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PSY 150 Chapter 5

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1. What is described by the concept of perception?
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Dhow sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced
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2. Inattentional ___ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention.
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blindness
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3. What is amplitude?
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height of a wave
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The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we ____
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can see
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5. Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?
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optic
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6. Congenital deafness refers to deafness ___
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since birth
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What is Vertigo
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spinning sensation
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8. Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to __
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maintain balance and body posture
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9. Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of
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transduction
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Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound demons rates sensory ____
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adaptation
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Which of the following exemplifies the sense of audition?
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hearing a song on the radio
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12. Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over.
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vestibular
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13. Which of the following exemplifies gustation?
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tasting freshly caught salmon
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14. Which part of the eye holds eye color?
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iris
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________ amplitudes are associated with _____ sounds.
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higher , louder
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16. Why are olfaction and gustation called chemical senses?
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They have sensory receptors that respond to molecules in the food we eat or in the air we breathe.
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17. Which of the following statements about deaf culture is false?
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Deaf individuals believe children should receive a cochlear implant as soon as possible after birth.
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18. In addition to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, what other taste groupings do we possess?
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umami and fat content
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Which of the following is false about sensation?
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Sensation refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.
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20. Which of the following statements about olfactory receptors is false?
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They are bulb-like structures at the tip of the frontal lobe where the olfactory nerves begin.
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21. How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear?
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It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.
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At the point of the optic chiasm, information from the right visual field (which comes from both eyes) is sent to the _________ side of the brain, and information from the left visual field is sent to the _____side of the brain
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left, right
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23. When light levels are low, the pupil will become ________ to allow more light to enter the eye.
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dilated
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____________ frequency sound waves are perceived as high-pitched sounds, while ____________frequency sound waves are perceived as low-pitched sounds
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high, low
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25. Which of the following exemplifies olfaction?
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smelling cookies in the oven