Sensation and Perception Quiz

What do the impulses in adjacent nerves connect to?

• The brain

• The heart

• The lungs

• The stomach

What connects the ear to the brain?

• Cochlea

• Auditory nerve

• Eustachian tube

• Semicircular canals

What do smell and taste senses react to?

• Light

• Sound

• Chemicals

• Pressure

Where do smell and taste senses send messages to?

• Optic nerve

• Auditory nerve

• Olfactory nerve

• Spinal cord

What are primary senses?

• Smell and taste

• Touch and sight

• Hearing and balance

• Taste and hearing

At least how many types of receptors are in the skin?

• Three

• Five

• Seven

• Ten

What is kinesthesis?

• Sense of balance

• Sense of body position and movement

• Sense of taste

• Sense of smell

What is perceptual inference?

• The process of interpreting sensory information

• The process of seeing in three dimensions

• The process of hearing sounds

• The process of tasting flavors

What is depth perception?

• The ability to perceive the distance of objects

• The ability to perceive colors

• The ability to perceive sounds

• The ability to perceive tastes

How do light and shadows contribute to depth perception?

• By creating a sense of texture

• By indicating the position of objects

• By enhancing color perception

• By increasing brightness