
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
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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
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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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