Sensation
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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Juan's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Beth's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Beth's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Juan's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates
absolute threshold
difference threshold
sensory adaptation
closure
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the raw sensory stimulus activates a sensory receptor, we call this process:
Senstaion
Perception
Recognition
Response system
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If an elderly person thinks that food does not taste as good as it used to, what is the likely reason?
a decline in his or her vision
a decline in his or her cochlea/cilia
a decline in his or her kinesthesis/touch
a decline in her or his olfaction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...
inattentional blindness
place theory
blind spot
feature detectors
sensory adaptation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ______.
Absolute threshold
range threshold
difference threshold
just-noticeable difference
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'sensation' in social studies?
The process of interpreting sensory information
The initial detection of energy from the physical world
The emotional response to a stimulus
The cognitive understanding of a stimulus
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the context of sensation, what does the term 'absolute threshold' refer to?
The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time
The maximum intensity of a stimulus that can be tolerated
The difference in intensity between two stimuli
The point at which a stimulus becomes painful
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