Module 18. The Nonvisual Senses

One sense influencing the perception of another is known as:

sensory interaction

the flavor of a food is due to:

the combination of aroma, taste, and texture.

Of the thousands of studies conducted to date on claims of extrasensory perception (ESP), what is the general consensus regarding its existence?

There is no evidence to support such claim

Which statement BEST explains why psychics are sometimes able to make accurate predictions? -They are in touch with the spirit world. -They make lots of guesses. -They have a supernatural gift. -There is no scientific explanation.

They make a lot of guesses

Tinnitus is a(n) _____ phantom limb sensation.

auditory

Smell is a(n) _____ sense.

chemical

Mrs. Costello lives in Florida. She is gripped by a vision of her sister, gravely injured in a car wreck happening at that very moment in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Costello is inconsolable. Her husband calmly disproves Mrs. Costello's vision by calling his sister-in-law; her cheery voice greets him on the phone. Cleary, Mrs. Costello does not have the ability of _____ that she believes she possesses.

clairvoyance

The coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called the:

cochlea

Several days ago, Mitchell fell and hurt his ankle. Although it bothered him a little, he continued to walk on it. When he finally went to the doctor for X-rays, he found out he has a broken bone. It is likely that Mitchell carries a gene that boosts the availability of _____.

endorphins

The sense of _____ is called audition.

hearing

The structures of the inner ear do NOT include the: -basilar membrane. -cochlea. -oval window. -incus.

incus

The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs make up the _____ ear.

inner

One sense influencing the perception of another is known as sensory _____.

interaction

The sensory system for sensing the position and movement of one's individual body parts is called:

kinesthesia

Infant rats deprived of their mothers' grooming touch produce _____ growth hormone and have a _____ metabolic rate.

less; lower

In vision, the amplitude of a light wave relates to people's perception of the brightness of a stimulus. To which perceptual dimension does the amplitude of a sound wave correspond in hearing?

loudness

Based on scientific evidence, it is MOST accurate to say that extrasensory perception _____ occurs in the absence of sensation.

never

There is _____ scientific evidence to support the existence of extrasensory perception (ESP).

no

_____ initiate the sensation of pain.

nociceptors

Phantom limb sensations and other experiences of amputees show that the brain can produce pain in the absence of:

normal sensory input

Regarding the structures of the ear, which list contains an item that does NOT belong? -incus, stapes, middle ear -outer ear, pinna, cochlea -pinna, outer ear, auditory canal -basilar membrane, inner ear, oval window

outer ear, pinna, cochlea

Gretta is 85 years old and having trouble with her hearing. She worked in a factory manufacturing auto parts for many years. The MOST likely reasons for her sensorineural hearing loss are normal aging and:

prolonged exposure to loud noise

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

Billy Bob works at the airport as a member of the ground crew. He typically takes off his hearing protection as he finds it cumbersome. Prolonged exposure to the roars of the jet engines will result in:

sensorineural hearing loss

Current understanding of pitch perception indicates that:

some combination of place and frequency theories seems to handle the pitches in the intermediate range.

George sees the sound of a trumpet as a pointed, triangular shape. George's experience BEST exemplifies a condition called:

synesthesia

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

With respect to the senses, _____ is to head position as _____ is to body position.

the vestibular sense; kinesthesia

Happy Moon Restaurant uses monosodium glutamate in most of its dishes to enhance the flavor. This also stimulates the fifth taste of _____.

umami