SENSATION
OTHER SENSES
THE "EYES" HAVE IT
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HODGE PODGE
100
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT YOUR SENSES TAKE IN 11 MILLION BITS OF INFORMATION PER SECOND, YET WE ONLY PROCESS ABOUT 40 OF THESE CONSCIOUSLY...THIS IS KNOWN AS __________________.
What is SELECTIVE ATTENTION
100
WHICH IS THE ONLY SENSE SYSTEM THAT BYPASSES THE THALAMUS?
What is THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM (SMELL)
100
RODS AND CONES ARE THE RECEPTORS FOR SIGHT -- WHICH STRUCTURE OF THE EYE CAN THEY BE FOUND IN?
What is THE RETINA
100
THE SMALLEST BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY ARE THE OSSICLES, FOUND IN THE INNER EAR. THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE HAMMER, ANVIL AND ______________.
What is STIRRUP
100
PERCEPTION THAT OCCURS BELOW ARE CONSCIOUS AWARENESS BUT IS UNDERSTAND AT AN UNCONSCIOUS LEVEL IS KNOWN AS ______________ PERCEPTION.
What is SUBLIMINAL
200
THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING ONE FORM OF ENERGY INTO ANOTHER THAT YOUR BRAIN CAN USE IS CALLED ____________.
What is TRANSDUCTION
200
WHAT ARE SENSORY RECEPTORS FOR THE GUSTATORY SYSTEM?
What are TASTE BUDS
200
PROXIMITY, CONTINUITY AND CLOSURE ARE RULES FOR GROUPING THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY WHAT TYPE OF PSYCHOLOGISTS?
What is GESTALT
200
SOUND IS PERCEIVED IN THE AUDITORY CORTEX, WHICH IS FOUND IN THE ____________ LOBES.
What is TEMPORAL
200
A CONTEXT EFFECT, PERCEPTUAL SET AND/OR SCHEMAS ALL EFFECT OUR _________________ .
What is PERCEPTION
300
THE FAINTEST STIMULI DETECTABLE BY ANY OF OUR SENSES IS THE ________________ OF AWARENESS.
What is ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD
300
REFERRED BY SOME EXPERTS AS A "GIFT," WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE OF TOUCH?
What is PAIN
300
WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES AN OPENING DOOR "RETAIN" ITS SHAPE AS A RECTANGLE (RATHER THAN A TRAPEZOID)
What is SHAPE CONSTANCY
300
THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE HEARING FOR PEOPLE WITH NERVE DEAFNESS IS A ____________ IMPLANT.
What is COCHLEAR
300
STARING AT A GREEN SQUARE FOR A WHILE AND THEN LOOKING AT A WHITE SHEET OF PAPER RESULTS IN SEEING A RED SQUARE (OPPONENT PROCESSING) -- THIS IS KNOWN AS THE ___________ EFFECT.
What is AFTERIMAGE
400
YOU LIVE ON A DAIRY FARM AND A COUSIN FROM ANOTHER STATE COMES TO VISIT. WHEN YOUR COUSIN GETS TO YOUR HOUSE, HE EXCLAIMS THAT IT SMELLS TERRIBLE, BUT YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE METHANE SMELL -- THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF __________________.
What is SENSORY ADAPTATION
400
WHERE DOES MELZACK'S "GATE-CONTROL THEORY" OCCUR?
What is THE SPINAL CORD
400
THE SPOT WHERE THE OPTIC NERVE LEAVES THE EYE HAS NO RECEPTOR CELLS RESULTING IN THE _______________.
What is BLIND SPOT
400
__________ THEORY EXPLAINS HOW WE HEAR HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS, WHILE ___________ THEORY EXPLAINS HOW WE HEAR LOW-PITCHED SOUNDS.
What is PLACE; FREQUENCY
400
WHAT ARE THE 3 PRIMARY COLORS PROPOSED IN THE YOUNG-HELMHOLTZ (TRICHROMATIC) THEORY?
What are RED, GREEN AND BLUE
500
WHICH PRINCIPLE STATES THAT TO BE PERCEIVED AS DIFFERENT, TWO STIMULI MUST DIFFER BY A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE RATHER THAN A CONSTANT AMOUNT?
What is WEBER'S LAW
500
THESE TWO "OTHER SENSES" PROVIDE OUR SENSE OF BODY POSITION, COORDINATION AND MOVEMENT.
What are THE KINESTHETIC AND VESTIBULAR SENSES
500
LIGHT'S WAVE LENGTH DETERMINES ________ WHILE A WAVE'S AMPLITUDE DETERMINES ___________.
What is HUE (COLOR); INTENSITY (BRIGHTNESS)
500
MICROSCOPIC HAIR CELLS FOUND IN THE ____________ CANALS OF THE INNER EAR ARE THE SOUND RECEPTORS AND PLAY A ROLE IN OUR BALANCE.
What is SEMICIRCULAR
500
1. MY IDOLS GROWING UP WERE A PRESIDENT AND A BASEBALL PLAYER -- ROBERTO CLEMENTE WAS THE BASEBALL PLAYER, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT? 2. MY COLLEGE ALMA MATER IS CURRENTLY RANKED #16 IN BASKETBALL -- WHAT COLLEGE DID I ATTEND? 3. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN A LARGE CITY IN OHIO, WHERE DOES SHE LIVE? 4. MY SON LIVES IN A BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY, WHERE DOES HE LIVE? 5. HOW MANY STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS HAVE HAD ME AS THEIR TEACHER FOR BOTH AP PSYCH AND AP USH?
What is 1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 2. SDSU 3. COLUMBUS 4. BROOKLYN 5. PERIOD 1 = 2 PERIOD 2 = 6 PERIOD 4 = 3 PERIOD 6 =7
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