Sensation and Perception Crash Course

Receptors that are responsible for transferring light into neural impulses.  

• Rods & Cones of Retina
• Optic Stem
• Cornea
• Iris

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?

• Sweet

• Umami

• Bitter

• Spicy

• Sour

Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

• Optic Nerve
• Olfactory Nerve
• Auditory (chochlear nerve)
• Sensory Nerve

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.  

• Senstation
• Perception
• Gestalt Awareness
• Sensory organization

When the raw sensory stimulus activates a sensory receptor, we call this process:

• Senstaion

• Perception

• Recognition

• Response system

Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is an example of

• absolute threshold for human vision

• difference threshold for human vision.

• inattentional blindness

• Weber's Law

Vibration is crucial to which sense?

• sight
• hearing
• smell
• taste

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

If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see

• colors

• shapes

• sizes

• distant objects

Damage to the olfactory nerve might prevent a person from

• seeing a traffic light change.

• hearing birds chirp.

• smelling freshly baked bread.

• feeling the texture of

  a curtain.