Unit 3, Part 1 Quiz

Sensation is the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the SKIN.

• True
• false

The two kinds of photoreceptors are rods and _________________.

• cones
• blind spot
• color circle
• color blind
• visual acuity

What causes sounds?

• electromagnetic energy
• the release of sensory neurons
• movement that causes changes in air placement
• vibrations that cause changes in air pressure

What types of senses are smell and taste?

• skin senses
• photoreceptor senses
• vestibular senses
• chemical senses

The tendency to perceive a complete or whole picture even when there are gaps in the picture is known as closure.

• True
• False

Overlapping is a monocular cue that tells us which objects are far away and which ones are near.

• True
• False

The term stroboscopic motion describes a method of depth perception.

• True
• False

Size constancy is the tendency to perceive an object as being different sizes depending on how far away the object is.

• True
• False

Perception is the way we organize and make sense of all our sensory impressions.

• True
• False

What can disrupt the sense of taste?

• loss of the sense of smell
• damage to hot and cold receptors
• damage to sight
• too much noise in a room