Question 1

Cochlear implants are most appropriate for treating

Accepted Answer

A) conductive hearing loss. 
B) sensorineural hearing loss. 
C) hearing loss causes by damage to the auditory ossicles. 
D) anosmia. 
A) conductive hearing loss. 
B) sensorineural hearing loss. 
C) hearing loss causes by damage to the auditory ossicles. 
D) anosmia. B

Question 2

The three small bones of the middle ear are called the auditory ossicles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

College students are downloading very high-pitched ring tones for their cell phones because their middle-aged professors cannot hear these high pitches due to

Accepted Answer

A) accumulated damage to the auditory ossicles. 
B) numerous punctures to their eardrums over time. 
C) having numerous ear infections that created chronic fluid build-up in their middle ears. 
D) noise-induced damage to the hair cells in the cochlea. 
A) accumulated damage to the auditory ossicles. 
B) numerous punctures to their eardrums over time. 
C) having numerous ear infections that created chronic fluid build-up in their middle ears. 
D) noise-induced damage to the hair cells in the cochlea. D

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a skin sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) light touch 
B) pressure 
C) pain 
D) balance 
A) light touch 
B) pressure 
C) pain 
D) balance

Question 5

Damage caused by exposing the hair cells of the inner ear to excessively loud sounds is called a _______ hearing loss.

Accepted Answer

A) noise-induced 
B) compression 
C) conductive 
D) tympanic 
A) noise-induced 
B) compression 
C) conductive 
D) tympanic

Question 6

Which theory of olfaction explains that different­shaped "holes," or "pockets," exist on the surface of olfactory receptors with chemicals producing odors when part of a molecule matches a hole of the same shape?

Accepted Answer

A) trichromatic 
B) lock-and-key 
C) opponent process 
D) gate control 
A) trichromatic 
B) lock-and-key 
C) opponent process 
D) gate control

Question 7

The vestibular sense helps keep us from

Accepted Answer

A) eating too much. 
B) starving to death. 
C) being blinded by the sun. 
D) falling over. 
A) eating too much. 
B) starving to death. 
C) being blinded by the sun. 
D) falling over.

Question 8

The fact that roses have a distinctive and similar fragrance regardless of where they are found is explained by the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) they produce molecules of similar shape that match the olfactory receptors. 
B) the airborne molecules activate the vestibulary receptors for the floral fragrances. 
C) they produce similar numbers of gaseous molecules. 
D) the floral smell of roses is one of the four primary scents. 
A) they produce molecules of similar shape that match the olfactory receptors. 
B) the airborne molecules activate the vestibulary receptors for the floral fragrances. 
C) they produce similar numbers of gaseous molecules. 
D) the floral smell of roses is one of the four primary scents.

Question 9

Skin senses,kinesthetic senses,and vestibular senses comprise which sense system?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual feedback 
B) somesthetic 
C) gustation 
D) olfactory 
A) perceptual feedback 
B) somesthetic 
C) gustation 
D) olfactory

Question 10

Sound energy relating to the loudness of a sound is usually expressed in

Accepted Answer

A) cycles per second. 
B) pitch. 
C) decibels. 
D) centimeters per linear foot. 
A) cycles per second. 
B) pitch. 
C) decibels. 
D) centimeters per linear foot.

Question 11

The receptors in the inner ear for balance,gravity,and acceleration are part of which sense?

Accepted Answer

A) gustation 
B) olfactory 
C) kinesthetic 
D) vestibular 
A) gustation 
B) olfactory 
C) kinesthetic 
D) vestibular

Question 12

Artificial hearing can occur because the cochlear implants directly stimulate the

Accepted Answer

A) auditory nerve. 
B) semicircular canals. 
C) auditory ossicles. 
D) tympanic membrane. 
A) auditory nerve. 
B) semicircular canals. 
C) auditory ossicles. 
D) tympanic membrane.

Question 13

Although you can smell other scents,you have lost the ability to smell floral odors.This condition is called

Accepted Answer

A) anhedonia. 
B) anosmia. 
C) tinnitus. 
D) sensory adaptation. 
A) anhedonia. 
B) anosmia. 
C) tinnitus. 
D) sensory adaptation.

