1.6 Sensation Quiz

What is the smallest detectable change in a stimulus called?

• Absolute Threshold

• Difference Threshold

• Sensory Adaptation

• Weber's Law

What is the result of constant exposure to a stimulus?

• Increased awareness

• Decreased sensitivity

• Heightened alertness

• Immediate response

What is an example of sensory adaptation related to clothing?

• Feeling the texture of new clothes all day

• Ignoring the feeling of clothes after dressing

• Constantly adjusting clothes for comfort

• Noticing the color of clothes throughout the day

What is synesthesia?

• A rare condition where one sensory pathway affects another

• The inability to perceive colors

• A common condition where senses are heightened

• A condition where senses are dulled

What is the condition called when a person has difficulty seeing distant objects clearly?

• Farsightedness

• Nearsightedness

• Dichromatism

• Monochromatism

What is the condition called when a person can only see shades of gray?

• Monochromatism

• Dichromatism

• Blindsight

• Prosopagnosia

What is the function of the lens in the eye?

• It sends visual information to the brain.

• It bends light to focus it onto the retina.

• It contains rods and cones for vision.

• It is the sharpest point of vision.

Which theory of color vision states that the retina has three types of color receptors sensitive to red, green, and blue?

• Opponent-Process Theory

• Trichromatic Theory

• Young-Helmholtz Theory

• Ganglion Cell Theory

Which of the following sensory phenomena explains why you stop noticing the smell of a strong perfume after a while?

• Sensory adaptation
• Synesthesia

• Sensory overload
• Priming

Which of the following is an example of the kinesthetic sense?

• Knowing that your arm is raised without looking at it.

• Feeling dizzy after spinning around.

• Tasting the sweetness of a strawberry.

• Smelling freshly baked bread.