Sensation (super basic)

Which type of cell in the eye is better at detecting signals in low-light conditions?

• Cones

• Rods

• Retinoids

• Ocular Cells

What characteristic of a sound wave determines pitch?

• Amplitude

• Configuration

• Frequency

• Wave strength

What characteristic of a sound wave determines loudness?

• Amplitude

• Configuration

• Frequency

• Wave strength

Smell and taste are often referred to as the 

“_____ senses”

• Culinary

• Aesthetic

• Physical

• Chemical

The nerve that conveys odor signals from the nose to the brain

• Olfactory

• Auditory

• Ocular

• Chemical

What is at work when we “get used to” signals of pressure on our skin (like wearing clothing)

• Sensory Perception

• Sensory Accomodation

• Sensory Adaptation

• Sensory Acquisition

The weakest amount of a stimulus that can be sensed

• Absolute sensation

• Absolute threshold

• Absolute perception

• Absolution

This theory states that sensation is affected by additional factors such as mood, attitude, motivations, and expectations

• Sensory adaptation

• Sensory pruning

• Sensory detection theory

• Signal detection theory

This sense helps us determine our body's orientation relative to the ground using fluid in the inner ear.

• Vestibular sense

• Kinesthesis

• Touch

• Orientative sense

This sense helps us determine our limbs' orientation relative to each other, and the rest of the body

• Vestibular sense

• Kinesthesis

• Touch

• Orientative sense