Chapter 6 pt. 3 Launchpad questions

To what extent can the temporal and place theories explain the perception of high- and low-pitched sounds?

The temporal theory cannot explain the perception of high-pitched sounds

The claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input is known as:

extrasensory perception

Morrie has had a cold for five days, and his nose is so stuffy that he cannot smell anything. When he drinks his coffee, he finds that it is tasteless. What is the MOST likely reason for this?

To savor a taste, we need to breathe the aroma through our nose.

Research on many wine drinkers demonstrated that:

a wine's price has a top-down influence on its perceived taste.

Receptor cells for the vestibular sense send messages to the _____in the brain.

cerebellum

You are waiting for your friend to give you a ride on his new motorcycle. As your friend pulls up the driveway, the brakes squeal loudly. You get on, and then your friend steps on the gas. As the motorcycle accelerates, the engine roars loudly. The high-pitched squeal of the brakes was caused by _____sound waves, and the equally loud but low-pitched roar of the engine was caused by _____ sound waves.

high frequency; low frequency

Franklin has problems with his balance. His problems are probably caused by difficulties with his:

inner ear

The sensory experience of bending one's knees or raising one's arms BEST illustrates the sense of:

kinesthesia

Randy is playing the piano. His left hand plays notes that are _____in _____ than does his right hand.

lower; frequency

The volley principle is MOST relevant to understanding how one senses:

pitch

Laurie has a persistent itch on her arm. This is MOST likely caused by the action of _____receptors.

pain

Maura goes to a psychic who says she can read cards and tell Maura about her future life. Maura wants to know when she will get married. She hopes this psychic has the ability of:

precognition

In an amusement park ride, the cars spin rapidly while accelerating along a track. A person's head movements during this ride are detected by hair cells in the:

semicircular canals

After many years of playing extremely loud rock music, Kyle has suffered significant hearing loss, which cannot be corrected with a hearing aid. Kyle is suffering from _____hearing loss.

sensorineural

Troy and Allan are in the mood to have a hamburger for lunch. Troy wants to grill the hamburger outside instead of cooking it on top of the stove because he says he likes the taste of a grilled hamburger more than one cooked on top of the stove. The difference in taste Troy prefers is actually caused by the smell of the charcoal embedded into the hamburger. This is an example of:

sensory interaction

Astra is house-sitting. On the first night, a thunderstorm causes the electricity to go out. She remembers seeing some candles and matches next to the grandfather clock. Why does she automatically cock her head when trying to pinpoint the sound of the clock?

so that her two ears will receive slightly different messages

Mind-to-mind communication is to _____as mind over matter is to _____. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

telepathy; psychokinesis