Sensation Vocabulary Review

Question 1

The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the ________.

Accepted Answer

retina

Question 2

The skin senses are also called the ___________ sense.

Accepted Answer

touch

Question 3

What are the receptors in the retina called?

Accepted Answer

rods and cones

Question 4

Your vestibular sense is located in your _______________

Accepted Answer

inner ear

Question 5

Which structure of the eye focuses the image on the retina?

Accepted Answer

lens

Question 6

The organ of hearing is the _______.

Accepted Answer

cochlea

Question 7

We might accurately predict that the retina of a nocturnal mammal would contain ___________.

Accepted Answer

mostly rods

Question 8

Your kinesthetic sense involves ______________.

Accepted Answer

information from the muscles, tendons, and joints

Question 9

The fact that your sense of smell influences your sense of taste is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

sensory interaction

Question 10

The scientific name for the sense of taste is ________.

Accepted Answer

gustation

Question 11

Which lobe of the brain interprets signals coming from the optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

occipital

Question 12

The scientific name for the sense of smell is _________.

Accepted Answer

olfaction

Question 13

The color vision theory that states there are three types of cones is the ________.

Accepted Answer

trichromatic theory

Question 14

Nearsightedness is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

myopia

Question 15

The loudness of sound is measured in ___________.

Accepted Answer

decibels

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic four taste receptors?

Accepted Answer

fat

Question 17

Interpreting a situation in terms of past experiences is known as _______ processing.

Accepted Answer

top-down

Question 18

Where the optic nerve leaves the back of the eye is your _________.

Accepted Answer

blind spot

Question 19

Which theory explains the after-image effect?

Accepted Answer

opponent-process theory

Question 20

In the opponent-process theory, the three pairs are ___________.

Accepted Answer

red-green / blue-yellow / black-white

Question 21

Frequency is to pitch as _______ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

amplitude / loudness

Question 22

A more common term for the tympanic membrane is the _______.

Accepted Answer

eardrum

Question 23

Astigmatism is a vision problem caused by __________.

Accepted Answer

a misshapen cornea

Question 24

The ______ is the center of the retina where there is a very high concentration of cones.

Accepted Answer

fovea

Question 25

Your kinesthetic sense receptors are found in _____________

Accepted Answer

muscles and joints

Question 26

The scientific name for our sense of touch is ____________

Accepted Answer

cutaneous sense

Question 27

Being farsighted due to aging is called __________.

Accepted Answer

presbyopia

Question 28

The semicircular canals found in our inner ear are involved with our ______ sense.

Accepted Answer

vestibular

Question 29

The class is divided into teams of juniors and seniors. What is the grouping principle?

Accepted Answer

similarity

Question 30

The size of the pupil is controlled by the______.

Accepted Answer

iris

Question 31

The transduction of sound waves into nerve impulses takes place in the _________.

Accepted Answer

hair cells of the cochlea

Sensation Vocabulary Review

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Sensation Vocabulary Review

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