Sensory Principles Quiz
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Which term refers to the minimum amount of stimulation needed for a sense organ to detect a stimulus?

  • Absolute threshold (correct)
  • Differential threshold
  • Weber's Law
  • Just noticeable difference

    • What is the term for the ability to detect the difference between two stimuli of different intensities?

  • Weber's Law
  • Just noticeable difference (correct)
  • Differential threshold
  • Absolute threshold

    • Which type of processing involves building up to perception from individual pieces?

  • Signal detection
  • Sensory adaptation
  • Top-down processing
  • Bottom-up processing (correct)

    • What term describes the phenomenon of becoming less sensitive to a constant and unchanging sensory stimulus?

    <p>Sensory adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering the eye?

    <p>Pupil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability to process auditory stimuli?

    <p>Audition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the body's largest organ?

    <p>Skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the conversion of physical stimuli into electrical impulses that can be processed by the brain?

    <p>Somatosensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two senses can be categorized as chemical senses?

    <p>Smell and taste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the five basic tastes?

    <p>Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do odorants bind with olfactory receptors?

    <p>Through a lock and key mechanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when information from one sense influences how we perceive information from another sense?

    <p>Cross-modal perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the process of sensation?

    <p>The physical process during which sensory organs respond to external stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between sensation and perception?

    <p>Sensation is the physical process during which sensory organs respond to external stimuli, while perception is the appreciation of the complex world around us</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is transduction?

    <p>The conversion of one form of energy into another</p> Signup and view all the answers

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