Deck 3: C: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with ______.

A)separation threshold
B)range threshold
C)difference threshold
D)absolute threshold

Answer 1

difference threshold

Question 2

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originate in the ____________.

A)outer ear
B)inner ear
C)outer and middle ear
D)auditory pathways and brain

Answer 2

outer and middle ear

Question 3

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

A)pitch
B)volume
C)purity
D)timbre

Answer 3

volume

Question 4

The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same physical dimensions,regardless of its distance from the viewer,is known as _____________.

A)size constancy
B)shape constancy
C)brightness constancy
D)color constancy

Question 5

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ______.

A)bipolar cells
B)ganglion cells
C)rods
D)cones

Question 6

An illusion ________________.

A)is the same thing as a vision
B)is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina
C)is a perception that does not correspond to reality
D)corresponds directly to something that you dreamed

Question 7

In the process known as_____________,sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

A)sensation
B)sensory fatigue
C)adaptation
D)discrimination

Question 8

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that ______________.

A)we have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes
B)we can see the world in three dimensions
C)we can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world
D)we have an extra if one is broken

Question 9

Texture gradient refers to the fact that texture appears to become ______.

A)more detailed in the distance
B)more detailed as brightness increases
C)less detailed in the distance
D)less detailed when it is brighter

Question 10

What are the five primary tastes?

A)hot,sour,spicy,sweet,origami
B)salty,sour,spicy,sweet,tart
C)bitter,salty,sour,sweet,umami
D)peppery,salty,sour,sweet,acidic