Exam 7: Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

 Complex stimuli such as clicks, noise bursts, and sounds with specific frequency patterns particularly activate

 Matthew did not awaken when his rather noisy roommate came back to their dorm room in the very early hours of the morning. It is most likely that Matthew's failure to hear the disturbance resulted from

 Which of the following is the outer layer of skin, which is actually composed of dead cells?

 The subjective perception of loudness

 Otoliths are

 A low frequency sound wave is perceived as

 When you go to the cosmetologist for a facial wax, she will press her finger against the part of your face she has just pulled hair out of. The resulting decrease in your discomfort is best accounted for by the _________ theory.

 Brandon's teeth are stained from his constant coffee drinking, so his dentist recommended that he switch to a new electric toothbrush that not only brushes teeth very rapidly, but also uses sound to reduce plaque and staining. What kind of sound is most likely generated by Brandon's new toothbrush?

 Professor Woodman tells her class that pain information is sent to the central nervous system (CNS) when the axons from nociceptors synapse in the

 Jonathan tripped on a sprinkler during a game of flag football and felt a sharp pain as he broke his ankle. Later on, after he returned home from the emergency room with a new cast, he felt a dull, aching pain in his broken ankle. Which of the following is the best explanation for Jonathan's experience?

 Sounds with frequencies above the range of human hearing are referred to as

 The olfactory cortex is located

 Brittany played a middle C note on the piano, which corresponds to about 261 Hz. It is likely that this tone will

 Holly was interested to learn that sound waves travel through

 High amplitude sound waves are perceived as

 In order to be sensed by the olfactory system, molecules must

 Lauren is a huge fan of music, and she attends performances in clubs or concerts nearly every weekend. It is likely that

 The most common form of synaesthesia seems to be

 Ms. Jones has been diagnosed with otosclerosis. Her doctor told her that her hearing loss was due to

 The emotional quality of olfaction is evident in the distortion of this sense that occurs in some types of psychopathology. Describe one disorder that is associated with olfactory disturbances, and comment on how such disturbances might contribute to the behavior that characterizes the disorder.