Chapter 4e
The _______ contains a glomorulus for each type or a factory receptor neurons.
olfactory bulb
With _____ pain, internal and external sensory information converge on the same spinal nerve.
referred
Which correlation coefficient is a consumer psychologist most likely to find between the length of time participants touch an item and the amount they say they would be willing to pay for it?
.31
The absolute threshold for touch is _____ correlated with the density of touch receptors in the part of the body that is being stimulated.
Negatively
According to gate-control theory, a back massage would most likely reduce physical aches and pains by causing the:
activation of specific neural fibers in the spinal cord.
Mike broke his foot while playing in an important football game but continued to play without taking pain medication. This is MOST likely because of:
activation of the PAG
Drs. Richards and Jay both find that women can better distinguish among pleasant odors than can men. Dr. Richards proposes that women have more olfactory receptor types than do men. Dr. Jay argues that women have more experience with pleasant odors such as those of foods, flowers, and fragrances. Dr. Richards is proposing a _____ explanation of the gender difference in olfaction, while Dr. Jay is suggesting a _____ explanation.
bottom-up;top-down
People tend to rate wine as tasting more pleasant when they think it costs more. Because this finding reflects the effects of experience or expectations, it represents a(n) _____ influence on perception.
cognitive
Research on many wine drinkers demonstrated that a wine's price has:
cognitive approach
Cordelia has a tension headache. She is massaging her shoulders. According to the _____ theory of pain, the massage should _____ her pain.
gate-control; lessen
Humans maintain balance through the detection of movement of the fluid in the _____ by ________.
inner ear, hair cells
Touch sensations on the right side of the body are represented in the _____ half of the brain, whereas sensations on the left side of the body are represented in the _____ half of the brain. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.
left; right
In an experiment, European American and African American college students plunge their forearms into freezing water. Participants are asked to keep their hand in the water as long as they can stand it. The length of time each participant keeps their hand in the water is taken as a measure of their pain tolerance. In this study, the length of time each participant keeps their hand in the water is a(n) _____ definition of the _____ variable of pain tolerance.
operational dependent
Jake was riding on a roller coaster that falls up and down and goes upside down. Jake's head movements during this ride are detected by hair cells in the:
semicircular canals (cochlear)
A consumer psychologist shows participants a variety of objects they might find at a department store. Participants either look at or touch the objects for varying lengths of time. The psychologist then asks the participants how much they would be willing to pay for the items. According to the text:
the longer participants touch the items, the more they would be willing to pay for them. However, the length of time participants look at the items should have no effect on how much they would be willing to pay.
Hockey players who are playing in an important game sometimes get injured but continue to play without taking pain medication. This is MOST likely caused by:
the release of endorphins
Dr. Marco finds that women can better distinguish among pleasant odors than men. Dr. Marco argues that women have more experience with pleasant odors such as those of foods, flowers, and fragrances. This explanation emphasizes the role of _____ influences on perception.
top down