Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Bence is camping with his Grade 5 class and hears a ghost story about the Stick Monster in the woods.The beast is made out of sticks and it snaps children's bones like twigs.On his way back to his tent,Bence can't help but notice all the sticks and twigs poking at him along the narrow path.Finally,he screams with certainty that the Stick Monster has grabbed him.Bence's belief that the Stick Monster has him is best described as:

Sensory adaptation is a reduction in the response due to:

Which of the following is an instance of top-down processing?

The olfactory bulb sends information to the ___,an area important for learning and memory.

The artist,M.C.Escher is most famous for his drawings depicting perceptual illusions.For example,he often includes stairs that "go nowhere".This would be an example of

Describe the gate control theory.

Tactile information is first sent from touch receptors in the skin to the somatosensory cortex.

In a beginning drawing class,your instructor suggests that an illusion of depth may be created in a two-dimensional picture by including parallel lines that converge at a vanishing point.Your instructor is referring to a monocular depth cue known as ___.

Which alternative below correctly pairs a dimension of colour with its description?

Which of the following sequences correctly orders the structures along the visual pathway,from first to last?

Regardless of the angle at which you look at a book (e.g.,if it is lying flat or standing on a shelf),you still recognize it as a book.This is an example of ___.

Which of the following is associated with the lack of pain and temperature sensations?

When you look up at the sky and see the clouds,your eyes are engaging in the process of ___; when you think about the clouds and try to pick out recognizable shapes or object,you are engaging in the process of ___.

Daphne is 2.Eva is 8.Felipe is 14.Which alternative correctly identifies the basic tastes for which of these individuals have developed a preference?

Identify an age-related disease that produces a diminished sense of smell.What does this relationship between disease and smell indicate about brain structures?

What irritating condition is described as "ringing in the ears"?

When you are sitting in class listening to a lecture,it is important that you understand what your professor is saying.Which of the following statements is NOT true about language comprehension?

What is defined as the visible spectrum of light?

We have taste receptors for sweet,salty,sour,and:

For which of the following tastes do we NOT have a receptor?