
Sensation and Perception Unit Test
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sensation is best defined as:
The emotional response to stimuli
The process by which sensory receptors create neural messages
The brain’s imagination of sensory input
The brain’s interpretation of meaning
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The study of how our senses affect our behavior is called:
Behavioral neuroscience
Experimental psychology
Sensory psychology
Cognitive science
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What process converts physical energy (like light or sound waves) into neural impulses?
Transduction
Translation
Adaptation
Amplification
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of our sense organs share what common feature?
They detect pain
They only detect light
They use the same area of the brain
They convert energy into neural impulses
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sense organs send information to the brain in the form of:
Electrical charges only
Hormones
Neural messages
Muscle contractions
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process that reduces responsiveness to constant or unchanging stimuli is called:
Sensory adaptation
Accommodation
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the absolute threshold?
The minimum detectable sound
The maximum amount of stimulation
The smallest change between two stimuli
The weakest stimulus detectable 50% of the time
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
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