Sensation

Which term refers to the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?

Sensation

What is the process by which the nervous system converts an external energy into excitation or inhibition of neurons in the brain?

Transduction

What is the term for a specialized cell that transduces a specific stimulus?

Sense receptor

When does sensory adaptation occur?

When the response weakens Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of physical stimuli and their interactions with our sensory systems called?

Psychophysics Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information?

Perception Signup and view all the answers

What happens when perception does not match reality?

Illusion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the activation of our senses being greatest when we first detect the stimulus?

Sensory adaptation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?

Sensation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for when the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information does not match reality?

Illusion Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the absolute threshold?

It is the lowest level of a stimulus we can detect Signup and view all the answers

What is the just noticeable difference (JND)?

The smallest change in intensity of a stimulus that we can detect Signup and view all the answers

According to Weber's Law, what is the relationship between the just noticeable difference (JND) and stimulus intensity?

The stronger the stimuli, the higher the JND Signup and view all the answers

What does the signal detection theory explain?

How stimuli are detected under different conditions Signup and view all the answers

What is cross-modal processing?

The mixing of senses across different brain areas Signup and view all the answers

What is the McGurk effect?

The integration of visual and auditory information when processing spoken language Signup and view all the answers

What is synesthesia?

The condition where people experience a cross-modal sensation Signup and view all the answers

What is selective attention?

The process of selecting one sensory channel and ignoring others Signup and view all the answers

According to the filter theory of attention, how does attention work?

Attention is a bottleneck through which only the most important information passes Signup and view all the answers

What is the cocktail party effect?

Our ability to detect important information in a noisy place Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the sense of hearing?

The cochlea converts sound waves into neural activity. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory nerve in the inner ear?

Nerve deafness Signup and view all the answers

What are the chemical senses that are stimulated by chemicals rather than by light or sound waves?

Olfaction and gustation Signup and view all the answers

What are the five basic tastes that we are sensitive to?

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

Where are the sense receptors for smell located?

In the lining of the nasal passages Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the gustatory cortex in the perception of taste?

It receives taste information from taste buds. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for our sense of touch and pain?

Somatosensory Signup and view all the answers

What is the gate control model of pain?

We block pain by controlling thoughts and emotions. Signup and view all the answers

Which monocular depth cue relies on the perception of objects appearing larger when they are closer to us?

Relative size Signup and view all the answers

Which type of processing involves building up a whole stimulus from its parts?

Bottom-up processing Signup and view all the answers

Sensation

Questions and Answers

Which term refers to the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?

What is the process by which the nervous system converts an external energy into excitation or inhibition of neurons in the brain?

What is the term for a specialized cell that transduces a specific stimulus?

When does sensory adaptation occur?

What is the study of physical stimuli and their interactions with our sensory systems called?

Which term refers to the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information?

What happens when perception does not match reality?

What is the term for the activation of our senses being greatest when we first detect the stimulus?

What is the term for the detection of physical energy by the sensory organs?

What is the term for when the brain's interpretation of raw sensory information does not match reality?

Which of the following is true about the absolute threshold?

What is the just noticeable difference (JND)?

According to Weber's Law, what is the relationship between the just noticeable difference (JND) and stimulus intensity?

What does the signal detection theory explain?

What is cross-modal processing?

What is the McGurk effect?

What is synesthesia?

What is selective attention?

According to the filter theory of attention, how does attention work?

What is the cocktail party effect?

Which of the following is true about the sense of hearing?

Which of the following is a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the auditory nerve in the inner ear?

What are the chemical senses that are stimulated by chemicals rather than by light or sound waves?

What are the five basic tastes that we are sensitive to?

Where are the sense receptors for smell located?

What is the role of the gustatory cortex in the perception of taste?

What is the term for our sense of touch and pain?

What is the gate control model of pain?

Which monocular depth cue relies on the perception of objects appearing larger when they are closer to us?

Which type of processing involves building up a whole stimulus from its parts?

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