Question 1

Sound waves that have a lower frequency are perceived to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  a high note 
B)  a low note 
C)  loud in volume 
D)  soft in volume 
A)  a high note 
B)  a low note 
C)  loud in volume 
D)  soft in volume

Question 2

The receptors for smell are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory cells 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles 
C)  ossicles 
D)  taste buds 
A)  olfactory cells 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles 
C)  ossicles 
D)  taste buds

Question 3

It appears that acupuncture is not effective in treating:

Accepted Answer

A)  headaches 
B)  back pain 
C)  nausea 
D)  knee pain 
A)  headaches 
B)  back pain 
C)  nausea 
D)  knee pain

Question 4

Disgust as a facial expression is displayed differently throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The effects of endorphins are similar to the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  caffeine 
C)  nicotine 
D)  morphine 
A)  dopamine 
B)  caffeine 
C)  nicotine 
D)  morphine

Question 6

Four of your friends were hurt in a skiing accident and each is at home recovering from their painful injuries.Based on the gate control theory of pain,who is most likely to have the most pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guy reads mystery novels. 
B)  Travis likes to write in his journal and letters to relatives. 
C)  Cyndy watches movies on cable. 
D)  Lacey sits around the house and complains about the pain. 
A)  Guy reads mystery novels. 
B)  Travis likes to write in his journal and letters to relatives. 
C)  Cyndy watches movies on cable. 
D)  Lacey sits around the house and complains about the pain.

Question 7

Where are hair receptors in the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  wrapped around the cones 
B)  in the somatosensory cortex 
C)  wrapped around Pacinian corpuscles 
D)  wrapped around the base of each hair follicle 
A)  wrapped around the cones 
B)  in the somatosensory cortex 
C)  wrapped around Pacinian corpuscles 
D)  wrapped around the base of each hair follicle

Question 8

The price of medicine does not affect its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In what order do sound waves pass through the auditory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  external ear, stirrup, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, and cochlea 
B)  external ear, auditory canal, hammer, tympanic membrane, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea 
C)  external ear, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea 
D)  external ear, auditory canal, anvil, stirrup, cochlea, tympanic membrane, and hammer 
A)  external ear, stirrup, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, and cochlea 
B)  external ear, auditory canal, hammer, tympanic membrane, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea 
C)  external ear, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, hammer, anvil, stirrup, and cochlea 
D)  external ear, auditory canal, anvil, stirrup, cochlea, tympanic membrane, and hammer

Question 10

The ____ of the eye can adjust its shape and focus light on the back surface of the eye called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea; lens 
B)  iris; fovea 
C)  lens; retina 
D)  pupil; ocular membrane 
A)  cornea; lens 
B)  iris; fovea 
C)  lens; retina 
D)  pupil; ocular membrane

Question 11

What is the best explanation for why advertisers use attractive scents to encourage us to make purchases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smell is processed by the same brain area that is used in attention. 
B)  Our senses are organized in such a way that our smell directs where and when we look at objects. 
C)  Smell can prevent episodes of vertigo, allowing consumers to make purchases. 
D)  Smell is more connected to our limbic system than other senses. 
A)  Smell is processed by the same brain area that is used in attention. 
B)  Our senses are organized in such a way that our smell directs where and when we look at objects. 
C)  Smell can prevent episodes of vertigo, allowing consumers to make purchases. 
D)  Smell is more connected to our limbic system than other senses.

Question 12

The path that the light takes as it enters your eye is:

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea, pupil, lens, retina 
B)  pupil, lens, retina, sclera 
C)  lens, cornea, pupil, retina 
D)  fovea, lens, cornea, retina 
A)  cornea, pupil, lens, retina 
B)  pupil, lens, retina, sclera 
C)  lens, cornea, pupil, retina 
D)  fovea, lens, cornea, retina

Question 13

Sensations occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  when a stimulus activates a receptor causing an impulse that is processed by the brain 
B)  right after we experience illusions 
C)  after the sense organs engage in perception 
D)  once you react to the sensory input 
A)  when a stimulus activates a receptor causing an impulse that is processed by the brain 
B)  right after we experience illusions 
C)  after the sense organs engage in perception 
D)  once you react to the sensory input

Question 14

In order for you to see,your eye must change ____ beams of light waves into ____ beams of light waves.

Accepted Answer

A)  narrow; broad 
B)  broad; narrow 
C)  invisible; visible 
D)  narrow; visible 
A)  narrow; broad 
B)  broad; narrow 
C)  invisible; visible 
D)  narrow; visible

Question 15

The brain transforms the rate of impulses into:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptions of which direction the sound came from 
B)  sensations of loudness 
C)  the pitch of the noise that was perceived 
D)  sound waves of differing pitch 
A)  perceptions of which direction the sound came from 
B)  sensations of loudness 
C)  the pitch of the noise that was perceived 
D)  sound waves of differing pitch

Question 16

What do radio waves,X-rays,TV waves,and light waves all have in common? They are all:

Accepted Answer

A)  located at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
B)  forms of electromagnetic energy 
C)  examples of ultra-violet waves 
D)  in the invisible spectrum 
A)  located at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
B)  forms of electromagnetic energy 
C)  examples of ultra-violet waves 
D)  in the invisible spectrum

Question 17

To how many basic tastes can people respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine 
A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine

Question 18

A chemist named Thomas Young believed that the cones are most responsive to blue,green,and red light.This theory is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  opponent-process theory 
B)  trichromatic theory 
C)  theory of reasoned colors 
D)  adaptation theory 
A)  opponent-process theory 
B)  trichromatic theory 
C)  theory of reasoned colors 
D)  adaptation theory

Question 19

White light contains:

Accepted Answer

A)  all the light waves in the visible spectrum 
B)  long wavelength light 
C)  all light waves except those of the wavelength corresponding to blue 
D)  the primary color 
A)  all the light waves in the visible spectrum 
B)  long wavelength light 
C)  all light waves except those of the wavelength corresponding to blue 
D)  the primary color

Question 20

The reason that we can "see" a rainbow is because the light waves are:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
B)  at the longer end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
C)  ultra-violet waves 
D)  in our visible spectrum 
A)  at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
B)  at the longer end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum 
C)  ultra-violet waves 
D)  in our visible spectrum

Exam 5: Sensation

Sound waves that have a lower frequency are perceived to be:

The receptors for smell are called:

It appears that acupuncture is not effective in treating:

Disgust as a facial expression is displayed differently throughout the world.

The effects of endorphins are similar to the effects of:

Four of your friends were hurt in a skiing accident and each is at home recovering from their painful injuries.Based on the gate control theory of pain,who is most likely to have the most pain?

Where are hair receptors in the skin?

The price of medicine does not affect its effectiveness.

In what order do sound waves pass through the auditory system?

The ____ of the eye can adjust its shape and focus light on the back surface of the eye called the ____.

What is the best explanation for why advertisers use attractive scents to encourage us to make purchases?

The path that the light takes as it enters your eye is:

Sensations occur:

In order for you to see,your eye must change ____ beams of light waves into ____ beams of light waves.

The brain transforms the rate of impulses into:

What do radio waves,X-rays,TV waves,and light waves all have in common? They are all:

To how many basic tastes can people respond?

A chemist named Thomas Young believed that the cones are most responsive to blue,green,and red light.This theory is called the:

White light contains:

The reason that we can "see" a rainbow is because the light waves are:

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