Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system.
-Meissner's corpuscles ___

Accepted Answer

A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis 
A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis D

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus.
-nociception and proprioception ___

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus D

Question 3

What role does context play in sensory perception?

Accepted Answer

Contextual cues, such as the arrowheads in the Müller-Lyer illusion, interact with the purely sensory registration of two equal-length, horizontal lines to lead to the perception of these two lines as being of different lengths.

Question 4

What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the rod system and the cone system?

Accepted Answer

Rods are more sensitive to light than co

Question 5

Why are sensory receptors also termed "transducers"?

Accepted Answer

They are termed "tra

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions:
The visual system consists of many subsystems. For each subsystem listed below, choose the most appropriate alternative.
-superior colliculus ___

Accepted Answer

A) orientation of head 
B) voluntary eye movements 
C) pupil size 
D) pattern perception 
A) orientation of head 
B) voluntary eye movements 
C) pupil size 
D) pattern perception

Question 7

What is the "McGurk effect," and how does it illustrate interactions between different sensory modalities?

Accepted Answer

The McGurk effect is a modification of a

Question 8

Differentiate between the geniculostriate and tectopulvinar visual systems, functionally and anatomically.

Accepted Answer

The geniculostriate pathway differs anat

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
The visual system consists of many subsystems. For each subsystem listed below, choose the most appropriate alternative.
-pretectum ___

Accepted Answer

A) orientation of head 
B) voluntary eye movements 
C) pupil size 
D) pattern perception 
A) orientation of head 
B) voluntary eye movements 
C) pupil size 
D) pattern perception

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus.
-olfaction ___

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the Brodmann cortical area below with the sensory modality with which it is most closely associated.
-area 17 ___

Accepted Answer

A) taste 
B) vision 
C) somatosensation 
D) audition 
A) taste 
B) vision 
C) somatosensation 
D) audition

Question 12

Why doesn't complete destruction of the geniculostriate pathway in humans leave the person completely blind?

Accepted Answer

The tectopulvinar pathway stil

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus.
-vision ___

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) dorsomedial nucleus 
C) ventral posteromedial nucleus 
D) ventrolateral nucleus

Question 14

Describe why a person might experience some relief of the pain from a blow to their right arm by rubbing it briskly with their left hand.

Accepted Answer

The pathway for pain and temperature and

Question 15

Identify, in correct order, the major connections of the pathway underlying fine touch, pressure, and proprioception from the spinal cord to the cortex.

Accepted Answer

Axons of the dorsal root ganglia project

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the Brodmann cortical area below with the sensory modality with which it is most closely associated.
-area 3 ___

Accepted Answer

A) taste 
B) vision 
C) somatosensation 
D) audition 
A) taste 
B) vision 
C) somatosensation 
D) audition

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system.
-otolith organs ___

Accepted Answer

A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis 
A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis

Question 18

Define the term "receptive field," and give examples showing how such fields vary in different sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A receptive field is a specific part of

Question 19

Discuss the relationship between receptive field size, sensory receptor density, cortical representation, and perceptual sensitivity.

Accepted Answer

Receptive field size and receptor densit

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system.
-Golgi tendon organs ___

Accepted Answer

A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis 
A) balance 
B) proprioception 
C) nociception 
D) hapsis

Exam 8: Extension: B - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Use the following to answer questions: Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system. -Meissner's corpuscles ___

Use the following to answer questions: Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus. -nociception and proprioception ___

What role does context play in sensory perception?

What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the rod system and the cone system?

Why are sensory receptors also termed "transducers"?

Use the following to answer questions: The visual system consists of many subsystems. For each subsystem listed below, choose the most appropriate alternative. -superior colliculus ___

What is the "McGurk effect," and how does it illustrate interactions between different sensory modalities?

Differentiate between the geniculostriate and tectopulvinar visual systems, functionally and anatomically.

Use the following to answer questions: The visual system consists of many subsystems. For each subsystem listed below, choose the most appropriate alternative. -pretectum ___

Use the following to answer questions: Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus. -olfaction ___

Use the following to answer questions: Match the Brodmann cortical area below with the sensory modality with which it is most closely associated. -area 17 ___

Why doesn't complete destruction of the geniculostriate pathway in humans leave the person completely blind?

Use the following to answer questions: Each sensory system has its own thalamic nucleus. Match each sensory system with the appropriate thalamic nucleus. -vision ___

Describe why a person might experience some relief of the pain from a blow to their right arm by rubbing it briskly with their left hand.

Identify, in correct order, the major connections of the pathway underlying fine touch, pressure, and proprioception from the spinal cord to the cortex.

Use the following to answer questions: Match the Brodmann cortical area below with the sensory modality with which it is most closely associated. -area 3 ___

Use the following to answer questions: Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system. -otolith organs ___

Define the term "receptive field," and give examples showing how such fields vary in different sensory modalities.

Discuss the relationship between receptive field size, sensory receptor density, cortical representation, and perceptual sensitivity.

Use the following to answer questions: Match the receptor in each question with the appropriate sensory system. -Golgi tendon organs ___

Extension: A - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: B - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: C - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: A - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: B - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: C - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: A - Nervous System Organization

Extension: B - Nervous System Organization

Extension: C - Nervous System Organization

Extension: A - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: B - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: C - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: A - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: B - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: C - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: A - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: B - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: C - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: A - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: B - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: C - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: A - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: C - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: A - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: B - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: C - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: A - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: B - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: C - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: A - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: C - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: A - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: B - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: C - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: A - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: B - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: C - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: A - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: B - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: C - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: A - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: B - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: C - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: A - Learning and Memory

Extension: B - Learning and Memory

Extension: C - Learning and Memory

Extension: A - Language

Extension: B - Language

Extension: C - Language

Extension: A - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: B - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: C - Emotion and the Social Brain