Psychology Chapter 5 Inquizative

Light stimuli entering the eye encounter a series of structures while traveling to the brain. Place the structures in the correct order.

1. Cornea 2. Retina 3. Rods and Cones 4. Ganglion Cells 5. Optic Nerve 6. Thalamus 7. Primary Visual Cortex

Place in order the steps involved for sound waves to create a perception of the sound in the brain.

1. Sound waves enter the auditory canal. 2. The eardrum vibrates. 3. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup transfer vibration to the oval window. 4. Pressure waves of the cochlea move the basilar membrane. 5. Stimulated hair cells send information to the auditory nerve. 6. The auditory nerve carries information to the thalamus. 7. The thalamus directs information to the brain's primary auditory cortex.

Match each Gestalt perceptual grouping rule with its corresponding example 1.) Proximity 2.) Similarity 3.) Continuity 4.) Closure 5.) Illusory Contours

1.) A person groups together objects that are near one another. 2.) A person groups together objects that look the same. 3.) A person sees an object as a whole even when part of it is hidden behind another object. 4.) A person completes incomplete figures that have gaps. 5.) Shapes are perceived even if they are not outlined.

Match each food with the basic taste sensation it is most likely to stimulate. 1.) Day-old Black Coffee 2.) Meat 3.) A Green Apple 4.) Chocolate Candy 5.) Potato Chips

1.) Bitter 2.) Umami 3.) Sour 4.) Sweet 5.) Salty

Match each term with its corresponding example. Some terms may match with more than one example. 1.) Sensory Adaptation 2.) Difference Threshold 3.) Absolute Threshold

1.) Cathy has lived near the windmill for over two months and is no longer bothered by the sound it makes. 2.) Nina samples the tomato sauce she is making and compares it to her mother's leftover sauce. She adds more basil until it tastes like her mother's sauce. 3.) When Jamal goes camping in the desert, half of the nights he can see a small animal's eyes three miles away. When Jamal goes camping in the desert, half of the nights he can see a small animal's eyes three miles away.

Match each term with its definition. 1.) Transduction 2.) Perception 3.) Sensation 4.) Sensory Receptors

1.) Changes of sensory stimuli into brain signals 2.) Interpretation of sensory input 3.) Detection of sensory input 4.) Organs that detect stimulation

Marcia pokes fun at her husband Brian because he loves to sing in the shower every morning, but his singing is terribly off-key. On the other hand, Brian teases Marcia for talking so loudly when she's on the telephone. Identify which terms about sounds and sound waves apply to Brian, and which apply to Marcia. 1.) Brian 2.) Marcia

1.) Frequency Pitch 2.) Amplitude Volume

Match each term about hearing with its description. 1.) Hertz 2.) Hair Cells 3.) Amplitude 4.) Frequency 5.) Temporal Lobe

1.) Frequency measurement 2.) Auditory receptor cells 3.) Loudness 4.) Pitch 5.) Location of primary auditory cortex

When Sasha eats a watermelon, many steps are involved for her brain to interpret what her taste receptors pick up. Match each term with the example from this scenario. 1.) Sensation 2.) Transduction 3.) Perception

1.) Molecules of food stimulate receptors on her tongue. 2.) Cells in her taste buds send signals to the brain. 3.) The food tastes like watermelon.

Match the senses and receptors with the types of sensory input they address. 1.) Kinesthetic Sense 2.) Pressure Receptors 3.) Vestibular Sense 4.) Warm and Cold Receptors

1.) Movement 2.) Touch 3.) Balance 4.) Temperature

Label the illustrations based on the Gestalt principles of grouping. 1.) Proximity 2.) Similarity 3.) Continuity 4.) Closure 5.) Illusory Contours

1.) Parts that are close together in space are perceived as belonging together. 2.) Parts that are similar to one another are perceived as belonging together. 3.) We assume that parts that continue in the same direction belong together. 4.) Because we assume that objects are solid, we finish any incomplete edges to form a solid object. 5.) There are non-existent lines that we perceive due to the principle of closure.

Match each example with the sensory system it activates. 1.) Having sore gums after dental work 2.) Hitting your thumb with a hammer 3.) Playing basketball 4.) Seasickness

1.) Slow pain fibers 2.) Fast pain fibers 3.) Kinesthetic sense 4.)Vestibular sense

Match each example with its corresponding type of touch or pain perception. 1.) Spider walking on arm 2.) Professional chef walking quickly through her kitchen 3.) Bee sting 4.) Bruised arm

1.) Touch stimulation 2.) Kinesthetic sense 3.) Sharp, fast pain 4.) Dull, slow pain

In a study, pregnant women were instructed to drink carrot juice for two months before their babies were born, two months after their babies were born, both, or neither. Babies whose mothers drank carrot juice before and/or after birth preferred the taste of carrot juice more than those whose mothers did not drink carrot juice. What can we learn from this study?

Correct Answers: Babies are familiar with the foods their mothers ate before they were born. Babies are families with the foods their mothers eat after they are born. Babies prefer familiar tastes Incorrect Answers: A baby whose mother drinks carrot juice after the baby is born, but not before, will not like carrot juice.

Joe is camping in the mountains when a storm suddenly hits. Joe hears the thunder and sees the lightning. A lightning strike starts a forest fire; soon Joe can smell the smoke. Which areas of the brain will process the various sensory inputs Joe is receiving from the storm?

Correct Answers: Occipital Lobe Tamporal Lobe Olfactory Cortex Incorrect Answers: Parietal Lobe Gustatory Cortex

Phyllis is recovering from surgery on a shattered ankle. Which of the following methods of decreasing pain would be effective?

Correct Answers: Playing relaxing music Watching a funny movie Reading an engaging book Incorrect Answers: Visualizing a high level of pain Thinking constantly about the pain

Which of the following are the basic taste sensations?

Correct Answers: Sour Salty Sweet Bitter Umami Incorrect Answers: Disgusting Hot Spicy

During a game of Marco Polo, one swimmer closes her eyes and calls out "Marco!" The other players respond by saying "Polo!" The person with her eyes shut then tries to locate and tag the other players. Which of the following cues does her brain use to locate where the sounds of the other players are coming from?

Correct Answers: The intensity of the sound in each ear. The time the sounds arrives at each ear. Incorrect Answers: Place coding

Identify the true statements about the perception of touch in the somatosensory cortex.

True Statements: A lot of space in the cortex is devoted to processing touch information from the lips. A touch on the hand and a touch on the arm are processed in nearby areas of the somatosensory cortex. False Statements: Touch in larger body parts is processed by larger areas in the somatosensory cortex. The somatosensory cortex is organized with all sensitive body parts in one section and less sensitive body parts in another.

Abram was violently tackled in a football game. Though he did not notice the injury during the game, afterward he feels a dull pain in his leg. Identify the true statements about Abram's pain.

True Statements: Abram did not feel pain during the game because he was distracted. The dull pain acts as a reminder to keep Abram from using his leg while it heals. Information about the pain in his leg is being sent to the brain using slow fibers. False Statements: Information about the pain in his leg is being sent to the brain using myelinated axons.