Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Research has found that,since the introduction of the 'ear bud" earphone,the hearing ability of the average 21-year old of today is equivalent to the average 80-year old of ten years ago.This suggests that the "ear bud" might be causing

Various parts of your body have differing levels of sensitivity.

Aleksander has been born a few hours ago and has spent his first moments on earth snuggled up with his mother.What is he likely able to do?

The number of cycles a sound wave completes in a certain amount of time is referred to as the sound's ___ and is measured in ___.

Petra has just identified the funky smell in her kitchen as an old peach that she threw away in the trash and then forgot.The process of having her olfactory system detect the odour is best described as:

Regarding taste receptors,which of the following statements is true?

Why do we adapt after prolonged exposure to a constant stimulus?

When a singer is on stage the singer can tell which fans are closer to the stage because those closer obstruct his or her view of fans in more distant rows.Which depth cue is the singer using?

Describe characteristics shared by all the senses,including receptor cells,transduction,and thresholds,and differentiate between top-down and bottom-up processes of perception.

Name the two major classes of photoreceptors.

Marcus has damage to his vestibular sense and Larissa has damage to her kinesthetic sense.Which of the following best describes their symptoms?

If a stimulus is at an intensity that doesn't reach your absolute threshold,what is the most likely result?

Another term for tone deafness is ___.

Describe three common causes of deafness.

Your text states that "continuous binding of certain odorants ...will result in the fatigue of the olfactory receptor neurons to which they bind." This passage should remind you of the concept of

What condition results in a person ignoring one side of their visual field?

The effect seen in the Ames Room is the result of ___.

Without sensory adaptation,our perceptual world would be chaos.What would be the biggest problem without sensory adaptation?

While imaging their brains,Dr.Baquero shows one group of participants repulsive scenes on a computer screen.A second group of participants tastes a small portion of revolting food.What should images from the participants' brains reveal regarding cortical activity in the two groups of participants?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between the electromagnetic spectrum and visible light?