Sensation and Perception Quiz

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the function of sensory receptors in the ear?

Code for color detection

Code for light intensity

Code for movement detection

Code for sound pressure changes (correct)

According to Weber's Law, is the fraction of the original stimulus intensity that is different for different senses?

True (correct)

False

What is the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable called?

Threshold

Weber's Law

Perception

Just-noticeable difference (correct)

What form of energy does the eye detect?

Electromagnetic radiation Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of vision?

Detection of movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum amount of energy required for activation of sensory systems called?

Absolute threshold Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input?

Perception Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the fraction of the original stimulus intensity that is the minimum difference in stimulation?

Weber's Law Signup and view all the answers

What does the detection of color allow for?

Detection of ripe or spoiled Signup and view all the answers

Which type of photoreceptors are found in the center of the retina and are sensitive to fine detail and color?

Cones Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the intensity of a color?

Brightness Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye?

Young-Helmholtz theory Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, bitter Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the ear contains the cochlea and the basilar membrane?

Inner ear Signup and view all the answers

What are the three classes of skin receptors?

Touch, temperature, pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the psychological perception of color?

Hue Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision could not account for negative color afterimages?

Young-Helmholtz theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the vibrations of molecules that travel through air and are detected as sound?

Timbre Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimum amount of energy required for activation of sensory systems?

Absolute threshold Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable?

Just-noticeable difference Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye?

Trichromatic theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What form of energy does the eye detect?

Light Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of vision?

Detection of movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the intensity of a color?

Color intensity Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, bitter, umami Signup and view all the answers

According to Weber's Law, is the fraction of the original stimulus intensity that is different for different senses?

Yes Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the stimulation of sense organs?

Sensation Signup and view all the answers

What are the three dimensions of color perception?

Hue, brightness, and saturation Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye?

Young-Helmholtz theory Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of photoreceptors found in the human eye?

Cones and rods Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the auditory system?

To detect sound waves Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, bitter, and salty Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the detection of physical stimuli in the outside world by receptors in the skin?

Touch Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the psychological perception of color?

Color perception Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the eye contains the photoreceptors that detect light?

Retina Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input?

Perception Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable?

Just-noticeable difference Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the vibrations of molecules that travel through air and are detected as sound?

Sound pressure changes Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, bitter, salty Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of sensory receptors in the ear?

Code for sound pressure changes Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input?

Perception Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye?

Trichromatic theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the detection of physical stimuli in the outside world by receptors in the skin?

Sensation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the psychological perception of color?

Color vision Signup and view all the answers

What are the three dimensions of color perception?

Brightness, saturation, hue Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the eye contains the photoreceptors that detect light?

Retina Signup and view all the answers

What are the three dimensions of color perception?

Hue, brightness, and saturation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable?

Difference threshold Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What form of energy does the eye detect?

Electromagnetic radiation Signup and view all the answers

Which theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye?

Young-Helmholtz theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of vision?

To detect physical stimuli in the outside world Signup and view all the answers

Which type of photoreceptors are found in the center of the retina and are sensitive to fine detail and color?

Cones Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, and bitter Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the stimulation of sense organs?

Detection Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an assumption of learning theories?

Responses are learned rather than innate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a response that is reliably elicited by a stimulus?

Reflex Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes classical conditioning?

Pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the weakening of conditioning when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus?

Extinction Signup and view all the answers

When does spontaneous recovery occur?

When a previously extinguished conditioned response reemerges Signup and view all the answers

What is stimulus generalization?

When an organism responds in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What is stimulus discrimination?

When an organism does not respond in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus Signup and view all the answers

According to Pavlov's experiment, what is the term for the response that is reliably elicited by the unconditioned stimulus?

Unconditioned response Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the neutral stimulus that is paired with the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Conditioned stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the response that resembles the unconditioned response and is elicited by the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Conditioned response Signup and view all the answers

According to classical conditioning, which temporal order of presentation of CS and UCS is the best for conditioning?

CS precedes UCS (forward) Signup and view all the answers

In classical conditioning, what is the term for the learned avoidance of a flavor that is followed by an illness experience?

Conditioned Taste Aversion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which the presentation of a stimulus after a response makes the response more likely to occur in the future?

