Eyes/Ears/Smell/Taste

Question 1

Rods

Answer 1

Retinal receptors that detect block, white, and gray
In retina

Question 2

Cones

Answer 2

Receptor cells concentrated near center of retina and function in daylight or well-lit conditions
Detect fine detail, give rise to color sensations

Question 3

Pupil

Answer 3

Adjustable opening in center of eye through which light enters

Question 4

Iris

Answer 4

Ring of muscle tissue that forms around colored portion of eye around pupil and controls size of pupil opening

Question 5

Lens

Answer 5

transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to focus images

Question 6

Wavelength

Answer 6

distance from peak of one light/sound wave to next

Question 7

Feature detectors

Answer 7

code for perceptually significant stimuli

Question 8

Saccade

Answer 8

rapid movements of eyes that abruptly change the point of fixation

Question 9

Trichromatic Theory

Answer 9

Retina contains three different types of cones (red, green, blue)

Question 10

Audition

Answer 10

The sense of hearing

Question 11

Sound waves

Answer 11

stimulus energy sensed by the ear

Question 12

Middle ear

Answer 12

chamber between eardrum and cochlea containing three tiny bones (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that concentrate vibrations of eardrum on cochlea’s oval window

Question 13

Cochlea

Answer 13

Coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses

Question 14

Olfaction

Answer 14

sense of smell

Question 15

Kinesthetic sense

Answer 15

system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

Question 16

Papillae

Answer 16

Small bumps on surface of tongue that contain taste buds

Question 17

Sensory Adaptation

Answer 17

Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

Question 18

Sensory habituation

Answer 18

Behavior involving a shift in attention from a stimulus, and results in reduced response to the stimulus

Question 19

McGurk Effect

Answer 19

auditory-visual illusion that makes you perceive that the movement of another person’s individual’s lips do not match with what individual is actually saying

Question 20

Gate-control theory of pain

Answer 20

theory that spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain