PSYCH 260 Physio Psychology chapter 6
What is the intensity of a sound wave called?
Amplitude
Why can't Torie tickle herself?
Because her brain is comparing the sensation to what is "expected" and creates a weaker response.
How many kinds of olfactory receptors do we have?
Hundreds
Which of the following is true for nerve deafness?
It can result from damage to the cochlea.
What sound characteristics can be compared between the two ears to locate the source of the sound?
Loudness and timing
According to the place theory, the basilar membrane resembles the strings of a piano in that each area along the membrane is tuned to a specific frequency.
True
Large-diameter pain axons ____.
carry sharp pain information
Professor Gramling is giving a lecture about the auditory system. He tells the class that the basilar membrane is part of the _____ in the _____.
cochlea; inner ear
Tinnitus may be ____.
due to a phenomenon like the phantom limb
Vibrations in the fluid of the cochlea cause ____.
hair cells to displace
A sound shadow refers to ____.
how much louder a high-frequency sound is for the ear closest to the sound
Deeta is a supertaster. As a result, she _____.
is more sensitive than the average person to nearly all tastes
Mae adjusted the amplitude of her radio. In other words, she adjusted the _____.
loudness
In the auditory system, hair cells are specialized receptors that respond to ____.
mechanical displacement
The receptors for taste are ____.
modified skin cells
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is a set of receptors located ____.
near, but separate from, the olfactory receptors
Chemicals that prevent sodium from crossing the membrane ____.
reduce the intensity of salty tastes
Iris took ibuprofen to relieve her pain. The drug will work by ____.
reducing the release of chemicals from damaged tissues
Pain receptors of the skin are ____.
simple, bare neuron endings
As a result of a horrible ear infection, Charley ruptured his _____ (also known as his eardrum).
tympanic membrane
