Sensation and Perception

Sensations are the __________ process of making sense of sensory information  and Perceptions are the __________ process of interpreting sensory information.

• Psychological, Physiological

• Behavioural, Sociological

• Physiological, Psychological

• Physiological, Pharmacological

The shape theory of olfaction is the belief that odorants in our environment bind directly to the stimuli, to which, they transduce.

• True

• False

Weber's law is the idea that _______ forms of stimuli require ________ differences to be noticed. Essentially, this differential threshold is often referred to as just noticeable differences (JND).

• Smaller, larger

• Larger, smaller

• Larger, larger

• Smaller, smaller

Peyton was at her locker and was bothered by the strong smell of cologne from a group of boys standing near her. After some time has passed, she did not bother to notice the smell. What is it that Peyton had experienced?

• Opponent Process theory

• Multi-model Perception

• Chemical senses

• Sensory Adaptation

Our past experiences influence how we process new ones: Bottom-up processing

• True

• False

Each sense organ requires a minimal amount of stimulation in order to detect a stimulus because of the….

• Difference threshold

• Absolute threshold

• Just Noticeable Difference (JND)

• Both (a) and (c)

The question behind phantom limbs (PL) were fully determined through the evidence that damage from the site of the amputated limb continues to send information to the brian, which allows the brain to react to this information – hence PL is experienced.

• False

• True

When we are simultaneously using two or more sense to discern stimuli, what are we using?

• Opponenet-processing theory

• Bottom-up processing

• Multimodel Perception

• Auditory Canal

What are the photoreceptors of the retina that are sensitive to colour and located in the fovea.

• Cones

• Rods

• Cochlea

• Retina

Taste buds are the bumps on your tounge (papillae)

• True

• False