FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSYCH

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSYCH

0101-01 CH3-5 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -48 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Our perception of sound is directly related to the physical properties of:

Answer:

• sound waves

Question 2: You catch a whiff of freshly popped popcorn as you enter the movie theatre. The process by which the odor of the popcorn is converted into neural signals thatyour brain can interpret as the small of popcorn is called

Answer:

• transduction

Question 3: The primary function of the ____ is to catch sound waves and funnel them into the ear canal.

Answer:

• pinna

Question 4: Smell and taste receptors respond to what type of stimuli?

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• chemical molecules

Question 5: The thin, light-sensitive membrane tha tlies at the back of the eye and contains the sensory receptors for light is the ____.

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• retina

Question 6: The ____ thickens or thins to focus incoming light. This process is called ____.

Answer:

lense, accommodation

Question 7: How are auditory stimuli transmitted to the brain?

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• the bending of hair cells stimulates the auditory nerve.

Question 8: The stimuli that proces the sensation of an odor are:

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• molecules in the air

Question 9: The muscle tha tcontrols the maount of light enetering the pupil is the:

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• iris

Question 10: The sensory receptors for vision are:

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b_ the rods and cones of the retina Question 11: Changes in your body position aer sensed by specialized receptors located in your muscles and joints that are called

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• proprioceptors

Question 12: The clear membrane that coers the outside of the eye and helps gather and direct

incoming light is called the:

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• cornea

Question 13: The olfactory bulb is:

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• the enlargted ending of the olfactory cortex

Question 14: After many year so fplaying exteremly loud rock music, Pete Tounshend or the famous rock group The Who has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected

with a hearing aid. Tounshend is suffering from:

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• nerve deafness.

Question 15: The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are:

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• three tiny bones in the middle ear

Question 16: The auditory nerve transmites neural signals to the:

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c_ thalamus

Question 17: What unites are used to measure the loudness of sound?

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• decibles

Question 18: Nerve deafness is caused by damage to the:

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• hair cells or auditory nerve

Question 19: In contrast to sensation, the term perception is formally defined as the

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a)active mental process of integrating, organizing, and interpreting sensory data.Question 20: According to your textbook,, factors that can increase the perception of pain

include:

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• anxiety and a sense of helplessness.

Question 21: The primary tastes include:

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• sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami

Question 22: In Psychology, the term "sensation" formally refers to

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• the process of detecting a physical stimulus such as light, sound, heat, or pressure.

Question 23: At first, you can barely concentrate in your psychology clas because the guy sitting behind you is wolving down a hamburger msotehred in onions for his lunch. After a minute, you no longer notice the smell of his sandwich because of

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• sensory adaptation has taken place

Question 24: Taste is to _____ as smell is to ____.

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• gustation, olfaction

Question 25: When activated, the taste receptors send mesages to the

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• thalamus

Question 26: Pheremones are

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• chemical signals used by animals to communicate imformation and affect teh behavior of other

members of the same species.Question 27: The ____ is though to be involved in our conscious recognition of msells.

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• temporal lobe

Question 28: The flavor of a food is due to:

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• the combination of aroma, taste, texture, and temperature.