Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Your text states that "when a body part is removed ...somatosensory inputs from intact body parts expand to occupy those regions of the cortex." Recall the processes of neural development described in Chapter 4.Which concepts are most clearly suggested by this passage?

When a sensory receptor is repeatedly stimulated,it can lead to a reduction in the response.This is called:

People who have lost the ability to smell have a disorder known as ___.

The auditory sensory receptors that cover the basilar membrane in the cochlea are rows of ___.

"It's so noisy! How can you stand it?" remarks Lily as the thruway traffic screams past her friend Dmitry's ground floor apartment."I don't even notice it anymore," Dmitry replies.This exchange best exemplifies the concept of ___.

Define synesthesia and provide an example.

The sense that tells us if we are moving and in which direction we are moving is called the ___.

In an experiment,observers first view an adapting stimulus in which small dots on a computer screen all move steadily toward the right.They then view a test stimulus in which they must determine whether a patch of dots is stationary or moving.Based on your text's discussion,you might predict that the adapting stimulus would

Theresa just walked outside into bright sunlight and her pupils constricted.What part of the eye is responsible for making this happen?

Quinn watches his white cat walk into the shadows.Although the retinal image of the cat's colour has changed from white to grey,Quinn isn't left wondering why his cat suddenly changed colour.This is because Quinn has:

If you hold your hand in front of you at arm's length,you recognize it as your hand.If you slowly move your hand in toward your face,the image of your hand covers a larger portion of your retina,however,you do not tend to think that your hand has suddenly begun to grow.Which of the following explains this?

When olfactory information reaches the olfactory nerve,it travels to which organ located beneath the frontal lobes?

Dr.Peterson is performing brain surgery on a patient who has absolute pitch.What could Dr.Peterson expect to find in his patient's brain that is different from the brain of an average person?

Frequency is to amplitude as ___ is to ___.

The muscles around the opening of the ears ___ in response to loud noises.

Melanie has just come out of a dark movie theatre into bright sunlight.Which of the following would best describe her visual process as she leaves the theatre?

Henry is working on a construction site and using a jackhammer for the first time.The machine was fairly heavy,and vibrated something fierce.Which sensory receptor would most likely respond to this sensation?

Which of the following is the best source of evidence that organization in the primary auditory cortex is tonotopic,and that this organization occurs during a sensitive period in development?

If an olfactory receptor was too fatigued to fire,which of the following would cause it to respond again?

You are standing on the beach; the sea is choppy.You observe that the crests of distant waves appear not only smaller,but also closer together than do the crests of waves nearer the beach.This example illustrates a depth cue known as ___.