Sensation and Perception

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?

• Sweet

• Sour

• Umami

• Warmth

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.  

• Senstation
• Perception
• Gestalt Awareness
• Sensory organization

This system controls the balance of the body.  

• Vestibular System
• Kinesthetic System
• Vision system
• Internal system

Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the

• Absolute threshold for human vision

• Difference threshold for human vision

• Perceived threshold for human vision

• Ratio threshold for human vision

Which of the following is true about rods and cones?

• There are more cones in the retina than rods.
• Rods are photoreceptors, while cones are not
• Rods are sensitive to lower levels of light than cones.
• Rods are similar to color film and cones are similar to black-and-white film.

Vibration is crucial to which sense?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Smell

• Taste

If a dog hears a whistle that a person cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different

• Kinesthesis systems

• Gestalt ratios

• Absolute thresholds

• Vestibular systems

If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see

• Colors

• Shapes

• Sizes

• Distant objects

Damage to the olfactory nerve might prevent a person from

• Seeing a traffic light change

• Hearing birds chirp

• Smelling freshly baked bread

• Feeling the texture of sand

Alice is eating a piece of fruit. After a while, she notices that the fruit tastes less sweet and tangy than it did when she first bit into it. Alice is experiencing ____.

• Habituation

• Accommodation

• Sensory adaptation

• Subliminal perception