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SENSATION-PERCEPTION EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -33 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: audition

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the sense or act of hearing EX- listening

Question 2: somatosensation

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is a general term for 4 classes of tactile sensations: touch/ pressure, warmth, cold, and pain

Question 3: transduction

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conversion of one form of energy into another. EX-Transforming sights or wounds into neural impulses our brain can interpret.

Question 4: amplitude

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the greater the composition, the larger the height of the sound wave and the louder the sound EX-dicibels

Question 5: cones

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retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well- lit conditions. The cones detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations EX-sunny, spring day

Question 6: perception

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The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. EX-knowing that a needle pricking your finger is going to hurt.

Question 7: schemas

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are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information EX-Can account for people's interpretations of UFOs

Question 8: nerve deafness

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results from damage to the cochlea, hair cells, or auditory neurons EX-a convential hearing aid being able to restore hearing by amplifying vibrations

Question 9: subliminal

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below the threshold. EX- being able to taste an ounce of salt in a 2 liter of juice.

Question 10: top- down processing

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information processing guided by higher level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations. EX-when looking at a painting, we pay attention to the aspects of the painting that will give observations meaning

Question 11: photoreceptors

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convert light energy to electrochemical neural impulses. EX-Both rods and cones are the photoreceptors

Question 12: kinesthesis

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is the system that enables you to sense the position and movement of individual parts of your body EX-Nerve endings in your muscles, tendons, and joints

Question 13: ESP

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is the controversial clain that perception can occur apart from sensory input

Question 14: signal detection theory

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predicts when we will detect weak signals EX- measured as our ratio of "hits" to "false alarms"

Question 15: gustation

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taste

Question 16: monocular cues

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are clues about distance based on the image of one eye

Question 17: Weber's Law

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The principle that, to be perceived as different, 2 stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount) EX-If the price of a $1 chocolate bar goes up by 10 cents, shoppers might notice the change

Question 18: optical/ visual illusions

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are discrepancies between the appearance of a visual stimulus and its physical reality EX-Reversible figures

Question 19: conduction deafness

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is a loss of hearing that results when the eardrum is punctured or any of the ossicles lose their ability to vibrate EX-When hearing aids only help some people.

Question 20: bottom- up processing

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Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information. EX-gives us the ability to detect lines, angles, and colors in a painting

Question 21: binocular cues

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are clues about distance requiring two eyes

Question 22: frequency theory

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the rate of the neural impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, enabling you to sense its pitch EX-When tuning an instrument...you listen to a device that produces the tone, and then being able to match it with your pitch

Question 23: rods

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retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond. EX-movie theater/ shadows

Question 24: olfaction

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smell

Question 25: vestibular sense

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is your sense of equilibrium or body orientation

Question 26: depth perception

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is the ability to judge the distance of objects EX-Being able to judge how far a car is away from you when driving