Sensation & Perception Review

Which two parts of the brain are activated with your sense of smell, which explains how smells can trigger memories?

• Hippocampus and amygdala

• Amygdala and hypothalamus

• Hypothalamus and hippocampus

• Cerebellum and hippocampus

A food’s aroma can greatly enhance its taste. This is an example of…

• Olfaction

• Kinesthesia

• Sensory interaction

• Gustaiton

Which of the following is the name for your sense of taste?

• Olfaction

• Gustation

• Audition

• Vestibular

Which sense is your sense of balance?

• Kinesthesia

• Vestibular

• Audition

• Olfaction

Which theory explains how we hear low-pitched sound?

• Sensory interaction theory

• Place theory

• Temporal theory

• Frequency theory

Which theory explains how we hear high-pitched sounds?

• Frequency theory

• Place theory

• Sensory interaction

• Temporal theory

The snail-shaped tube in the inner ear, where sound waves are converted into neural activity, is called the..

• Steppe

• Cochlea

• Mallus

• Incus

After surgery to to restore vision, adults who had been blind from birth have difficulty

• Recognizing objects by touch

• Distinguishing figure from ground

• Recognizing objects by sight

• Distinguishing between bright and dim light

Perceiving a tomato as consistently red, despite lighting shifts, is an example of..

• Shape constancy

• Perceptual constancy

• a binocular cue

• continuity

Which type of depth cue is most closely associated with interposition and linear perspective?

• Monocular cues

• Binocular cues

• Subliminal cues

• Depth perception cues