PSYC 101 quiz 3 solutions complete answers

PSYC 101 quiz 3 solutions complete answers 

 

Place the steps of the process from stimulation to perception in the correct order:

 

What is the term for the outer funnel-shaped structure of the ear?

 

_______ is a phenomenon in which an object closer to a viewer appears to block another object that is farther away from the viewer.

 

________ is defined as the distance from peak to peak of a wave.

 

How many major sensory modalities have been traditionally recognized?

 

Visual information is processed in the __________.

 

Sensory receptors for gustation are known as ________

 

The _________ is essentially a fluid-filled tube that is coiled inside the inner ear.

 

Olfactory receptors are located at the _______.

 

A person’s _______ threshold is measured by taking the smallest amount of a stimulus and gradually increasing its strength until a person correctly guesses the stimulus’s presence 50% of the time.

 

A higher frequency means more pressure changes occur in a given second and occur closer to each other in space thus producing a _________ wavelength.

 

______ can be described as the level of detail in a picture of the sharpness of an image.

 

The _________ system is responsible for equilibrium or balance.

 

________ is an intolerance or insensitivity to light.

 

Approximately how many olfactory receptor cells does a typical human have?

 

Perceptual experiences not connected to reality are defined as:

 

The optic nerves meet at the ________

 

The _________ is responsible for controlling the diameter of the pupil.

 

A person’s _______ threshold is estimated by comparing the intensity of two stimuli, and gradually increasing the difference between their intensities until a difference can be detected by the person.

 

Specialized receptors that can sense pain are known as _______.

 

The ______ is the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye that contains the sensory receptors for vision.

 

Sensory _______ occurs when the sensory receptors become less sensitive when exposed to a constant stimulus for a certain amount of time.

 

Sound receptors are attached to the _______ membrane.

 

Sensory receptors for touch are located just below the surface of the skin and are known as ___________ corpuscles.

 

What are the three tiny bones that constitute the middle ear?

 

The auditory cortex sends projections to which two lobes of the brain?

 

_______ is known as the alleged ability to perceive something through the mind alone, but without reception of physical stimuli through any of the known senses.

 

The process of visual perception can be simplified into these three basic tasks:

 

The vast majority of information acquired throughout life often begins as _______ energy.

 

Pupil diameter is affected by all of the following EXCEPT:

 

The magnocellular pathway receives information from M ganglion cells about peripheral vision and therefore _______ spatial resolution images from the retina.

 

The duration of a sensation is defined by the relationship between the _______ intensity and the _________ intensity.

 

The two types of sensory experiences that make up somesthesis are ________ sensitivity and _________ sensitivity.

 

_______ blindness is a phenomenon caused by diverted attention resulting in failure of accurate scene detection as if we are blind to that event.

 

________ is the process through which a physical stimulus is converted into a meaningful and useful neural signal capable of being interpreted by the brain.

 

The ______ shift is the phenomenon where a stationary observer perceives a change in pitch emitted by an object moving horizontally.

 

_______ Law suggests that the difference threshold between two stimuli is relative to the size of the original stimulus.

 

Umami, the most recently discovered type of taste bud, can be detect the taste of foods that are:

 

Wavelength in sound waves corresponds to ______.

 

The _______ is the area at the center of the retina that contains the highest density of cones; visual acuity is highest in this region.

 

The two basic types of photoreceptors in the eye are:

 

________ is a quantifiable pattern of physical energy, which is able to interact with an organism and produce a change in the condition of the organism.

 

________ can best be defined as the detection of some physical stimulus in the environment by one of your sensory organs.

 

Which is not a potential result of decreased tear production?

 

________ shadow is the difference in sound intensity due to the head blocking/deflection some of the sound waves.

 

Experts recommend taking a break from viewing a computer screen at least every _______ minutes.

 

_________ can be best defined as the detailed process of interpreting and making sense of a combination of sensations.

 

Which of the following is NOT a type of sensory receptor?

 

__________ corresponds to the brightness or intensity of a color.

 

________ psychology is the view that perception is not simply a reduction of complex forms, but a holistic, creative process.

 

Who stated that “Man is nothing but a bundle of sensations.”

 

The scientific measurement used to describe the loudness of a particular sound is called the _______.

 

Olfactory receptor cells are what type of cells?

 

Decreased tear production can result in which of the following?