Sensation Review Fall 2015

The process by which sensory systems convert stimulus energies into neural messages is called

A forest ranger may notice the faint scent of fire but stronger,less important odors are not:

Ability to simultaneously recognize color, shape, size, & speed of an oncoming car best shows

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is

Taste and smell are both what kind of senses

The concept that 2 stimuli must differ by constant proportion for difference to be perceived: 

The adjustable opening in the center of the eye is called the 

Because she was watching TV, Ms. S didn’t hear what her spouse was saying.This best illustrates

Selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory info to recognize meaningful objects and events

Phantom limb sensation best illustrates that pain can be experienced in the absence of

Seeing a hidden image in art by looking @ each element & forming an image uses which process?

Kinesthesis refers to the

The coiled, fluid-filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the 

Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by

Ability to detect whether your body is horizontal or vertical depends most directly on