CH 4: Sensation / Perception Review Game:

Please select a Team. The Psychos Freud Droids The brain trust The 6th sense The Masters of Illusion Those that are developmentally ahead Pavlov’s Doggs The authoritarian parents

Perception; perception Sensation; perception Perception; Sensation Tasting a peanut butter sandwich is ______; remembering that you hate the taste of a peanut butter sandwich is ______. Sensation; sensation Perception; perception Sensation; perception Perception; Sensation None of the above is correct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

This process is responsible for the conversion of physical energy into neural impulses. Transduction Plasticity Absolute threshold Psychophysics Adaptation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Vestibular canals Nerve Endings Sensory pathways Olfactory epithelium Nerve impulses that carry information about the external world travel along ____ to specialized processing areas in the brain. Vestibular canals Nerve Endings Sensory pathways Olfactory epithelium Photoreceptors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Just noticeable difference Weber’s Law Closure Subliminal messaging The great smell of baked goods is more powerful when you first enter a bakery than when you have been there for a while is because of: Sensory Adaptation Just noticeable difference Weber’s Law Closure Subliminal messaging 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Difference threshold Equilibrium Vestibular sense Olfaction If you are able to taste one teaspoon of salt in a bucketful of hot buttered popcorn, this amount is above your: Difference threshold Equilibrium Vestibular sense Olfaction Absolute threshold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

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Blood vessels Cones Optic nerve Retina Bipolar cells The blind spot refers to the region of the eye at which the ______ exit(s) the eye: Blood vessels Cones Optic nerve Retina Bipolar cells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Snapping your fingers causes the surrounding air to: Move in circles Lose an electrical charge Vibrate Gain moisture Implode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Frequency and amplitude Volume and loudness Loudness and speed The pure sound that is produced when you strike a tuning fork has the physical properties of: Timbre and pitch Frequency and amplitude Volume and loudness Loudness and speed Key and intensity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Place the following in the correct order concerning how a message travels through the ear. Tympanic membrane, hammer/anvil/stirrup, basilar membrane, cochlea, auditory nerve Tympanic membrane, hammer/anvil/stirrup, cochlea, basilar membrane, auditory nerve Hammer/anvil/stirrup, tympanic membrane, cochlea, basilar membrane, auditory nerve Cochlea, Basilar membrane, tympanic membrane, hammer/anvil/stirrup, auditory nerve Tympanic membrane, cochlea, hammer/anvil/stirrup, basilar membrane, auditory nerve 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Place theory argues that sounds of different frequencies induce vibration in different areas of the: Hammer Basilar membrane Auditory nerve Temporal lobe Tympanic membrane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

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Loudness is determined by a sound wave’s: Pitch Quality Amplitude Frequency Speed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

The receptors for body position and movement are located: In the parietal cortex In the inner ear In the outer layer of the skin Within the corpus callosum Within the spinal cord 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

In bottom up processing, the resulting perception is determined by: Stimulus features Our expectations Our current emotions What others tell us Other environmental cues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Location constancy Closure The law of common fate Bottom-up processing Using previous experience to help you understand a similar new situation describes: Location constancy Closure The law of common fate Bottom-up processing Top-down processing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Perceptual constancy Conservation Recognition Perceptual ambiguity As a car gets closer to you, you understand that it isn’t growing larger. This is primarily due to: Perceptual constancy Conservation Recognition Perceptual ambiguity The law of Pragnanz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

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Closure Color Adaptation Trichromatic theory Color constancy Olfaction The concept of ______ explains why a shirt looks the same shade of orange in dim light or in sunlight. Closure Color Adaptation Trichromatic theory Color constancy Olfaction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Illusions are more likely in each of the following conditions EXCEPT when: Familiar patterns are absent Patterns suggest conflicting meetings Elements are combined in unusual ways Information is missing The stimulus is clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

This term describes how our brain may see a stimuli and perceive movement when in reality the stimuli may be stationary: Experience-based inference The artificial intelligence approach Environmental adaptation Gestalt psychology Top-down processing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Proximity Illusory contour Figure-ground Ambiguity Continuity 30 Some optical illusions utilize this concept when multiple images or objects are seen in the same drawing or picture: Proximity Illusory contour Figure-ground Ambiguity Continuity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Proximity Similarity Figure-ground Continuity Common fate 30 While at a football game, you see a large group of people up in the stands. According to this theory, you may assume that the people sitting next to each other in the stands know each other. Proximity Similarity Figure-ground Continuity Common fate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

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Throw Back Questions!!!! These are from CH 1,2,3

Psychodynamic Humanistic Behaviorism Cognition Socio-cultural The school of thought that investigates the connection between stimuli and responses is: Psychodynamic Humanistic Behaviorism Cognition Socio-cultural 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

The independent variable: Is what one is trying to measure in a study Must be testable Is the condition that the researcher manipulates Is the group that receives no treatment Is the group that receives treatment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

“Fight or Flight” behavior is associated with: The parasympathetic nervous system Central Nervous System Sympathetic nervous system The somatic nervous system Interneurons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30

Which is the correct sequence of action potential? Cell body, axons, dendrites, axon terminals Axons, dendrites, axon terminals, cell body Dendrites, cell body, axons, axon terminals Axon terminals, axons, cell body, myelin sheath, dendrites Cell body, chemical gates, axons, axon terminals

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