Module 4 Sensation and perception

Question 1

How often must a stimulus be detected before its strength can be considered the absolute threshold?

Answer 1

50%

Question 2

There are two types of sensory receptors in thermoception: one for detecting heat and one for detecting coldness.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Sensory receptors are specialized neurons that are responsible for detecting which of these senses?

Answer 3

vision

Question 4

What is the name of the condition in which a person’s eye develops to be too long and stretches the lens to be too thin?

Answer 4

myopia

Question 5

Which cues are possible because we have two eyes?

Answer 5

binocular cues

Question 6

Which part of the eye focuses light as the light passes through it?

Answer 6

lens

Question 7

Which of these is an ossicle?

Answer 7

all of these

Question 8

Motion sickness and dizziness can be caused by a dysfunction in the fluid-filled sacs and hair cells in our ears.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Which of these is a term referring to the human body’s ability to sense its balance when walking or standing?

Answer 9

vestibular sense

Question 10

Burning the taste buds off of your tongue will result in permanent loss of taste.

Answer 10

false

Question 11

Dogs have the ability to detect high blood glucose levels and cancerous tumors in humans with which sense?

Answer 11

olfaction

Question 12

Somatosensation, thermoception, and nociception use at least two of the three same sensory receptors when sensing.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

Gestalt psychology is the belief that the sensations we perceive are perceived differently in parts rather than how we would perceive them as a whole.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

The test involving the detection of the gorilla displayed the concept of inattentional blindness.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

The Müller-Lyer illusion is an illusion that makes two lines that are not equal in distance appear as though they are.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Which of these is the minimum amount of strength a stimulus must have before it can be detected at least 50% of the time?

Answer 16

absolute threshold

Question 17

Which of these is the body’s ability to sense pain?

Answer 17

nociception

Question 18

Which of these is the body’s ability to sense temperature?

Answer 18

thermoception

Question 19

Which of these is the body’s ability to smell?

Answer 19

olfaction

Question 20

Which of these is the body’s ability to sense touch?

Answer 20

somatosensation

Question 21

Which part of the eye protects the inner eye from foreign objects in the environment?

Answer 21

cornea

Question 22

Which part of the eye translates the focused light into messages that the brain can read and understand?

Answer 22

fovea

Question 23

What is the name of the condition in which a person’s eye develops to be too short and the lens is not stretched thin enough?

Answer 23

hyperopia

Question 24

What is the name of the theory that suggests that the fovea contains three types of cones that each detect their own color?

Answer 24

trichromatic theory of color vision

Question 25

What is the name of the theory that suggests that certain cells in the eye are excited by certain colors and inhibited by other colors?

Answer 25

opponent-process theory

Question 26

What is the name of the visible part of our ear that protrudes from the head?

Answer 26

pinna

Question 27

Which terms refers to the body’s ability to sense its movement through space?

Answer 27

kinesthesia

Question 28

Congenital deafness is a term referring to those people who have deafness starting at what stage of their life?

Answer 28

birth

Question 29

Which of these is the average range of hertz (Hz) detectable by the human ear?

Answer 29

20 - 20,000 Hz

Question 30

Which of these refers to the ability to detect pressure?

Answer 30

somatosensation

Question 31

Which of these is detected by the umami sensory receptors?

Answer 31

monosodium glutamate

Question 32

Which of these can be affected by the detection of pheromones from others of the same species?

Answer 32

all of these

Question 33

Which of these somatosensation sensory receptors detect when the skin is being stretched?

Answer 33

ruffini corpuscles

Question 34

Which of these refers to the sensations you get from expectations due to previous experiences?

Answer 34

top-down information

Question 35

Which of these refers to the sensations you get simply due to sensory input?

Answer 35

bottom-up information

Question 36

Which of these refers to the idea that the longer you are exposed to sensations, the more likely you will ignore them or simply not notice them?

Answer 36

sensory adaptation

Question 37

Which of these parts of Gestalt psychology refers to the concept of organizing our perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts?

Answer 37

closure

Question 38

Which of these parts of Gestalt psychology refers to the concept that things that are alike tend to be grouped together?

Answer 38

similarity

Question 39

Which of these parts of the ear is typically called the “eardrum”?

Answer 39

tympanic membrane