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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ______.
Absolute threshold
range threshold
difference threshold
just-noticeable difference
The place in the eye where the optic nerve meets is known as the ______.
fovea
blind spot
optic chiasm
optic nerve
While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...
inattentional blindness
place theory
blind spot
feature detectors
sensory adaptation
Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.
accommodation level
absolute threshold
tolerance level
gustatory saturation level
adaptation level
Petra walks into a brightly lit Psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?
cones
fovea
lens
rods
Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over.
nociception
proprioception
somatosensation
vestibular
Which of the following is the best example of your kinesthetic sense?
Touching your nose with your eyes closed
Maintaining balance in your chair
Detecting both sweet and sour in a beverage
Smelling the soup that is cooking for dinner
