Sensation & Perception

You no longer notice the smell of your house or the noises made by your classmates because of..

You are at a bonfire with some friends. The moment you notice the smell of the smoke, it has crossed your...

All sensory neural information travels to the thalamus before the cerebral cortex EXCEPT

While listening to music, a plane flies over the Von Trapp family and they can hear it because it crossed their

Building a puzzle without using the picture on the box as a frame of reference would be

The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts in space is the

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of taste?

Retinal disparity refers to...

According to ____, our ability to notice changes in our environment are due to state of mind, not just thresholds.

Taste receptors in the mouth are known as

Depth perception can be determined with one eye using...

This is when you grow used to a repeating stimulus over time and no longer notice it (like airplanes near an airport).

What theory states that relay centers in the spinal cord have the ability to increase or decrease pain intensity?

You fail to hear your mother tell you to take out the trash while watching TV, demonstrating...

Which snail-like structure in the ear converts sound waves into neural signals?

Which of the following is not a way to group items according to Gestalt psychology?

What are the visual receptors of the eye?

An after-image of the British flag from this image is explained by...

Optic disk is to blind spot as fovea is to...

Your sense of hearing would be processed by which lobe?

The system for maintaining balance based on fluid in the semicircular canals is the

What opening changes in size to allow more or less light into the eye? 

Seeing a seal and trainer in this sketch after being told it's for a marine show demonstrates the impact of

Rods are what allow us to see _______ whereas cones are responsible for ________ and _________.

Although the door appears to change shape as it is opened, we know it hasn't due to...