Sensation and Perception Review

Receptors that are responsible for transferring light into neural impulses.  

• Rods & Cones of Retina
• Optic Stem
• Cornea
• Iris

Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

• Optic Nerve
• Olfactory Nerve
• Auditory (chochlear nerve)
• Sensory Nerve

This theory states that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses.  

• Pain perception method
• Gate-Control Theory
• Acute sensation deprivation
• Theory of relativity

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.  

• Senstation
• Perception
• Gestalt Awareness
• Sensory organization

When a stimulus activates a receptor.  

• Senstaion
• Perception
• Recognition
• Response system

This system controls the balance of the body.  

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

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

Which of the following would be the most effective treatment for someone suffering from nerve hearing impairment?

• a standard hearing aid
• a cochlear implant
• nothing can be done

The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time is called

• absolute threshold
• difference threshold
• sensory adaptation
• subliminal perception

The cocktail party effect provides an example of:

• the phi phenomenon
• selective attention
• perceptual constancy
• perceptual set