Understanding Sensation and Perception

What is the primary website used for working through Unit 6?

• Blackboard

• Google Classroom

• Canvas

• Moodle

What is the first step in the process of perception?

• Reflection

• Cognition

• Reaction

• Sensation

Which type of sensory cell is sensitive to light?

• Photoreceptors

• Neuroreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

What role does the thalamus play in sensory processing?

• Traffic director

• Signal booster

• Memory storage

• Energy supplier

Which part of the brain is referred to as the 'touch cortex'?

• Somatosensory cortex

• Visual cortex

• Auditory cortex

• Olfactory cortex

What is the blind spot in the human eye?

• Front of the lens

• Center of the retina

• Edge of the cornea

• Area with no photoreceptors

What are the two types of photoreceptor cells?

• Rods and Cones

• Cylinders and Spheres

• Pixels and Bits

• Capsules and Tablets

How is tactile information from the toes processed in the brain?

• It is ignored by the brain

• It is processed in the visual cortex

• It directly affects the motor cortex

• It goes to the top portion of the somatosensory cortex