Many hard-of-hearing people like sound compressed because they are still sensitive to ________ sounds.
loud
high-pitched
prolonged
unpredictable
Damage to the fovea would probably have the LEAST effect on visual sensitivity to ________ stimuli.
brilliantly colored
finely detailed
dimly illuminated
highly familiar
Pleasant memories are most likely to be evoked by exposure to:
bright colors.
soft touches.
fragrant odors.
loud sounds.
The fact that people who are colorblind to red and green may still see yellow is most easily explained by:
the Young-Helmholtz theory.
the gate-control theory.
place theory.
frequency theory.
the opponent-process theory.
Weber's law states that:
the absolute threshold for any stimulus is a constant.
the jnd for any stimulus is a constant.
the absolute threshold for any stimulus is a constant proportion.
the jnd for any stimulus is a constant proportion.
The phantom limb sensation indicates that:
pain is a purely sensory phenomenon.
the central nervous system plays only a minor role in the experience of pain.
pain involves the brain's interpretation of neural activity.
all of the above are true.
In shopping for a new stereo, you discover that you cannot differentiate between the sounds of models X and Y. The difference between X and Y is below your:
absolute threshold.
signal detection.
receptor threshold.
difference threshold.
The opponent-process theory is to our sense of color as the gate-control theory is to our sense of:
pitch.
smell.
equilibrium.
kinesthesis.
pain.
The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is:
sensory adaptation.
feature detection.
transduction.
parallel processing.
In comparing the human eye to a camera, the film would be analogous to the eye's:
pupil.
lens.
cornea.
retina.
Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrates the importance of:
accommodation.
difference thresholds.
top-down processing.
The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of:
pleasure, pain, warmth, and cold.
pain, pressure, hot, and cold.
wetness, pain, hot, and cold.
pressure, pain, warmth, and cold.
After staring at a very intense red stimulus for a few minutes, Carrie shifted her gaze to a beige wall and "saw" the color ________. Carrie's experience provides support for the ________ theory.
green; trichromatic
blue; opponent-process
green; opponent-process
blue; trichromatic
Rods are ________ light-sensitive and ________ color-sensitive than are cones.
more; more
less; less
more; less
less; more
Of the four distinct skin senses, the only one that has definable receptors is:
warmth.
cold.
pressure.
In the opponent-process theory, the three pairs of processes are:
red-green, blue-yellow, black-white.
red-blue, green-yellow, black-white.
red-yellow, blue-green, black-white.
dependent upon the individual's past experience.
Sensory adaptation refers to:
the process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural impulses.
diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.
the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information.
changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objects.
Elderly Mrs. Martinez finds that she must spice her food heavily or she cannot taste it. Unfortunately, her son often finds her cooking inedible because it is so spicy. What is the likely explanation for their taste differences?
Women have higher taste thresholds than men.
Men have higher taste thresholds than women.
Being elderly, Mrs. Martinez probably has fewer taste buds than her son.
All of the above are likely explanations.
Complete sensation in the absence of complete perception is best illustrated by:
Weber's law.
prosopagnosia.
conduction deafness.
color constancy.
sensory interaction.
Kinesthesis involves:
the bones of the middle ear.
information from the muscles, tendons, and joints.
membranes within the cochlea.
the body's sense of balance.
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