Module 19: quiz questions

You go to a psychic who says she can read tarot cards and tell you about your life. You want to know when you will get married, so you hope this psychic has the ability of:

precognition.

_____ in psychological science is the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on preferences and judgments.

Embodied cognition

____________ is the result of the transduction of air pressure waves into neural messages that are interpreted by the brain.

Hearing

When we see the mouth movement for "ga" while hearing "ba," we may perceive "da." This BEST illustrates the __________effect.

McGurk

A mystic claims that she can perceive that a bank is in the process of being robbed. This ability is known as:

clairvoyance.

Ricardo has been suffering from a lengthy battle with the flu, including his ears being painfully plugged with fluid. One morning, his right ear "pops" from all the pressure, and fluid comes out. The eardrum has been punctured and he screams in pain. The situation will result in:

conduction hearing loss.

This is the system for sensing the position and movement of our individual body parts.

kinesthesis

The ability to see future events before they happen is known as:

precognition.

Today, a man on television described his experience of ____________, a condition in which the senses become joined. He explained that when certain types of music are played, he often sees patterns of colors.

synesthesia

As Dominique walks out into the fresh air after a rap concert, she notices that her ears are ringing. The ringing indicates possible damage to:

the hair cells of her basilar membrane.

Receptor cells for _____ send messages to the _____.

vestibular sacs; cerebellum

Since pain is in the brain, the use of this technology allows burn patients to distract themselves from painful procedures and diverts their brains' attention.

virtual reality