Unit 4 Sensation and perception

Front

Bigfoot receives information from his senses and interprets it as a peaceful park scene. This is an example of ________ and __________.

Back

Sensation and Perception

Front

Samuel is in a quiet room and a faint sound is played. The ______ ______ is the largest amount of stimulus energy required for Samuel to reliably detect the sound.

Back

Absolute Threshold

Front

When Ethan looks at a painting, the light reflected from the painting first enters his eye through the ______.

Back

Cornea

Front

Name the three parts of the human ear.

Back

outer, middle, inner

Front

Taste is greatly impacted by your sense of _________.

Back

Smell

Front

Jim takes an out of date milk container out of the refrigerator, even though it smells bad he drinks it anyway. He immediately regrets his decision. He should have trusted his __________ nerve.

Back

Olfactory

Front

Which part of the eye allows a person to see all the different colors?

Back

cones

Front

What is the name of the colored part of the eye that is a muscle controlling the size of the pupil?

Back

iris

Front

Which type of receptors in the eyes help see in dimly lit conditions, making out shapes in black, white, and gray?

Back

Rods

Front

What is the process called when heat is converted into a neural signal and sent to the brain?

Back

transduction