Psych Quiz 12

Question 1

We’re ________ at processing motion.

Answer 1

imperfect

Question 2

________ objects seem to move faster than _________ objects

Answer 2

Closer; distant

Question 3

illusion of movement created when 2+ adjacent lights blink on & off in quick succession

Answer 3

phi phenomenon

Question 4

objects perceived as unchanging even as light & retinal images change

Answer 4

perceptual constancy

Question 5

ability to adjust to changed sensory input, including an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field

Answer 5

perceptual adaptation

Question 6

sense or act of hearing

Answer 6

audition

Question 7

We hear __________

Answer 7

soundwaves

Question 8

compressed air (in hearing)

Answer 8

soundwaves

Question 9

pitch

Answer 9

wavelength

Question 10

frequency

Answer 10

wavelength

Question 11

height

Answer 11

amplitude

Question 12

intensity (loudness)

Answer 12

amplitude

Question 13

1. sound waves travel through auditory canal to the ________ .

Answer 13

eardrum

Question 14

2. bones in middle ear send vibrations to the ________

Answer 14

cochlea

Question 15

coiled, fluid-filled tube in inner ear

Answer 15

cochlea

Question 16

3. Ripples in cochlea’s fluid bend _______ lining surface of cochlea, triggering nerve cells.

Answer 16

hair cells

Question 17

4. Nerve cells transmit signal to auditory cortex through ________.

Answer 17

thalamus

Question 18

damage to mechanical system conducting sound waves to cochlea

Answer 18

conduction hearing loss

Question 19

damage to hair cell receptors in cochlea or auditory nerves

Answer 19

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 20

Also known as nerve deafness

Answer 20

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 21

hearing aid converts sounds to electrical signals & stimulates the cochlea

Answer 21

cochlear implant

Question 22

pressure, vibration, temperature, itch, pain

Answer 22

touch

Question 23

tactile processing with hedonic or motivational component

Answer 23

affective pathway

Question 24

telling (detecting) what tactile sensation is

Answer 24

discriminative pathway

Question 25

_________ in skin & muscles detect uncomfortable stimuli & relay info to brain (via spinal cord)

Answer 25

nociceptors

Question 26

sense of taste

Answer 26

gustation

Question 27

chemical sensations on the tongue

Answer 27

taste

Question 28

functional; influenced by learning, expectations, & perceptual bias

Answer 28

taste

Question 29

Indicates: Energy source

Answer 29

sweet

Question 30

Indicator: Sodium essential to physiological processes

Answer 30

salty

Question 31

Indicator: Potentially toxic acid

Answer 31

sour

Question 32

Indicator: Potential poisons

Answer 32

bitter

Question 33

Indicator: Proteins to grow and repair tissue

Answer 33

Umami

Question 34

Savory and meaty taste

Answer 34

Umami

Question 35

located in papillae (bumps) on tongue

Answer 35

taste buds

Question 36

specific ________ react to specific molecules

Answer 36

taste receptors

Question 37

“mapping” regions of tongue to specific flavors = _______

Answer 37

myth

Question 38

each taste bud tastes many _________

Answer 38

flavors

Question 39

sense of smell

Answer 39

olfaction

Question 40

chemical sense

Answer 40

smell

Question 41

different combinations of receptors = _________

Answer 41

different smells

Question 42

can evoke strong __________ due to “fast lane” between nose & limbic system

Answer 42

memories & emotions

Question 43

sensing where individual limbs are positioned / moving

Answer 43

kinesthesia

Question 44

relies on motor & sensory nerve feedback from limbs

Answer 44

kinesthesia

Question 45

sensing general body movement, position, & balance (equilibrium)

Answer 45

vestibular sense

Question 46

relies on receptors in the inner ear

Answer 46

vestibular sense

Question 47

sensing internal state of the body (e.g., hunger)

Answer 47

interoception

Question 48

What is this an example of? E.g., Relative luminance, Size constancy, & Shape constancy

Answer 48

Perceptual constancy

Question 49

What is this an example of? E.g., Getting new prescription eyeglasses, and everything looks 'funny' until you get used to wearing them.

Answer 49

Perceptual adaptation

Question 50

What we hear varies based on ______

Answer 50

pitch

Question 51

= pleasure

Answer 51

hedonic

Question 52

If there is damage to the ear canal, eardrum, or the bone it is considered ________.

Answer 52

conduction hearing loss

Question 53

The most common type of hearing loss?

Answer 53

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 54

The least common type of hearing loss?

Answer 54

conduction hearing loss

Question 55

What is this an example of? E.g., You began to lose your hearing from years of listening to your music too loud.

Answer 55

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 56

What is this an example of? E.g., Looking for your phone in the dark or in your bag (without using your eyes)

Answer 56

discriminative pathway

Question 57

Emotional pain is detected with _______ also.

Answer 57

nociceptors

Question 58

If we did not have these, we would be more likely to get hurt.

Answer 58

nociceptors

Question 59

_______ bypasses the thalamus.

Answer 59

smell

Question 60

A low taster = ________

Answer 60

HypoTaster

Question 61

A normal taster = ________

Answer 61

Normal Taster

Question 62

A high-level taster = _______

Answer 62

Super Taster

Question 63

What is this an example of? E.g., You ride a bunch of roller coasters, and when you try to go to sleep you still feel like you are spinning/moving.

Answer 63

vestibular sense

Question 64

What is this an example of? E.g., Unpredictability in environment (e.g., food insecurity) during childhood is linked to heightened eating.

Answer 64

interoception