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Sensation

Authored by John Robinson

Social Studies

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Juan's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Beth's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Beth's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Juan's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates

absolute threshold

difference threshold

sensory adaptation

closure

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the raw sensory stimulus activates a sensory receptor, we call this process:

Senstaion

Perception

Recognition

Response system

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If an elderly person thinks that food does not taste as good as it used to, what is the likely reason?

a decline in his or her vision

a decline in his or her cochlea/cilia

a decline in his or her kinesthesis/touch

a decline in her or his olfaction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

inattentional blindness

place theory

blind spot

feature detectors

sensory adaptation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ______.

Absolute threshold

range threshold

difference threshold

just-noticeable difference

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'sensation' in social studies?

The process of interpreting sensory information

The initial detection of energy from the physical world

The emotional response to a stimulus

The cognitive understanding of a stimulus

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the context of sensation, what does the term 'absolute threshold' refer to?

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time

The maximum intensity of a stimulus that can be tolerated

The difference in intensity between two stimuli

The point at which a stimulus becomes painful

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