1.6 Sensation Flashcard

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What is the smallest detectable change in a stimulus called?

Back

Difference Threshold

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What is the result of constant exposure to a stimulus?

Back

Decreased sensitivity

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What is an example of sensory adaptation related to clothing? Options: Feeling the texture of new clothes all day, Ignoring the feeling of clothes after dressing, Constantly adjusting clothes for comfort, Noticing the color of clothes throughout the day

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Ignoring the feeling of clothes after dressing

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What is synesthesia?

Back

A rare condition where one sensory pathway affects another.

Front

What is the condition called when a person has difficulty seeing distant objects clearly?

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Nearsightedness

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What is the condition called when a person can only see shades of gray?

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Monochromatism

Front

What is the function of the lens in the eye?

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It bends light to focus it onto the retina.

Front

Which theory of color vision states that the retina has three types of color receptors sensitive to red, green, and blue?

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Trichromatic Theory

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Which of the following sensory phenomena explains why you stop noticing the smell of a strong perfume after a while? Sensory adaptation, Synesthesia, Sensory overload, Priming

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Sensory adaptation

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Which of the following is an example of the kinesthetic sense? Knowing that your arm is raised without looking at it. Feeling dizzy after spinning around. Tasting the sweetness of a strawberry. Smelling freshly baked bread.

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Knowing that your arm is raised without looking at it.