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Sensation

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When information is converted to neural messages they are called:

a)

Transduction

b)

Transportation

c)

Translucent

2.

Absolute threshold refers to

a)

The maximum stimulation required to say anything

b)

minimum usage of sense organs

c)

The minimum stimulation necessary to detect a particular stimulus

3.

Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the

a)

absolute threshold for human vision

b)

difference threshold for human vision

c)

ratio threshold for human vision

d)

bionic threshold for human vision

4.

A woman without sensory adaptation would

a)

not see different colors

b)

be continuously bothered by street noises outside her house

c)

find it impossible to distinguish light and sound waves

d)

not be able to distinguish between hot and cold sensations

5.

Problems with the vestibular system would likely cause a person to

a)

not recognize shapes or colors

b)

stumble or fall

c)

fail to identify sound locations

d)

not be bothered by touching hot objects

6.

Juan's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Beth's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Beth's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Juan's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates

a)

absolute threshold

b)

difference threshold

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

closure

7.

Our sense of the position and movement of individual body parts is called

a)

kinethesis

b)

perception

c)

sensation

d)

retinal disparity

8.
Why is sensory processing important?
a)
Helps the hand feel pressure and temperature
b)
Helps the nose sense smells
c)
Helps the ability to detect sound or vibrations
d)
Helps us better interact with the environment
9.
What is sensory processing?
a)
Combining information from senses to respond to change in the environment
b)
Ability to taste a substance
c)
Combining viual and auditory information
d)
Light reflecting off an object
10.
A principle that states, for any change in a stimulus to be detected, a constant proportion of that stimulus must be added or subtracted.  
a)
Gate-Control Theory
b)
Weber's Law
c)
Difference Threshold
d)
Multiple constant 
11.
When a stimulus activates a receptor.  
a)
Senstaion
b)
Perception
c)
Recognition
d)
Response system
12.
The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.  
a)
Differnce threshold
b)
Absolute threshold
c)
Gate threshold
d)
Subliminal message
13.
This system controls the balance of the body.  
a)
Vestibular System
b)
Kinesthetic System
c)
Vision system
d)
Internal system
14.
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 ____.
a)
habituation
b)
accommodation
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
15.
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time is called
a)
absolute threshold
b)
difference threshold
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
16.
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
a)
just noticeable difference.
b)
absolute threshold.
c)
subliminal threshold.
d)
minimal threshold.
17.

If a dog hears a whistle that a person cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different

a)

kinesthesis systems.

b)

Gestalt ratios.

c)

absolute thresholds

d)

vestibular systems.

18.

Helen's rods and cones are converting information about light waves into a neural signal. This is an example of

a)

sensation

b)

perception

c)

transduction

d)

none of the above