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Ch.5: Sensation & Perception_1st

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sensation + ___________ = Perception
a)
Experience
b)
Information
c)
Perspective
d)
Stimulus
2.
You hear the AC right when it turns on, but then you don't notice it after a few minutes. What's this an example of?
a)
Signal Detection Theory
b)
Sensory Adaptation
c)
Stroop Effect
d)
Gate Control Theory
3.
Speed Processing Theory and Selective Attention Theory are both ways of explaining:
a)
Stroop Effect
b)
Gestalt Principles
c)
Signal Detection Theory
d)
Sensory Adaptation
4.
You are asked to read a list of color words. Then you are asked to say aloud the color of each word, which is usually more difficult.  What is this?
a)
Stroop Effect
b)
Gestalt Principles
c)
Signal Detection Theory
d)
Sensory Adaptation
5.
This image is an example of which Gestalt Principle?
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Similarity
d)
Continuity
6.
This image is an example of which Gestalt Principle?
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Similarity
d)
Continuity
7.
This image is an example of which Gestalt Principle?
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Similarity
d)
Continuity
8.
This image is an example of which Gestalt Principle?
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Similarity
d)
Continuity
9.
What type of cells provide color vision? 
a)
Color Cells
b)
Cone Cells
c)
Rod Cells
d)
Cilia Cells
10.
Which term refers to someone with one type of cone and one type of rod? 
a)
Monochromat 
b)
Dichromat
c)
Anachromat
d)
Trichromat
11.
Which term refers to someone with two types of cone and one type of rod? 
a)
Monochromat 
b)
Dichromat
c)
Anachromat
d)
Trichromat
12.
Which term refers to someone with three types of cone and one type of rod? 
a)
Monochromat 
b)
Dichromat
c)
Anachromat
d)
Trichromat
13.
What disease is caused by pressure on the optic nerve?
a)
Glaucoma
b)
Cataracts
c)
Astigmatism
d)
Macular Degeneration
14.
The amount of light that gets into the eye is controlled by the _______. 
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
15.
The small hole in the eye that allows light to enter the eye. 
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
16.
The _______ is the transparent structure within the eye that focuses light. 
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
17.
The clear dome that covers the front of the eye. 
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
18.
A child has gotten a bead stuck in his ear, which causes problems with sound transmission.  What type of hearing loss is this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Conversion
c)
Sensorineural
d)
Central
19.
A virus has damaged the hair cells within the cochlea, in the inner ear.  What type of hearing loss is this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Conversion
c)
Sensorineural
d)
Central
20.
What sort of hearing loss is caused by disease or tumors in the auditory cortex of the brain or auditory nerve?
a)
Conduction
b)
Conversion
c)
Sensorineural
d)
Central
21.
Which of these is not part of the ossicles? 
a)
Hammer 
b)
Anvil
c)
Stirrup
d)
Drowell 
22.
Which of these describes sound wave A?
a)
High Frequency/High Volume
b)
High Frequency/Low Volume
c)
Low Frequency/High Volume
d)
Low Frequency/Low Volume
23.
Which of these describes sound wave B?
a)
High Frequency/High Volume
b)
High Frequency/Low Volume
c)
Low Frequency/High Volume
d)
Low Frequency/Low Volume
24.
Which of these describes sound wave C?
a)
High Frequency/High Volume
b)
High Frequency/Low Volume
c)
Low Frequency/High Volume
d)
Low Frequency/Low Volume
25.
Which of these describes sound wave D?
a)
High Frequency/High Volume
b)
High Frequency/Low Volume
c)
Low Frequency/High Volume
d)
Low Frequency/Low Volume
26.
What are the small but visible bumps on the tongue called?
a)
Papillae
b)
Taste buds
c)
Microvilli
d)
Cilia
27.
What are the hair cells that come out of the taste pores called?
a)
Papillae
b)
Taste buds
c)
Microvilli
d)
Cilia
28.
What are the hair cells used in the olfactory sense called?
a)
Papillae
b)
Taste buds
c)
Microvilli
d)
Cilia
29.
The inability to smell odors or aromas is called:
a)
Aphasia
b)
Synesthesia
c)
Ageusia
d)
Anosmia
30.
The inability to taste is called:
a)
Aphasia
b)
Synesthesia
c)
Ageusia
d)
Anosmia
31.
What term refers to the crossing of senses, like colored hearing?
a)
Aphasia
b)
Synesthesia
c)
Ageusia
d)
Anosmia
32.
Smell receptors are on the _____________: the small area of tissue about 2½” above the nostril. 
a)
Olfactory Epithelium
b)
Olfactory Bulb
c)
Olfactory Stamp
d)
Olfactory Cortex
33.
Your ability to keep your balance is called your ______ sense.
a)
Vestibular
b)
Kinesthetic 
c)
Buoancetic 
d)
Limbic
34.
Your awareness of your body in space is called your ______ sense.
a)
Vestibular
b)
Kinesthetic 
c)
Buoancetic 
d)
Limbic
35.
How many types of smell receptors do humans have, on average?
a)
450
b)
10,000
c)
2 million
d)
5
36.
What theory states that pain can be blocked with non-pain stimuli entering the spinal cord?
a)
Gate Control Theory
b)
Pain Inhibition Theory
c)
Spinal Bridge Theory
d)
Neutral Stimulus Theory
37.
What layer of skin includes sweat glands, oil glands, and sense receptors?
a)
Hypodermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Epidermis
d)
Paradermis
38.
In what layer of skin are skin cells made?
a)
Hypodermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Epidermis
d)
Paradermis
39.
In what layer of skin anchors the skin to the body?
a)
Hypodermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Epidermis
d)
Paradermis
40.
In what layer of skin serves as protection to the outside world?
a)
Hypodermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Epidermis
d)
Paradermis