Unit 3 mid review

You are standing on a balance beam. You are relying on your _____ to keep from falling.

• vestibular sense

• hypothalamus

• auditory nerve

• retina

Which part of the eye carries the neuron impulses to the brain?

• Optic Nerve

• Retina

• Lens

• Cones

You are sitting at the back of the classroom but having difficulty seeing what your teacher is writing on the white board. You move to a seat in the front of the room and can see perfectly. An eye doctor would say that you have

• nearsightedness

• farsightedness

• color deficiency

• astigmatism

You wake up in middle of the night to use the bathroom. It is pitch black in the house but you are aware of his hands and feet to use as a guide down the hall (touching and feeling around). What sense are you relying on?

• absolute threshold

• vestibular sense

• kinesthesis

• skin sensations

Which of the following are part of the basic taste sensations?

• sweet

• sour

• salty

• spicy

The part of the eye that changes its shape to focus light on the retina is called the

• lens

• iris

• pupil

• fovea

This transduces sound vibrations to auditory signals

• auditory nerve

• ear drum

• cochlea

• stirrup

Which are true about subliminal threshold?

• Governments have banned them

• They are brief

• They are extremely effective

• Studies have not proven the effectiveness of subliminal messages

An outside stimulus activates one of the receptors of your senses, this is known as

• perception

• sensation

• psychophysics

• Thoughtfulness

You might not be able to hear someone whispering from 20 feet away, but if that person speaks in a normal voice, it may reach your

• absolute threshold

• electromagnetic spectrum

• binocular fusion

• monocular cues