Tiny Bones
Making Waves
Psycho
I Smell That
Dan's Pop Culture
100
What is considered the normal range of human hearing?
20 – 20,000 Hz
100
As the frequency of a sounds goes up, the wavelength __________.
100
Define JND
The just noticeable difference (JND), also known as the difference threshold, is the minimum level of stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time.
100
Sound waves are to inner hair cells as _____ are to olfactory sensory neurons?
Odorants
100
What are the names of the four ninja turtles?
Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael
200
What effects does the outer ear have on incoming sounds?
Amplifies middle frequencies
200
How do loudness and pitch differ from intensity and frequency?
Loudness and pitch are percepts
200
What is a Weber Fraction?
As the magnitude between two stimuli increases, the easier it is that a difference between the stimuli will be perceived.
200
Which olfactory pathway is typically used when eating food?
200
What show is his name from?
Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World
300
Explain why auditory masking occurs.
300
Why can’t sound waves travel through a vacuum?
300
Name and describe a classical method to measure absolute threshold.
300
I have a terrible experience with someone wearing red. If my rods & cones acted like my OSNs, what would happen to my photoreceptors?
They would respond differently to red wavelengths of light.
300
Which of these bands or artists are not from the Detroit area?
The White Stipes, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger
400
What is the difference between afferent and efferent fibers in the auditory nerve?
Afferent
Ear -> Brain
Efferent
Brain -> Ear
400
A violin and a tuba play the same note. Why is the sound not the same?
400
According to Signal Detection Theory, if I am biased toward making Signal Responses, where do I place the criterion?
400
Name an alternative to shape pattern theory.
Vibration theory of olfaction
400
What is the only bone I have ever broken?
500
Explain how the cochlea codes for both frequency and amplitude of incoming sounds.
500
Sound #1 has twice as much pressure as Sound #2. Sound #1 is _____ dB more than Sound #2.
500
According to Signal detection Theory, which of the following cannot increase together: hits, misses, false alarms, correct rejections.
Hits and misses
OR
False Alarms and Correct Rejections
500
Use your knowledge of the olfactory system to explain why some people can’t stand cilantro.
Shape-pattern theory!
500
What video game, released in 1996, is credited for revolutionizing gaming with its 3-dimensional polygons?
