Quiz Ch5

Which part of the eye gives a person her/his eye color?

Irirs

The smallest amount of a stimulus that a person can reliably detect is called

absolute threshold.

Chemical senses include

both taste and smell

In the process of perception, the brain

forms meaningful impressions by piecing together sensory information.

The optic nerve consists of the axons of the _____ cells and exits the eye in the _____.

ganglion; blind spot

In human hearing, the auditory receptors are _____.

hair cells

In what order do the ossicles vibrate during hearing?

hammer, anvil, stirrup

What is described by the concept of perception?

how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

Which term describes the perception of the body's movement through space?

kinesthesia

In the human eye, rods are to _____ as cones are to _____.

light ; color

Longer wavelengths will have ________ frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have ________ frequencies.

lower; higher

Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?

optic

The process by which we receive, transform, and process stimuli is

sensation

The process of sensation enables us to _________, where the process of perception enables us _________.

sense the world around us; make sense of the world around us

In addition to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, what other taste buds do we have?

umami