Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

A(n)________ is the minimum intensity of sensory stimulation required before the sensation is detected 50 percent of the time.

When Margot was a child,her mother baked bread on Fridays.As an adult,whenever Margot smells bread baking she remembers her mother and feels happy.The mood and memories result from the processing of smell information in the:

A gray square is placed first on a white sheet of paper and then on a black sheet of paper.The square will be ________ on the black as on the white background.

Bincheng has been taught to visualize the pain from his migraine headaches as simply a part of his experience of life.While he is engaging in this visualization,an fMRI scan of his brain would be likely to show ________ in activity while his perceptual experience of pain would likely ________.

Supertasters are those who experience especially intense taste sensations.This trait is determined largely by:

Callie is pregnant.She has never liked vegetables and rarely eats them.However,she does not want her baby to have the same bad eating habits.If Callie wants her baby to grow up to enjoy the taste of vegetables,the most effective thing she can do is:

Javier's attention is captured by the loud sirens and bright lights of an ambulance as it passes by.Arezou's attention is captured when she hears someone say her name.Javier's response is best explained as a result of ________ ,while Arezou's response is best explained as a result of ________.

Torri is two years old and was born with a severe hearing impairment.Her parents both have congenital hearing loss as well.Torri currently has hearing aids to help her hear,but her parents are considering a cochlear implant for her.What would be most likely to keep Torri's parents from agreeing to the procedure?

If you close one eye,you will still be able to use ________ as a depth cue,but you will not be able to use ________ as a depth cue.

Of the types of haptic receptors described in your text,those that respond to ________ are found throughout the body,not just in the skin.

You are developing a new test to better detect toxins in the bloodstream.You want to create a test that can detect toxins every time they are present,but you do not want the test to come back positive if toxins are not actually present.If you succeed,your test will be superior to others because you have improved the:

Kwamie has broken his wrist.His friend Sam has taken him to the ER.While they are waiting,Sam starts an argument with Kwamie about the presidential election.While they are arguing,Kwamie is feeling very little pain.This result has most likely occurred because:

As Pippa threads a needle,her eyes rotate inward.She knows the needle is close enough to perform the task by virtue of the depth cue termed:

After transduction,most of the sensory neural information passes through which structure?

Based on your knowledge of opponent-process theory,if you stared for a while at a grid of blue and yellow stripes drawn on a page of paper,what would you see when you looked next at a plain white page?

Yuming becomes nauseous while driving down a curvy mountain road.Her uncomfortable feeling is due to:

Ouch! A paper cut! The sharp sting travels along ________ pain fibers,which are ________.

The pain gate can theoretically reduce the sensation of pain sent by:

With respect to facial recognition,which of the following statements is true?

People see the figure ( )as an oval rather than two separate curving lines.Which Gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?