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lobe of the brain integral for hearing...
parietal
temporal
occipital
frontal
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The opening of the eye is known as the _____.
lens
pupil
iris
cornea
3
The opponent color of red is ________.
Magenta
Purple
Green
Dark red
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The location in the eye where one would find photoreceptors...
lens
retina
cornea
pupil
5
Visual acuity is highest at the
fovea
cornea
optic nerve
lens
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Visually humans prefer to focus on wholes instead of parts. ______ Psychology.
gestalt
google
glandular
gustation
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Which best describes the Place Theory?
Brain determines pitch by noticing the place on the Anvil
Brain determines pitch by noticing the place on the ear drum
Brain senses pitch by noticing the place basilar membrane of the cochlea
Brain determines pitch by noticing the place on the Pinna
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Sensorineural hearing loss means the...
ear drum is missing
inner ear doesn't send messages to the brain
outer ear doesn't let sound through
middle ear doesn't pass on vibrations
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What activates the ganglion cells
bipolar cells
lil pump
optic nerve
thalamus
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The _______ carries sound impulses to the brain.
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
somatosensory cortex
auditory nerve
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The___ of a sound wave is determined from its amplitude
Loudness
Shape
Height
Size
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What is conduction hearing loss?
Hearing loss caused by wearing headphones too frequently
Hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory Nerves
Hearing loss caused by loud music
Hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system
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The structure in the eye that changes shape in order to focus light rays on the back of the eye
fovea
lens
iris
retina
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Axons of ganglion cells create the optic nerve
True
False
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Opponent process theory _______________
Says we cannot see black and white
cannot explain afterimages.
states that sensory receptors come in pairs.
states we have 3 color receptors: blue, red, green
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The "windshield" of the eye...outer clear covering...
cornea
retina
lens
fovea
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The location in each eye where no vision occurs is known as the _________.
blind spot
retina
fovea
feature detector
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Photoreceptors that allow us to see colors...
gods
cones
drones
rods
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The three ossicles are
receptors
pinna, ear canal, eardrum
malleus, incus, stapes
rods, cones, retina
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What do feature detectors... detect?
Facial features
Pitch and frequency
Shapes, angles, movements
Object details
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Part of the eye that carries visual information to the brain for interpretation.
a single neuron
the thalamus
optic nerve
auditory nerve
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The iris is the structure of the eye responsible for
absorbing light rays and converting them to neural impulses
bending, or refracting, light rays as they enter the eye
the amount of light that enters the eye
focusing light rays on the retina
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According to the Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory, what 3 colors make up color vision?
purple,green,blue
red, green, blue
red, yellow, green
black,white,brown
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Surrounded by the basalar membrane. Contains hair cells to perform transduction of sound waves
vestibular apparatus
tympanic membrane
stapes
cochlea
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The area in which the optic nerve leaves the retina is called the
retina
fovea
blind spot
bipolar cell
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The pitch of a sound is dependent on frequency
False
True
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The place and frequency theory help explain how we sense:
pitch
volume
brightness
color
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The part of the ear that converts sound waves to neural impulses.
ear drum
ear canal
auditory nerve
cochlea
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The receptors for vision are located on the
taste buds
retina
cornea
cochlea
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Converting environmental energy into electrical energy (neural impulses) is called
transduction
sensation
corruption
perception
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Feature detectors are located in
The cornea
The occipital lobe
The optic nerve
The retina
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Under conditions of poor lighting, the type of cell that is most helpful in vision is the
ganglion
rod
cone
schwann
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The part of the ear that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. Sends vibration to ossicles.
malleus
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
acoustic external meatus
pinna
34
Photoreceptors that allow sight in low light conditions also instrumental in peripheral vision
gods
rods
cones
drones
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What is the accommodation of the eye?
The eye's ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina
The eyes ability to see color
The electrical impulse moving forward after it hits the retina
A feature detector
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The location in the eye of highest visual acuity also the highest concentration of cones.
lens
retina
optic nerve
fovea
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What is parallel processing?
Recollection of a single situation at once
Process of completing tasks in a parallel motion
The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously.
Being unable to study
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Lobe of the brain integral for vision...
temporal
parietal
frontal
occipital
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Describe the location of virtually all rods within the retinas.
concentrated throughout the entire retina
concentrated in the outer edges of the retina
concentrated at the origin of the optic nerve
smack dab in the middle
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This theory states that the frequency of a sound matches the rate of neuron activation.
Gestalt Theory
Frequency Theory
Place Theory
Opposing-Process Theory