Question 14

When amputees are awake,sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb conflict with which of the following,which,in turn,interprets the conflict as a phantom limb,complete with phantom limb pain?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) limbic system 
C) neuromatrix 
D) figure-ground orientation 
A) amygdala 
B) limbic system 
C) neuromatrix 
D) figure-ground orientation

Question 15

Regarding hearing loss,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorineural hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid,which makes sounds louder and clearer. 
B) The hair cells are as thin as a cobweb and are very fragile. 
C) By the time one is 65 years old,more than 40 percent of auditory hair cells will be gone. 
D) Brief exposure to 150 decibels may cause permanent hearing loss. 
A) Sensorineural hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid,which makes sounds louder and clearer. 
B) The hair cells are as thin as a cobweb and are very fragile. 
C) By the time one is 65 years old,more than 40 percent of auditory hair cells will be gone. 
D) Brief exposure to 150 decibels may cause permanent hearing loss.

Question 16

The lock-and-key match between intricately-shaped molecules and taste receptors explains which two tastes?

Accepted Answer

A) sweet and bitter 
B) salt and bitter 
C) sour and sweet 
D) salt and sour 
A) sweet and bitter 
B) salt and bitter 
C) sour and sweet 
D) salt and sour

Question 17

Which of the following contribute(s)to our feeling of motion sickness?

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory bulb 
B) otolith organs 
C) auditory ossicles 
D) tympanic membrane 
A) olfactory bulb 
B) otolith organs 
C) auditory ossicles 
D) tympanic membrane

Question 18

In general,which of the following would tend to decrease pain?

Accepted Answer

A) unpleasant emotions 
B) having some control over the pain 
C) focusing directly on the pain 
D) all of these 
A) unpleasant emotions 
B) having some control over the pain 
C) focusing directly on the pain 
D) all of these

Question 19

The lock-and-key system is used to explain

Accepted Answer

A) how we experience pain. 
B) color vision. 
C) olfaction. 
D) the vestibulary sense. 
A) how we experience pain. 
B) color vision. 
C) olfaction. 
D) the vestibulary sense.

Question 20

Jessie has a nagging backache after a day spent raking leaves.This nagging pain

Accepted Answer

A) involves the body's reminding system for pain. 
B) is carried by small nerve fibers. 
C) may cause agony long after this injury has healed. 
D) involves all of these characteristics. 
A) involves the body's reminding system for pain. 
B) is carried by small nerve fibers. 
C) may cause agony long after this injury has healed. 
D) involves all of these characteristics.

Exam 20: Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Cochlear implants are most appropriate for treating

The three small bones of the middle ear are called the auditory ossicles.

College students are downloading very high-pitched ring tones for their cell phones because their middle-aged professors cannot hear these high pitches due to

Which of the following is NOT a skin sensation?

Damage caused by exposing the hair cells of the inner ear to excessively loud sounds is called a _______ hearing loss.

Which theory of olfaction explains that different­shaped "holes," or "pockets," exist on the surface of olfactory receptors with chemicals producing odors when part of a molecule matches a hole of the same shape?

The vestibular sense helps keep us from

The fact that roses have a distinctive and similar fragrance regardless of where they are found is explained by the fact that

Skin senses,kinesthetic senses,and vestibular senses comprise which sense system?

Sound energy relating to the loudness of a sound is usually expressed in

The receptors in the inner ear for balance,gravity,and acceleration are part of which sense?

Artificial hearing can occur because the cochlear implants directly stimulate the

Although you can smell other scents,you have lost the ability to smell floral odors.This condition is called

When amputees are awake,sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb conflict with which of the following,which,in turn,interprets the conflict as a phantom limb,complete with phantom limb pain?

Regarding hearing loss,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The lock-and-key match between intricately-shaped molecules and taste receptors explains which two tastes?

Which of the following contribute(s)to our feeling of motion sickness?

In general,which of the following would tend to decrease pain?

The lock-and-key system is used to explain

Jessie has a nagging backache after a day spent raking leaves.This nagging pain

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Which theory of olfaction explains that differentshaped "holes," or "pockets," exist on the surface of olfactory receptors with chemicals producing odors when part of a molecule matches a hole of the same shape?