Sensation and Perception Assessment

Front

What is depth perception?

Back

The ability to see objects in three dimensions and judge their distance.

Front

What is the function of the olfactory nerve?

Back

It transmits information about odors from the nose to the brain.

Front

What does the vestibular system consist of?

Back

Three semicircular canals in the inner ear.

Front

What is the role of the auditory nerve?

Back

It carries impulses from the inner ear to the brain.

Front

What does the term "blind spot" refer to?

Back

Things that are overlooked systematically.

Front

What is the function of the optic nerve?

Back

It carries impulses from the retina to the brain.

Front

What are the millions of special cells lining the retina that are key to turning light into a form the brain can process?

Back

Photoreceptors

Front

What is the light-sensitive innermost coating of the back of the eye that contains rods, cones, and neurons called?

Back

Retina

Front

What is the term for the diminished sensitivity to a stimulus as a consequence of constant exposure to that stimulus?

Back

Sensory adaptation

Front

What is the smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli known as?

Back

Difference threshold/JND