Question 1

Stroking a participants' leg led to increased activation in S2. Interestingly, S2 activity also increased

Accepted Answer

A)  when participants saw a video of the same leg moving around in isolation. 
B)  when participants saw a video depicting someone stroking an office supply binder. 
C)  when participants saw a video of an object moving toward someone's leg. 
D)  when participants thought about lifting the same leg and moving it around. 
A)  when participants saw a video of the same leg moving around in isolation. 
B)  when participants saw a video depicting someone stroking an office supply binder. 
C)  when participants saw a video of an object moving toward someone's leg. 
D)  when participants thought about lifting the same leg and moving it around.

Question 2

What is the duplex theory of texture perception? Describe research that supports this theory.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which if the following is an "exploratory procedure" identified by Lederman and Klatzky?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enclosure 
B)  Pressure 
C)  Contour following 
D)  All of these are EPs. 
A)  Enclosure 
B)  Pressure 
C)  Contour following 
D)  All of these are EPs.

Question 4

The ___________ are responsible for the perception of rapid vibrations, such as you would experience when using a hand-held massager.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Ruffini cylinders 
D)  Merkel receptors 
A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Ruffini cylinders 
D)  Merkel receptors

Question 5

pain subjective intensity : _______ :: pain unpleasantness: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Area S1; Area S2 
B)  real pain; the pain matrix 
C)  the ACC; Area S2 
D)  Area S1; the ACC 
A)  Area S1; Area S2 
B)  real pain; the pain matrix 
C)  the ACC; Area S2 
D)  Area S1; the ACC

Question 6

The Meissner corpuscle is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  sensing vibrations. 
B)  sensing fine texture. 
C)  controlling handgrip. 
D)  sensing fine details. 
A)  sensing vibrations. 
B)  sensing fine texture. 
C)  controlling handgrip. 
D)  sensing fine details.

Question 7

Which of the following stimuli have been used to test tactile acuity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gratings 
B)  Letters 
C)  Two-point stimuli 
D)  Letters, gratings, and two-point stimuli have all been used. 
A)  Gratings 
B)  Letters 
C)  Two-point stimuli 
D)  Letters, gratings, and two-point stimuli have all been used.

Question 8

BobbyDale is asked to use haptic perception to identify a soccer ball. She will most likely use the exploratory procedure(s) of _______________ to identify the soccer ball's exact shape.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral motion and pressure 
B)  pressure only 
C)  enclosure and contour following 
D)  passive motion and lateral motion 
A)  lateral motion and pressure 
B)  pressure only 
C)  enclosure and contour following 
D)  passive motion and lateral motion

Question 9

Discuss how cortical magnification and plasticity are related to the cortical mapping of area S1.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Lucy, a heterosexual female, would be able to keep her hand immersed in cold water longer if she was

Accepted Answer

A)  looking at pictures of a refrigerator. 
B)  looking at pictures of accidents, since she would feel that other people have worse trouble than cold hands. 
C)  looking a pictures of attractive males. 
D)  visualizing images of war. 
A)  looking at pictures of a refrigerator. 
B)  looking at pictures of accidents, since she would feel that other people have worse trouble than cold hands. 
C)  looking a pictures of attractive males. 
D)  visualizing images of war.

Question 11

Ian Waterman was able to sense pain and temperature because his _______ pathway was intact, but could not feel touch and limb position because of damage to his ____ pathway.

Accepted Answer

A)  lemniscal; spinothalamic 
B)  spinothalamic; lemniscal 
C)  homuncular; lemniscal 
D)  spinothermal; spinothalamic 
A)  lemniscal; spinothalamic 
B)  spinothalamic; lemniscal 
C)  homuncular; lemniscal 
D)  spinothermal; spinothalamic

Question 12

The phrase "multimodal nature of pain" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  pain that occurs from too much heat or too much cold. 
B)  pain that occurs from sounds that are too loud and skin stimulation that is too intense. 
C)  sensory and emotional components of pain. 
D)  real and imagined sources of pain. 
A)  pain that occurs from too much heat or too much cold. 
B)  pain that occurs from sounds that are too loud and skin stimulation that is too intense. 
C)  sensory and emotional components of pain. 
D)  real and imagined sources of pain.

Question 13

In most of our daily experience of touch, we are using

Accepted Answer

A)  passive touch. 
B)  active touch. 
C)  two-point touch. 
D)  two-hand touch. 
A)  passive touch. 
B)  active touch. 
C)  two-point touch. 
D)  two-hand touch.

Question 14

When you try to identify a three-dimensional object by touch alone, and are allowed to have control over your hand and finger movements, you are using

Accepted Answer

A)  passive touch. 
B)  haptic perception. 
C)  azimuth perception. 
D)  magnification touch. 
A)  passive touch. 
B)  haptic perception. 
C)  azimuth perception. 
D)  magnification touch.

Question 15

Experience-dependent plasticity has been found to occur for

Accepted Answer

A)  the somatosensory system only. 
B)  the auditory system only. 
C)  only the auditory and somatosensory systems 
D)  the somatosensory, auditory, and visual systems. 
A)  the somatosensory system only. 
B)  the auditory system only. 
C)  only the auditory and somatosensory systems 
D)  the somatosensory, auditory, and visual systems.

