Q&A
Q&A
Q&A
TERM
TERM
100
According to the gate control theory of pain, which of the following contains a neurological gate that controls the transmission of pain messages to the brain?
nerve cells/ skin tissues/ the spinal cord/ muscles and organs
spinal cord
100
Which of the following anatomical structures is involved in the vestibular sense?
Semicircular canals/ Olfactory Bulb/ Taste bubs/ Retinas
SEMICIRCULAR CANALS
100
Which of the following refers to the transformation of stimulus energy into neural impulses?
Perception/ Bottom up/ top down/ Transduction
Transduction
100
This part of the eye is Clear, protective outer layer where light enters the eye.
CORNEA
100
THIS PART OF THE EYE IS Colored muscle that surrounds the pupil and controls its size
IRIS
200
Which of the following concepts refers to the diminished sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs due to constant exposure to that stimulus?
Perceptual set/ Difference Threshold/ Absolute Threshold/ Sensory adaption
Sensory Adaption
200
Which of the following is the process of detecting environmental stimuli and converting them into signals that can be detected by the nervous system?
Perception. Sensation. Top-down processing. difference threshold
SENSATION
200
Kimmie stood on the sidewalk rather than crossing the street because she saw that the approaching car was quite close to her. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated in this example?
Gestalt/ Figure-ground relationship/ Closure/ Depth Perception
Depth Perception
200
Receptors in the retina that enable black and white and peripheral (side) vision.
RODS
200
Their axons make
up the optic nerve
which carries
neural impulses
to the brain for
processing.
GANGLION CELLS
300
Orville is talking with his friends at a cafeteria table when suddenly he is distracted by hearing his name at a neighboring table. Orville’s shift of attention most clearly illustrates which psychological concept?
Inattentional Blindness/ Gestalt Pysch/ The Phi Phenomenon. Cocktail Party
Cocktail Party
300
Helena did not recognize her English teacher when she unexpectedly saw him while traveling in Paris, even though she knew him well back in the classroom. The fact that Helena can recognize her teacher back home more easily than in Paris best demonstrates what concept?
Perceptual Set/ Change blindness/ Synesthesia/ Functional Fixedness
Perceptual Set
300
Tracey was in pain from an ear infection, which her doctor said was in her inner ear. Which of the following is the most likely location of the infection?
The Pinna/ The cochlea/ The Eardrum/ Anvil
The Cochlea
300
The closer an object is to your face, the more your eyes have to move inward to see it.
CONVERGENCE
300
Delayed reaction time when you must say the color of a word but not the name of a word.
STROOP EFFECT
400
What is the correct order of the eye-to-brain pathway of vision?
Retina, optic nerve, thalamus, occipital lobe
400
Domingo has just hit Play to begin listening to a new song he bought. Based on the structure of the ear, what will the sound waves contact first after moving through Domingo’s auditory canal?
EAR DRUM
400
A subliminal stimulus is a stimulus that
falls below the threshold for conscious detection
400
Sensory receptors that bend in response to sound vibrations. Trigger impulses in the auditory nerve.
HAIR CELLS
400
Says that the brain detects pitch by monitoring the frequency of neural impulses traveling up the auditory nerve.
FREQUENCY THEORY
500
What refers to photoreceptors responsible for color vision?
CONES
500
In the figure above, what letter corresponds to the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain?
E
500
In the figure above, what letter corresponds to the light-sensitive surface of the eye that contains photoreceptors?
D
500
Says that higher and lower tones excite specific areas of the cochlea’s basilar membrane.
PLACE THEORY
500
We detect _________ based on the number of hair cells that are activated.
loudness