Sensorineural deafness...

Due to damage to the hair cells in the cochlea or cochlear nerve

links pitch with where the cochlea is stimulated

Difference Threshold is best described as.....

smallest change that can still be detected between two stimuli

rate of nerve impulses in cochlea determines pitch

An example of signal detection theory is

a mother hearing a faint sound from the baby's room amidst loud noise

Volley theory suggests that:

Multiple neurons fire in rapid succession to match the frequency of a sound

the higher the stimuli, the more it must be changed to detect a difference

According to the Trichromatic Theory, what causes colorblindness?

Lacking red or green sensitive cones

Conduction deafness occurs when there is

strucutural damage the middle ear or blockage in outer ear

In psychology synesthesia can be...

seeing colors when one hears sound

opponent processing theory

proposes that opposite retinal processes enable color vision

What do rods in our eyes do?

Allow us to have peripheral vision

converting stimulus energies into neural messages

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1
What is sensory adaptation?
Random sensitivity
No change
Increased sensitivity
Reduced sensitivity
2
What is the gate control theory?
Vision control
Pain regulation
Taste control
Hearing control
3
What are the two types of dichromatic color blindness? select two!
Red-green
Blue-yellow
Blue-green
Red-blue
4
The fovea is for sharp vision
True
False
5
Sensorineural deafness...
Impaired hearing due to earwax or ruptured ear drum
Usually associated with damage to the outer or middle ear
Ringing in the ears
Due to damage to the hair cells in the cochlea or cochlear nerve
6
Pitch place theory
links pitch with where the cochlea is stimulated
rate of neural impulses matches pitch
Neural cells alternate firing
7
What do CONES allow us to see?
the future
color
outlines
motion
8
What is the function of the iris?
Detect sound
Taste food
Smell scents
Control size of pupil
9
What is the absolute threshold?
Maximum stimulus
Minimum stimulus
Average stimulus
No stimulus
10
What sense do the semicircular canals play a role in?
taste
hearing sense
vestibular sense
smell
11
Difference Threshold is best described as.....
smallest change that can still be detected between two stimuli
smallest stimulus needed to detect something 50% of the time
difference between the highest and lowest amounts
highest amount our senses can detect
12
Receptor cells for kinesthesis are located in the
olfactory bulb
fovea
inner ear
muscles, tendons, joints
13
frequency theory
rate of nerve impulses in cochlea determines pitch
ear drum vibration is where pitch is sensed
converting sounds into electrical signals
where the sound hits the cochlea determines pitch
14
What part of the eye contains photoreceptor cells?
Lens
Cornea
Retina
Iris
15
Photoreceptor cells are also known as
auditory cells
olfactory cells
ganglion cells
Rods and cones
16
An example of signal detection theory is
a cat falling off a shelf and landing on it's feet
a mother hearing a faint sound from the baby's room amidst loud noise
not hearing things while asleep
hearing a loud truck driving by
17
Volley theory suggests that:
Only low-pitched sounds are heard by humans
Sound localization depends on timing differences
The cochlea can respond to sound frequencies above 5,000 Hz
Multiple neurons fire in rapid succession to match the frequency of a sound
18
Which type of photoreceptor cell is used in well-lit conditions?
fovea
cones
retina
rods
19
where the optic nerve exits the eye
photoreceptors
ganglion cells
blind spot
retina
20
What is the central focal point in the retina, around which the eye's cones cluster?
Optic Nerve
Fovea
Ganglion Cell
Pupil
21
we process each sense in total isolation from the other senses
True
False
22
The vestibular sense is for balance
True
False
23
Weber's law
a law dictating how we detect color
a mental predisposition to see one thing and not another
law stating the changing the lens curvature and thickness determines focus
the higher the stimuli, the more it must be changed to detect a difference
24
According to the Trichromatic Theory, what causes colorblindness?
Loss of cones throughout lifetime
Lacking red or green sensitive cones
Missing rods in the eyes
Having too many cones
25
Conduction deafness occurs when there is
nerve damage in the inner ear
When sound-wave frequency is excessively complex
In the basilar membrane
strucutural damage the middle ear or blockage in outer ear
26
In psychology synesthesia can be...
hearing music and being able to talk
seeing colors when one hears sound
evoking of the sixth sense
27
opponent processing theory
explains organization of the visual field theory
the ability to see objects in 3D
explains perceptual tendency to organize stimuli
proposes that opposite retinal processes enable color vision
28
What do rods in our eyes do?
Allow us to have peripheral vision
Allow us to see color
Allow us to see detail
Allow us to see in dim light
29
sensory transduction
special functions of things we can/cannot see
the distance our eyes can see
converting stimulus energies into neural messages
changing the lens of our color consistency
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trichromatic theory ?
yellow, red, and blue
pairs of green-blue and red-yellow
pairs of red-green and blue-yellow
Red, Green, Blue

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