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WorksheetsSensation and Perception Assessment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is depth perception?
The ability to hear sounds at different frequencies.
The ability to see objects in three dimensions and judge their distance.
The ability to taste different flavors.
The ability to feel different temperatures.
What is the function of the olfactory nerve?
It transmits visual information from the eyes to the brain.
It transmits auditory information from the ears to the brain.
It transmits information about odors from the nose to the brain.
It transmits tactile information from the skin to the brain.
What does the vestibular system consist of?
Three semicircular canals in the inner ear.
The nerve that carries impulses from the retina to the brain.
The faculty of bodily perception.
Three sensory systems associated with the nose and mouth.
What is the role of the auditory nerve?
It carries impulses from the retina to the brain.
It carries impulses from the inner ear to the brain.
It provides the sense of balance.
It is responsible for olfaction and taste.
What does the term "blind spot" refer to?
The area where you can see all colors.
Things that are overlooked systematically.
The nerve that carries impulses from the ear to the brain.
A spot that's blind
What is the function of the optic nerve?
It carries impulses from the retina to the brain.
It helps in the perception of sound.
It provides the sense of balance.
It is responsible for olfaction and taste.
What are the millions of special cells lining the retina that are key to turning light into a form the brain can process?
Sensory receptors
Photoreceptors
Neurons
Cones
What is the light-sensitive innermost coating of the back of the eye that contains rods, cones, and neurons called?
Photoreceptors
Retina
Absolute threshold
Sensory adaptation
What is the term for the diminished sensitivity to a stimulus as a consequence of constant exposure to that stimulus?
Sensation
Sensory adaptation
Perception
Photoreceptors
What is the smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli known as?
Absolute threshold
Sensory adaptation
Difference threshold/JND
Retina
What is the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time called?
Difference threshold
Absolute threshold
Sensory adaptation
Photoreceptors
Which term describes the organization and interpretation of sensory information into meaningful experiences?
Sensation
Absolute threshold
Perception
Weber's Law
What is the process called that involves the simulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the brain?
Perception
Sensation
Sensory adaptation
Photoreception
Which of the following exemplifies the sense of audition?
hearing a song on the radio
petting a cat
smelling lilacs
tasting warm bread covered in pumpkin butter
Which of the following exemplifies the sense of audition?
hearing a song on the radio
petting a cat
smelling lilacs
tasting warm bread covered in pumpkin butter
Evan and Arnold are getting ready for their soccer game. It is a cold and rainy winter evening. After forty minutes of play, they notice that they are suddenly too hot and they remove their long-sleeve undershirts at half-time. They are experiencing ____.
difference threshold
absolute threshold
sensory adaptation
signal detection theory
Charlotte is conducting a psychology experiment. She wants to determine the point at which Arjun, the participant, can detect a change in sensory stimulation. Arjun must indicate when he can begin taste hints of citrus in water. This point is called the
absolute threshold
difference threshold
Sensory Adaptation
Signal detection theory
Imagine you are sitting in a classroom, and your teacher is giving a lecture. You are trying to pay attention and take notes, but you also want to be aware of any important announcements that the teacher might make. Suddenly, you hear your phone ping and a message comes through, so you instinctually check it. You are experiencing ____.
difference threshold
absolute threshold
sensory adaptation
signal detection theory
