Psychology Review: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Which of the following nerves transmits messages between your ears and your brain?

Accepted Answer

Auditory

Question 2

Which term describes the activation of the sensory organs?

Accepted Answer

sensation

Question 3

What is a malfunction of the cones called?

Accepted Answer

color blindness

Question 4

Perception is constant, its not influenced by your expectations, attitude, and prior knowledge

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

Which term describes your interpretation of sensory input?

Accepted Answer

perception

Question 6

Which TWO senses gather information through waves? (PICK TWO)

Accepted Answer

hearing, sight

Question 7

Which of the following is not a perceptual constancy?

Accepted Answer

shadow

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation

Accepted Answer

You can see in a dark room

Question 9

Why do humans view rapidly moving still shots as moving images?

Accepted Answer

stroboscopic motion

Question 10

What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

after image

Question 11

Which of the following is not a cone color found in your eye?

Accepted Answer

yellow

Question 12

Which TWO senses gather information from chemicals? (PICK TWO)

Accepted Answer

taste, smell

Question 13

Which term describes people who get their sensory input mixed up with other senses?

Accepted Answer

synesthesia

Question 14

The relationship between purple and yellow can best be described as

Accepted Answer

complementary colors

Question 15

Which of the following is not a bone found in the ear?

Accepted Answer

retina

Question 16

Which of the following is not a taste type?

Accepted Answer

spicy

Question 17

Which part of the eye adjusts so you can see different distances?

Accepted Answer

lens

Question 18

Which of the following nerves transmits messages between your nose and your brain?

Accepted Answer

Olfactory

Question 19

Which theory of pain explains how amputees still feel pain in their missing limbs?

Accepted Answer

Phantom Limb Pain

Question 20

Which receptors in your eye determine brightness?

Accepted Answer

rods

Question 21

What is the snail shaped part of the ear that controls your vestibular sense?

Accepted Answer

cochlea

Question 22

Which part of the eye holds the images you see like a camera?

Accepted Answer

retina

Question 23

Which of the following nerves transmits messages between your eyes and your brain?

Accepted Answer

Optic

Question 24

Which aspect of the sound wave determines the pitch of the sound?

Accepted Answer

frequency

Psychology Review: Sensation and Perception

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Psychology Review: Sensation and Perception

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