Sensory Processing Quiz

What is the process by which sensory information is converted into neural signals?

• Sensation

• Transduction

• Perception

• Sensory adaptation

Which term refers to the minimum level of stimulus intensity needed to detect a stimulus half the time?

• Just-noticeable difference

• Absolute threshold

• Sensory adaptation

• Weber’s law

What is the term for the reduced sensitivity to a constant stimulus?

• Sensory adaptation

• Sensation

• Perception

• Transduction

What is the term for the ability to detect the direction from which a sound is coming?

• Sound localization

• Frequency theory

• Volley theory

• Place theory

What is the role of semicircular canals in the human body?

• Detecting pain

• Sensing temperature

• Maintaining balance

• Enhancing kinesthesis

Which receptors are involved in the sensation of heat and cold?

• Pain receptors

• Warm/cold receptors

• Semicircular canals

• Vestibular sense

What is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment?

• Perception

• Sensation

• Cognition

• Reflection

What happens when sunlight hits your skin according to the text?

• The skin becomes cooler

• Thermoreceptors detect the increase in temperature

• The skin changes color

• The skin becomes dry

What does your brain do with the signals from thermoreceptors?

• Ignores them

• Processes them as the sensation of warmth

• Converts them into sound

• Uses them to change skin color

What is the term used for the increase in temperature detected by thermoreceptors?

• Heat wave

• Temperature rise

• Thermal detection

• Sensation of warmth