Sound Frequency and Pitch

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What is the range of frequencies that humans can hear?

25 Hz - 25,000 Hz

20 Hz - 20,000 Hz (correct)

10 Hz - 30,000 Hz

15 Hz - 18,000 Hz

What is the minimum separation needed between two points to perceive them as two units when measuring touch acuity?

Grating acuity

Receptor mechanisms

Density of merkel receptors

Two point threshold (correct)

Which part of the ear funnels sound into the auditory canal and assists in sound localization?

Pinnae (correct)

Tympanic Membrane

Oval Window

Auditory Canal

Which body areas with high acuity have larger areas of cortical tissue devoted to them according to the text?

Areas with more cortex Signup and view all the answers

What is the perceptual quality of distinguishing between 'high' and 'low' sounds?

Pitch Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the perception of three-dimensional objects by touch, involving sensory, motor, and cognitive systems?

Haptic perception Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the middle ear conducts sound from the eardrum to the oval window?

Malleus (Hammer) Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the sensory component of pain including sensations like throbbing, prickly, hot, and dull?

Sensory component Signup and view all the answers

When two tones have the same loudness, pitch, and duration but sound different, what is the difference called?

Timbre Signup and view all the answers

What is the process where hair cells in the cochlea change mechanical energy into action potentials?

Transduction Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pain serves as a warning to damage to the skin, involving several receptor types?

Nociceptive pain Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the imaginary line separating regions of the body where a stimulus can be perceived from regions where it cannot be perceived?

Sensory threshold Signup and view all the answers

Which type of neurons are distributed evenly throughout the retina and respond strongly to movement and large overall patterns?

Magnocellular Neurons Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary input for the Magnocellular System?

Scotopic System Signup and view all the answers

Which visual cortex area is referred to as V1 or the striate cortex due to its stripped appearance?

Primary Visual Cortex Signup and view all the answers

What kind of cells respond best to correctly oriented bars of light, especially when the stimulus is moving across the cell's receptive field?

Complex Cells Signup and view all the answers

In which pathway does the information originate from the magnocellular system in the LGN?

What Pathway Signup and view all the answers

What does prosopagnosia refer to?

Inability to recognize faces Signup and view all the answers

'Somatoparaphrenia' refers to:

Inability to identify one's own body parts Signup and view all the answers

'Blindsight' is a phenomenon associated with:

Responding to visual information unconsciously Signup and view all the answers

'Feature Detectors' in the context of visual processing are critical for processing:

Specific features of a stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What does contrast sensitivity measure in visual perception?

Percentage contrast required to detect certain patterns Signup and view all the answers