Positive reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the termination of an aversive event that makes a behavior more likely to occur in the future?

Negative reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the situation in which a response that terminates an aversive stimulus will strengthen that response?

Escape-learning Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the decrease in the likelihood that a response will occur due to the presentation of an aversive stimulus?

Punishment Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the situation in which a learner may come to fear the teacher, rather than learn an association between the action and punishment?

Fear conditioning Signup and view all the answers

Which type of reinforcement schedule involves obtaining a reinforcer for every Nth response?

Fixed Ratio Signup and view all the answers

Which type of reinforcement schedule involves obtaining a reinforcer on average after N minutes?

Variable Interval Signup and view all the answers

According to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, what is the term for learning through observation of others?

Observational learning Signup and view all the answers

According to classical conditioning, which temporal order of presentation of CS and UCS is the best for conditioning?

CS precedes UCS (forward) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which presentation of a stimulus after a response makes the response more likely to occur in the future?

Positive reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

Which type of reinforcement schedule involves obtaining a reinforcer for every Nth response?

Fixed Ratio Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the situation in which a response that terminates an aversive stimulus will strengthen that response?

Negative reinforcement Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input?

Perception Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable?

Difference threshold Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Pain pathway Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary tastes?

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the intensity of a color?

Brightness Signup and view all the answers

According to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, what is the term for learning through observation of others?

Observational learning Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the assumptions of learning theories?

Learning is a result of drug effects Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a response that is reliably elicited by a stimulus?

Reflex Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the weakening of conditioning evident when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus?

Extinction Signup and view all the answers

What is stimulus generalization?

When an organism responds in the same way to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What is stimulus discrimination?

When an organism responds differently to new stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the reemergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response?

Spontaneous recovery Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a primary assumption of learning theories?

These laws only apply to animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the response that resembles the unconditioned response and is elicited by the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Conditioned response Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable?

Difference threshold Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain?

Nociception Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Sensory Systems

Sensory receptors in the ear detect sound waves and convert them into neural signals.
The eye detects light, which is a form of electromagnetic energy.
The main function of vision is to detect and interpret light from the environment.
The minimum amount of energy required for activation of sensory systems is called the absolute threshold.

Weber's Law

According to Weber's Law, the fraction of the original stimulus intensity that is just noticeable is different for different senses.
The minimum difference in stimulation that is just noticeable is called the just-noticeable difference (JND).

Color Vision

The detection of color allows for the perception of different wavelengths of light.
The two types of photoreceptors found in the human eye are rods and cones.
Cones are found in the center of the retina and are sensitive to fine detail and color.
The trichromatic theory of color vision explains color as the differential activation of three color elements in the eye.
The three dimensions of color perception are hue, saturation, and brightness.
The term for the intensity of a color is saturation.

Taste and Smell

The primary tastes are sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Taste receptors are found on the tongue and respond to different chemical properties of food.

Pain and Touch

The term for the source of information that relates to tissue destruction and motivates behaviors to terminate the source of pain is nociception.
The term for the detection of physical stimuli in the outside world by receptors in the skin is tactition.
There are three classes of skin receptors: mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and nociceptors.

Learning Theories

The term for the selection, organization, and interpretation of sensory input is perception.
According to classical conditioning, a response that is reliably elicited by a stimulus is called a conditioned response.
The term for the neutral stimulus that is paired with the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning is the conditioned stimulus (CS).
The term for the response that resembles the unconditioned response and is elicited by the conditioned stimulus is the conditioned response (CR).
The term for the process by which the presentation of a stimulus after a response makes the response more likely to occur in the future is reinforcement.
The term for the termination of an aversive event that makes a behavior more likely to occur in the future is negative reinforcement.
The term for the situation in which a response that terminates an aversive stimulus will strengthen that response is escape learning.
The term for the decrease in the likelihood that a response will occur due to the presentation of an aversive stimulus is punishment.
According to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, learning through observation of others is called modeling.
The term for the reemergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response is spontaneous recovery.

Studying That Suits You

Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.

Description

Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of Sensation and Perception in Psychology. Explore topics like psychophysics, sensory thresholds, and how sensory receptors and systems work. Challenge yourself with this quiz and enhance your understanding of how our senses interpret the world around us.