Ch.4 Senses

What is sensory adaptation?

• The process of adjusting to a constant stimulus

• The ability to detect faint stimuli

• The process of enhancing all sensory signals

• The ability to ignore all sensory input

What is an example of sensory adaptation?

• Wearing a watch and forgetting it's there

• Listening to loud music

• Eating spicy food

• Watching a scary movie

What is sensation in the context of stimulation of the senses?

• The interpretation of sensory information

• The process through which we interpret sensory stimulation

• Stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information

• The belief that objects are larger when they are closer

What is perception according to the provided learning material?

• The process through which we interpret sensory stimulation

• The stimulation of sensory receptors

• The transmission of sensory information

• The belief that objects are smaller when they are closer

Based on the example given, what did settlers mistakenly believe about the Colorado river when viewed from the top of the Grand Canyon?

• It was an average of 300 feet wide

• It was only a few feet wide

• It was wider than it actually is

• It was the same width as the Grand Canyon

What is the stimulus for the sense of vision according to the Absolute Threshold table?

• Sound Waves

• Electromagnetic energy

• Chemicals in the air

• Pressure on skin

Which receptors are associated with the sense of hearing?

• Rods & Cones

• Cilia

• Receptors cells in the nose

• Nerve endings

What is the absolute threshold for the sense of smell?

• Candle flame at 30 miles

• Watch ticking at 20 feet

• 1 drop of perfume in a small house

• 1 tsp in 20 gal. water

Which of the following is the absolute threshold for the sense of taste?

• Fly wing falling ½ inch

• 1 drop of perfume in a small house

• 1 tsp in 20 gal. water

• Candle flame at 30 miles

What is the stimulus that activates the receptors in the nose for the sense of smell?

• Pressure on skin

• Chemicals in Saliva

• Sound Waves

• Chemicals in the air