Exam 4: Sensation and Perception-Part A

Jason got hit on his right ear during a boxing match and damaged his ossicles.Now he cannot hear very well out of his right ear.Jason is suffering from which type of hearing loss?

The tips of taste receptor cells are termed:

The "what" touch pathway involves areas in the _____ portion of the _____ lobe.

Which study would constitute one that is psychophysical?

According to _____,information conveyed by odorant chemicals first elicits an emotional response,which then leads to the identification of the odor.

What are the five types of taste receptor cells?

Into which part of the ear do people put cotton swabs (e.g. ,Q-Tips),against the advice of audiologists?

Signal detection studies allow for the determination of perceptual sensitivity separately from the observer's:

When given its price,wine drinkers often judge _____ expensive wine to be superior in flavor,illustrating the role of _____ processing in taste perception.

To the pilot,the long straight runway appears to converge to a single point in the distance.This is an example of the monocular depth cue known as:

Janet's new neighbors play loud music late at night that wakes her up.According to sensory adaptation theory,over time,Janet would be MOST likely to sleep through the music if the neighbors:

The ability to see fine detail is known as:

Noel wants to measure her cat's auditory threshold.She quietly whispers Ernie's name and slowly increases her volume until the cat turns and looks at her.Over the course of several days,she whispers ten times at each volume.The volume at which Ernie responds five times is called:

Thomas is missing M-cones and,as a result,perceives _____ differently from those who do have L-cones.

Railway tracks seem to converge in the distance,an example of the monocular depth cue known as:

Having two ears MOST helps us to:

Rock musicians often suffer hearing loss due to chronic exposure to high-decibel sounds that damage hair cells.They experience which type of hearing loss?

The theory that specialized detectors exist in the area of the brain that exclusively responds to faces,landscapes,or other objects represents the _____ view of object recognition.

When you are pinched by your significant other,neurons embedded in the skin sensitive to pressure fire and send a neural signal to the spinal cord and brain.The brain may interpret the same stimulation as annoying or stimulating,indicating the interpretative role of:

Conductive hearing loss is to sensorineural hearing loss as: