Psychology Unit 3 Sensation and Perception

the method by which the sensations experiences at any given moment are interpreted and organized in some meaningful fashion

• perception

• sensation

• transduction

• visual accommodation

_________ involves the detection of physical stimuli from our environment and is made possible by the activation of specific receptor cells.

• Perception

• Sublimation

• Adaptation

• Sensation

The lowest level of stimulation that a person can consciously detect 50 percent of the time the stimulation is present is called __________________.

• absolute threshold

• just noticeable difference

• sensation

• sensory adaptation

After being in class for a while, ___________ is a likely explanation for not hearing the sound of the lights buzzing above you until someone says something about it.

• accommodation

• tinnitus

• sublimation

• habituation

The part of the ear that can be seen is also called the _____.

• pinna

• oval window

• organ of Corti

• cochlea

The cochlea is found in what part of the ear?

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

• the oval window

Taste is often called a ________ sense because it works with the molecules of foods that people eat.

• physical

• psychological

• chemical

• electrical

Research has found that a fifth taste called _____ exists.

• umami

• suprachiasm

• insula

• gustation

How often are olfactory receptors replaced by new olfactory receptors?

• every 12-24 hours

• every 2-3 days

• every 30 days

• every 5-8 weeks

Olfactory receptors project directly to the _______________ and are unique in that signals do not first connect to the thalamus.

• occipital lobe

• olfactory bulbs

• hypothalamus

• gustatory cortex