Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Baby Betina is 10 weeks old and has had nothing but breast milk.Today for the first time,her mother put a small drop of lemon on her tongue.How is Betina most likely to react to the lemon?

What is the advantage of sensory adaptation?

What endogenous chemical would be released by neurons following intense physical exertion or stress?

The tonotopic organization of the auditory cortex refers to the fact that in the brain:

What term describes how tactile information on one side of the body is processed on the opposite side of the brain?

Dilation and constriction of the ___ is one way that the visual system adapts to light.

Describe how the different senses of touch work and what can happen when things go wrong.

Karina is cooking hamburger when she suddenly finds that the smell is making her nauseous.When she checks the package,she finds that the "best before" date of the meat had expired a week before,so the meat was no longer safe to eat.What type of psychologist would find this example important to the explanation of the olfactory system?

Describe how top-down processing and bottom-up processing differ.

Julian,Carson,and Zoe are having a disagreement.Julian claims that there are five senses.Carson,on the other hand,says that there are seven,and Zoe says there are six.Which student is right?

Which of the following sequences correctly reflects the order of events in which sound waves are converted into neural impulses in the ear,from first to last?

Which of the following would be the biggest problem for someone diagnosed with amusia?

The method used by odorants to enter the nose and bind to specific receptor sites is similar to the method used by neurotransmitters binding to receptors sites on receiving neurons.Both bind in a(n)___ fashion.

Ursula is an artist who works with three primary colours and from there,can mix any colour of the rainbow.This idea is most consistent with which theory of colour vision?

How does your text explain the fact that the pain threshold is lower among women than among men? Is this a bottom-up or a top-down account?

Describe key processes in visual sensation and perception.

The auditory receptor cells are easily replaceable.

Tami is visiting a tribe that she has learned eats snake eyes and monkey brains for their festive events.In honour of her visit,they hold a festive dinner and serve Tami with a big bowl of colourful meats and vegetables.Tami tries the stew and gags at the thought that a chewy bit she found in her mouth was a piece of brain.Tami's belief that the texture of her food resembles monkey brains is best described as:

In what region of the retina is vision the sharpest due to the largest concentration of cones?

What type of colour blindness is most common?