Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

In an email about a recent dinner, your friend Dell mistakenly refers to his taste buds as his receptors for taste. Write a response that you could send to Dell that would clarify the physical structure of the taste receptors.

Our first chapter pointed out the difference between basic psychology and applied psychology. Distinguish between these two terms. Chapter 6 notes that consumer products are sometimes designed with little thought for visual principles such as those formulated by the Gestalt psychologists. Describe some ways in which knowledge of Gestalt principles could be applied to the design of consumer products.

Determine whether each cue to depth perception is binocular or monocular. -linear perspective

Exposure to extremely loud noise for a brief period, or more moderate levels for a sustained period, can damage the ear's receptor cells so that they:

Ganglion cells and neurons in the ________ of the brain respond to simple features of the environment, such as light and dark.

The attractiveness of food can be affected by all of the following EXCEPT:

The reduction of sensory responsiveness that occurs when stimulation is unchanging is called sensory deprivation.

It is possible for an amputee to feel a sharp pain from the gangrenous ulcers on the leg that led to the amputation.

Rods need much more light than do cones in order to respond.

Aiko is originally from Japan and invites her Canadian friends to her home. The raw oysters, raw smoked salmon, and raw herring that she serves are well received. But when Aiko's guests notice the raw sea urchin and the raw octopus they get squeamish, even after she explains that they taste good! Explain the differences in taste preferences between Aiko and her Canadian friends.

Hubel and Wiesel identified neurons in visual cortex that responded to lines at a particular orientation. These cells are called:

A man has trouble hearing and is being tested for a hearing aid. He is presented with tones of various intensities and is asked to indicate whenever he detects a sound. This procedure is most similar to that used by researchers who study:

Despite the impressive sensory skills possessed by humans, the human senses are tuned in to only a narrow band of physical energies. Name four species that are able to pick up signals that humans do not pick up. What can each of these species detect that humans cannot?

Our sense of hearing brings us the sound of a C, an E, and a G played simultaneously on the piano, but we interpret the sound as a C-major chord due to the process of:

Shorter light waves tend to be seen as violet and blue.

After a mysterious inflammation, Christina experienced irreversible damage to her ________ nerve, which at first left her as floppy as a rag doll. Although she eventually learned to use visual cues and willpower to sit and walk, she no longer experienced herself as physically embodied.

Because of genetic differences, human tongues can have as few as 500 or as many as 10 000 taste buds.

The eardrum is so sensitive that it can respond to the movement of a single molecule.

The actual organ of hearing is the organ of Corti.

Total colour blindness usually occurs due to a genetic variation.