WorksheetsSensation and Perception
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?
Sweet
Sour
Umami
Warmth
Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the
Absolute threshold for human vision
Difference threshold for human vision
Perceived threshold for human vision
Ratio threshold for human vision
Vibration is crucial to which sense?
Sight
Hearing
Smell
Taste
If a dog hears a whistle that a person cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different
Kinesthesis systems
Gestalt ratios
Absolute thresholds
Vestibular systems
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 sand
Alice is eating a piece of fruit. After a while, she notices that the fruit tastes less sweet and tangy than it did when she first bit into it. Alice is experiencing ____.
Habituation
Accommodation
Sensory adaptation
Subliminal perception
A researcher presents two lights of varying brightness to a subject who is asked to respond "same" or "different" by comparing their intensities. The researcher is seeking the
Difference threshold
Absolute threshold
Subliminal threshold
Minimal threshold
The basilar membrane is lined with:
Hues
Olfactory receptors
Bipolar cells
Hair cells
Which of the following statements is true?
People with color-blindness see the world in black and white.
Subliminal advertising is very effective.
People see what they expect to see.
There are discrete spots on our tongues for specific tastes.
