  humanistic psychologists 
B)  structuralists 
C)  psychodynamic psychologists 
D)  Gestalt psychologists

Question 9

Perceptions can be misconstructed as they are filtered through

Accepted Answer

A)  our needs. 
B)  our attitudes, values, and beliefs. 
C)  our expectations. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  our needs. 
B)  our attitudes, values, and beliefs. 
C)  our expectations. 
D)  all of these.

Question 10

Compared to the pad of the thumb,a square centimeter area behind the knee would have __________ pain points.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly fewer 
B)  slightly fewer 
C)  more 
D)  the same number of 
A)  significantly fewer 
B)  slightly fewer 
C)  more 
D)  the same number of

Question 11

The pain carried by small nerve fibers are slower,nagging,aching,widespread and extremely unpleasant.This is the body's __________system.

Accepted Answer

A)  reminding 
B)  warning 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  vestibular 
A)  reminding 
B)  warning 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  vestibular

Question 12

The acupuncture needles activate the small pain fibers,which

Accepted Answer

A)  cause sensory adaptation to the pain messages. 
B)  create sensory conflict within the pain response matrix of the brain. 
C)  close the spinal gate to the pain directly. 
D)  relay through the central biasing system to close the gates to the chronic pain. 
A)  cause sensory adaptation to the pain messages. 
B)  create sensory conflict within the pain response matrix of the brain. 
C)  close the spinal gate to the pain directly. 
D)  relay through the central biasing system to close the gates to the chronic pain.

Question 13

Ambiguous stimuli allow us to hold more than one

Accepted Answer

A)  texture gradient. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  perceptual hypothesis. 
A)  texture gradient. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  perceptual hypothesis.

Question 14

The gate control theory was proposed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Coon and Mitterer. 
B)  Simon and Chabris. 
C)  Gibson and Walk. 
D)  Melzack and Wall. 
A)  Coon and Mitterer. 
B)  Simon and Chabris. 
C)  Gibson and Walk. 
D)  Melzack and Wall.

Question 15

Like most experiences,seeing a "sunrise" is actually a mental model of an external event that is actively created by your brain.Thus,seeing a "sunrise" is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  attentional creation. 
B)  sensational creation. 
C)  perceptual construction. 
D)  assimilated construction. 
A)  attentional creation. 
B)  sensational creation. 
C)  perceptual construction. 
D)  assimilated construction.

Question 16

The order of sensitivity to the four basic taste sensations may have

Accepted Answer

A)  helped prevent malnutrition. 
B)  helped prevent poisonings. 
C)  led to cooked food. 
D)  been connected with one's pheromones. 
A)  helped prevent malnutrition. 
B)  helped prevent poisonings. 
C)  led to cooked food. 
D)  been connected with one's pheromones.

Question 17

Which aspect of the activated receptor tells the brain how strong an odor is?

Accepted Answer

A)  shape 
B)  number 
C)  location 
D)  size 
A)  shape 
B)  number 
C)  location 
D)  size

Question 18

Some perceptions are so basic,they seem to be inborn,or

Accepted Answer

A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  extrinsic. 
D)  exogenous. 
A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  extrinsic. 
D)  exogenous.

Question 19

Which theory of olfaction states that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules?

Accepted Answer

A)  trichromatic 
B)  lock and key 
C)  opponent process 
D)  gate control 
A)  trichromatic 
B)  lock and key 
C)  opponent process 
D)  gate control

Question 20

The receptors in the inner ear for balance,gravity,and acceleration are part of which sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  gustation 
B)  olfactory 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  vestibular 
A)  gustation 
B)  olfactory 
C)  kinesthetic 
D)  vestibular

Exam 4: B: Sensation and Perception

Regarding the sense of touch,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding gustation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

With olfaction,the receptors respond primarily to

Since many poisons disturb the vestibular system,vision,and the body and cause vomiting,we may have evolved so that we vomit when these systems are disturbed by

The body's reminding system

Which of the following can improve hearing for those with a sensorineural loss by bypassing the hair cells and directly stimulating the auditory nerve?

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

Which of the following psychologists proposed that the simplest organization involves grouping some sensations into an object or figure that stands out on a plainer background?

Perceptions can be misconstructed as they are filtered through

Compared to the pad of the thumb,a square centimeter area behind the knee would have __________ pain points.

The pain carried by small nerve fibers are slower,nagging,aching,widespread and extremely unpleasant.This is the body's __________system.

The acupuncture needles activate the small pain fibers,which

Ambiguous stimuli allow us to hold more than one

The gate control theory was proposed by

Like most experiences,seeing a "sunrise" is actually a mental model of an external event that is actively created by your brain.Thus,seeing a "sunrise" is a(n)

The order of sensitivity to the four basic taste sensations may have

Which aspect of the activated receptor tells the brain how strong an odor is?

Some perceptions are so basic,they seem to be inborn,or

Which theory of olfaction states that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules?

The receptors in the inner ear for balance,gravity,and acceleration are part of which sense?

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