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Which of the following is NOT traditionally considered one of the five human senses?
Which of the following is NOT traditionally considered one of the five human senses?
What is the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli called?
What is the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli called?
What are sensory organs composed of?
What are sensory organs composed of?
What relays sensory information to and from the brain and body?
What relays sensory information to and from the brain and body?
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What are sensation and perception fundamental to?
What are sensation and perception fundamental to?
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True or false: Sensation and perception are only important for human cognition, behavior, and thought?
True or false: Sensation and perception are only important for human cognition, behavior, and thought?
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True or false: Non-human organisms have a greater variety and number of senses compared to humans?
True or false: Non-human organisms have a greater variety and number of senses compared to humans?
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True or false: Sense organs collect stimuli for transduction, which is the transformation of stimuli into a form that can be understood by the brain?
True or false: Sense organs collect stimuli for transduction, which is the transformation of stimuli into a form that can be understood by the brain?
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True or false: A sensory organ consists of a group of unrelated sensory cells that respond to a specific type of physical stimulus?
True or false: A sensory organ consists of a group of unrelated sensory cells that respond to a specific type of physical stimulus?
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True or false: Cranial and spinal nerves relay sensory information to and from the brain and body?
True or false: Cranial and spinal nerves relay sensory information to and from the brain and body?
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