Question 16

According to the gate control theory of pain, the ______ opens the pain gate by sending excitation to___.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanoreceptors; Transmission cells 
B)  SG+; Nocioceptors 
C)  SG-; Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Nociceptors; Transmission cells 
A)  Mechanoreceptors; Transmission cells 
B)  SG+; Nocioceptors 
C)  SG-; Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Nociceptors; Transmission cells

Question 17

Research by Derbyshire et al. (2003) showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnosis does not affect pain perception. 
B)  hypnosis can affect pain perception, but not the brain activity associated with 	pain. 
C)  hypnosis can affect pain perception, and the brain activity associated with pain. 
D)  activation of nocioceptors is necessary for pain perception. 
A)  hypnosis does not affect pain perception. 
B)  hypnosis can affect pain perception, but not the brain activity associated with 	pain. 
C)  hypnosis can affect pain perception, and the brain activity associated with pain. 
D)  activation of nocioceptors is necessary for pain perception.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a mechanoreceptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Ruffini cylinders 
C)  Merkel receptors 
D)  Chancellor cells 
A)  Pacinian corpuscle 
B)  Ruffini cylinders 
C)  Merkel receptors 
D)  Chancellor cells

Question 19

Moving your finger across a textured surface can produce vibrations that are interpreted as texture. These vibrations are defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal cues. 
B)  temporal cues. 
C)  spatial cues. 
D)  olfactory cues. 
A)  parietal cues. 
B)  temporal cues. 
C)  spatial cues. 
D)  olfactory cues.

Question 20

The demonstration in which you perceived the texture of a surface using your pen or another "tool" showed

Accepted Answer

A)  it is difficult to determine texture without directly touching the surface. 
B)  passive touch is more important than active touch in texture perception. 
C)  texture gradients are more important for vision than cutaneous senses. 
D)  that you can use vibrations to perceive the texture of the surface. 
A)  it is difficult to determine texture without directly touching the surface. 
B)  passive touch is more important than active touch in texture perception. 
C)  texture gradients are more important for vision than cutaneous senses. 
D)  that you can use vibrations to perceive the texture of the surface.

Stroking a participants' leg led to increased activation in S2. Interestingly, S2 activity also increased

What is the duplex theory of texture perception? Describe research that supports this theory.

Which if the following is an "exploratory procedure" identified by Lederman and Klatzky?

The ___________ are responsible for the perception of rapid vibrations, such as you would experience when using a hand-held massager.

pain subjective intensity : _ :: pain unpleasantness: __.

The Meissner corpuscle is associated with

Which of the following stimuli have been used to test tactile acuity?

BobbyDale is asked to use haptic perception to identify a soccer ball. She will most likely use the exploratory procedure(s) of _______________ to identify the soccer ball's exact shape.

Discuss how cortical magnification and plasticity are related to the cortical mapping of area S1.

Lucy, a heterosexual female, would be able to keep her hand immersed in cold water longer if she was

Ian Waterman was able to sense pain and temperature because his ___ pathway was intact, but could not feel touch and limb position because of damage to his pathway.

The phrase "multimodal nature of pain" refers to

In most of our daily experience of touch, we are using

When you try to identify a three-dimensional object by touch alone, and are allowed to have control over your hand and finger movements, you are using

Experience-dependent plasticity has been found to occur for

According to the gate control theory of pain, the ____ opens the pain gate by sending excitation to_.

Research by Derbyshire et al. (2003) showed that

Which of the following is NOT a mechanoreceptor?

Moving your finger across a textured surface can produce vibrations that are interpreted as texture. These vibrations are defined as

The demonstration in which you perceived the texture of a surface using your pen or another "tool" showed

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

The Chemical Senses

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Exam 14: The Cutaneous Senses

Stroking a participants' leg led to increased activation in S2. Interestingly, S2 activity also increased

What is the duplex theory of texture perception? Describe research that supports this theory.

Which if the following is an "exploratory procedure" identified by Lederman and Klatzky?

The ___________ are responsible for the perception of rapid vibrations, such as you would experience when using a hand-held massager.

pain subjective intensity : _______ :: pain unpleasantness: ________.

The Meissner corpuscle is associated with

Which of the following stimuli have been used to test tactile acuity?

BobbyDale is asked to use haptic perception to identify a soccer ball. She will most likely use the exploratory procedure(s) of _______________ to identify the soccer ball's exact shape.

Discuss how cortical magnification and plasticity are related to the cortical mapping of area S1.

Lucy, a heterosexual female, would be able to keep her hand immersed in cold water longer if she was

Ian Waterman was able to sense pain and temperature because his _______ pathway was intact, but could not feel touch and limb position because of damage to his ____ pathway.

The phrase "multimodal nature of pain" refers to

In most of our daily experience of touch, we are using

When you try to identify a three-dimensional object by touch alone, and are allowed to have control over your hand and finger movements, you are using

Experience-dependent plasticity has been found to occur for

According to the gate control theory of pain, the ______ opens the pain gate by sending excitation to___.

Research by Derbyshire et al. (2003) showed that

Which of the following is NOT a mechanoreceptor?

Moving your finger across a textured surface can produce vibrations that are interpreted as texture. These vibrations are defined as

The demonstration in which you perceived the texture of a surface using your pen or another "tool" showed

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

The Chemical Senses

Filters

pain subjective intensity : _ :: pain unpleasantness: __.

Ian Waterman was able to sense pain and temperature because his ___ pathway was intact, but could not feel touch and limb position because of damage to his pathway.

According to the gate control theory of pain, the ____ opens the pain gate by sending excitation to_.