Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Zoran has been diagnosed with strabismus.What are the effects of this condition?

"Hot" or spicy foods activate what component of the tongue that communicates pain?

Lianne is listening to a sound wave that varies in frequency from high to low.This means that the sound is:

The human tongue is covered with bumps called ___.

Kinesthetic is to vestibular as ___ is to ___.

Olfactory information is processed in each of these brain areas EXCEPT the

From the window of an office on a skyscraper's 90?? floor,taxis on the street look tiny.Of course,you know they're not toy cars; you're just a long way up.This example illustrates the ___ depth cue of ___.

The Gestalt psychologists believed that with respect to visual perception,the whole is more than the sum of its parts.By contrast,the ___ psychologists assumed that the whole is the sum of its parts.

The "what" pathway terminates in the ___ lobe.The "where" pathway terminates in the ___ lobe.

Our tendency to view objects as unchanging is referred to as ___.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of vision associated with rods?

Pitch is to loudness,as ___ is to ___.

Part of the primary auditory cortex is organized in a(n)___ map.

Queenie can recognize objects by smell or touch,but not by sight.She has no trouble recognizing objects verbally.Patsy recognizes faces only by focusing on features such as hairstyle,eyeglasses,or jewellery.Queenie suffers from ___.Patsy suffers from ___.

The combination of our visual,vestibular,and kinesthetic senses constitutes:

What cues are used to localize sound?

When Amber eats the hot peppers she loves so much,a chemical called ___ activates __ receptors in her tongue.

The fast pathway for pain uses ___ neurons so we can respond quickly to pain.

Research suggests that women have twice as many pain receptors in their facial skin as men.

Which part of the brain becomes active when we taste and see something revolting?