Unit 4 Sensation and perception

Front

Bigfoot is walking through a park and hears birds chirping, feels the breeze on his skin, and sees the green trees around him. The way Bigfoot receives this information from his senses and then interprets it as a peaceful park scene is an example of sensation and perception, which refer to how we get information about the world around us and turn that raw information into a meaningful subjective experience.

Back

True

Front

What is the absolute threshold in the context of detecting a faint sound in a quiet room?

Back

The absolute threshold is the smallest amount of stimulus energy required for reliable detection.

Front

When Ethan looks at a painting, the light reflected from the painting first enters his eye through the cornea.

Back

True

Front

Name the three parts of the human ear.

Back

outer, middle, inner

Front

Does how your food tastes have nothing to do with your sense of smell?

Back

False

Front

What is the technical name for taste?

Back

Gustation

Front

Which part of the eye allows a person to see all the different colors?

Back

cones

Front

What is the name of the colored part of the eye that is a muscle controlling the size of the pupil?

Back

iris

Front

Which type of receptors in the eyes help see in dimly lit conditions, making out shapes in black, white, and gray?

Back

Rods

Front

What is the process called when heat is converted into a neural signal and sent to the brain?

Back

transduction