Sight
Taste/Smell
Hearing
Touch
Sensation and Perception
100

The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye containing photoreceptors (rods and cones) that process visual information.

Lens

Retina

Ganglion Cells

Retina

100

Name one of the six primary taste sensations detected by taste receptors.

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, oleogustus

100

A theory suggesting that groups of neurons fire in alternating bursts to encode high-frequency sounds.

Place Theory

Volley Theory

Frequency Theory

Volley Theory

100

"And I think my arm's asleep
I don't know
Feels like something's missing"

What sensation related to touch is the singer, Dylan Slocum referencing?

Phantom Limb

100

Paul used to be grossed out by his teaher's perfume at the start of the year. Now he does not notice it. Why?

Sensory Adaptation

Transduction

Volley Theory

Sensory Adaptation

200

Specialized neurons in the retina (rods and cones) that convert light into neural signals.

Photoreceptors

Ganglion Cells

Taste Receptors

Photoreceptors

200

The sense of taste, processed by taste buds on the tongue.

Gustation

200

The ability to determine the origin of a sound based on differences in timing and intensity between the ears.

Sound Localization

200

Julie shows her mom how good she is at balancing on one leg. This is due to what part of her ear?

Semicircular canal

200

The conversion of physical energy (such as light, sound, or pressure) into neural signals that the brain can interpret.

Transduction

Blind Spot

Volley Theory

Transduction

300

A theory stating that color perception is controlled by opposing pairs of colors (red-green, blue-yellow, black-white). Leads to afterimages

Trichromatic Color Theory

Opponent-Process Theory

Prosopagnosia

Opponent-Process Theory

300

Chemical signals released by organisms that influence the behavior or physiology of others of the same species.

Pheromones

300

A theory stating that pitch perception is based on where vibrations occur along the cochlea’s basilar membrane (high frequencies at the base, low frequencies at the apex).

Place Theory

Volley Theory

Frequency Theory

Place Theory

300

Jarawn detects he is moving his hand although he is not looking at it. This can be attributed to what?

Kinsthesis

300

Jenni hears a faint high pitch noise 50% of the time. This is her

Absolute Threshold

Weber's Law

Just Noticeable Difference


Absolute Threshold

400

A condition in which close objects appear blurry because the eye focuses images behind the retina.

farsightedness

400

The sensory system responsible for detecting odors through receptors in the nasal cavity.


_______ system

Olfactory

400

The height of a wave, which determines brightness in vision and loudness in hearing.

Amplitude or Pitch

Amplitude

400

The principle that senses can influence each other, such as smell affecting taste perception.

Sensory Interaction

400

Which psychological term/concept explains why when curling dumbbells, Eddie hall feels the difference between the 100lb one in his right hand and the 102lb one in his left?

JND

500

Neurons in the retina that receive signals from bipolar cells and transmit visual information through the optic nerve.

Ganglion Cells

500

What is a suptertaster?

Individuals with a high density of taste buds, making them highly sensitive to bitter and spicy foods.

500

Hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea’s hair cells or the auditory nerve.

Sensioneural Deafness

500

A theory that suggests the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that can block or allow pain signals to reach the brain.

Gate Control Theory

500

The process by which sensory receptors detect and transmit environmental stimuli to the brain.

Sensation

M
e
n
u