Chapter 4 Review

Distinguishing between two shades of red is an example of

a.absolute threshold b. difference threshold.c. sensory adaptation d. afterimage.

Answer

B. difference threshold

Light enters the eye through which of the following?

a.pupil b. lensc. cornea d. retina

Answer

a. pupil

What part of the eye enables people to perceive color?

a. pupil b. corneac. lens d. cones

Answer

d. cones

The frequency of sound waves determines which of the following?

a. loudness b. sensorineural deafnessc. conductive deafness d. pitch

Answer

• d. pitch

The loudness of a sound is determined by which of the following?

a.frequency of the sound waves b. olfactory nervec. amplitude of the sound waves d. pitch of the sound

Answer

c. amplitude of the sound waves

Which of the following is not part of the skin senses?

a.pressure b.temperaturec. smell d. pain

Answer

• c. smell

The stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system

• a. perception • b. sensorineural• c. sensation• d. blind spot

Answer

• c. sensation

The psychological process through which we interpret sensory stimulation

The sharpness of vision• a. visual acuity • b. sensorineural• c. perception • d. blind spot

Answer

• a. visual acuity

The type of deafness in which sounds of certain frequencies are not heard

a. sensorineuralb. perception c. conductive d. closure

a. sensorineural

The tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure

• A. blind spot• b. conductive • c. closure• d. figure ground

Answer

• c. closure

Perceptual preference for seeing smooth, continuous patterns

a. continuityb. photoreceptorc. absolute thresholdd. kinesthesis

Answer

• a. continuity

The way we perceive objects is determined by• a. our emotional state.• b. our expectations and attitudes about

what we see.• c. learning and past experiences.• d. all of the above.

Answer

• d. all of the above.

Rubbing a sore area may lessen the pain because

• a. this numbs the skin's sensory neurons.• b. it causes more prostaglandins to flood

the brain.• c. the nervous system can only handle a

certain amount of information at one time.• d. of all of the above.

Answer

• c. the nervous system can only handle a certain amount of information at one time.

The sense of taste can be disrupted by• a. loss of the sense of smell.• b. damage to the taste buds' receptor

neurons.• c. damage to hearing or sight.• d. all of the above.

Answer

• A. loss of the sense of smell.