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Ch4 Sensation and Perception
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Where does the auditory nerve send sound information for processing?
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
2
The ______________ works with our taste buds to assist in our perception of taste
Auditory nerve
Old factory nerve
Olfactory nerve
Optic nerve
3
The olfactory nerve allows us to...
Taste
Smell
See
Touch
4
The minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli is...
Absolute threshold
perception
Sensation
Difference threshold
5
Where does information from the skin senses go for processing?
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Frontal lobe
6
Overtime, we become more sensitive to weak stimuli and less sensitive to unchanging stimuli
True
False
7
The psychological process by which we interpret sensory stimulation
Perception
Sensation
8
Where does the optic nerve send visual information to?
From the ears to the occipital lobe
From the ears to the temporal lobe
From the eyes to the temporal lobe
From the eyes to the occipital lobe
9
We adapt to changing sensations in our environment
True
False
10
This part of the eye sends visual information to the occipital lobe for processing
retina
Lens
Optic nerve
Cornea
11
Taste is sensed through sensory receptors on your tongue known as "taste buds"
False
True
12
What is an example of difference threshold?
Seeing that navy is slightly darker than blue
Hearing a soft sound
None of the above
Reading a set of small letters
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What is an example of sensory adaptation?
Music being too loud at a concert but then it seems normal
Being able see in the dark after your eyes adjust
Overtime not being able to smell your dirty laundry
All of the above
14
An example of absolute threshold is...
Both
Neither
The softest sound you can hear on a hearing test
The smallest letters you can read on a vision test
15
The olfactory nerve sends smell messages to the ___________ lobe for processing
Occipital
Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
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The idea that we can focus on only one stimuli/sense at a time and minimize all the others
Absolute threshold
Sensation
Difference threshold
Signal detection theory
17
This part of the ear sends sound information to the temporal lobe for processing
Cochlea
Anvil
Auditory Nerve
Hammer
18
The stimulation and the transmission of sensory information from the body to the brain is..
Perception
Sensation
Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
19
Which of the following is NOT a skin sense?
Pressure
Temperature
Pain
Smell
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The weakest amount of stimulation that can be sensed is...
Difference threshold
Perception
Absolute threshold
Sensation
