The place in the retina where the optic nerve exits on the brain is called the
What is blind spot?
100
Hearing aids are of no use to someone with....
nerve damage
100
The minimum intensity at which stimulus can be detected at least 50 percent of the time is known as the
What is absolute threshold?
100
Balance is influenced by the
What is Semicircular canals
100
Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called
What are feature detectors?
200
Which part of the ear amplify's the sounds so auditory nerve can process the raw stimuli?
What is the middle ear/ ossicles
200
Information processed below the _____ is called________
What is absolute threshold, subliminal
200
DAILY DOUBLE 10. The perceived pitch of a tone is determined by its
What is frequency?
200
Building a house without a blue print is an example of ______ ______ processing.
What is bottom up
300
In bright light, the iris __________ and the pupil __________ to control the amount of light entering the eye.
expands, constricts
300
Receptors that are especially important for helping a person maintain balance are located in the
What is inner ear?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
During the football game, Suzy and Jimmy had an in-depth conversation assessing which brain imaging technique would be the best to determine which lobe was damaged from number 89’s concussion. People are able to focus on conversations and ignore their surroundings due to which theory?
What is the cocktail part affect?
300
Smell and Taste go hand and hand because of which nerve?
What is olfactory?
300
As a door opens toward you, you perceive it as a rectangular door rather than going through actual image changes on the retina (from rectangular to trapezoid). This is an example of
What is shape constancy
400
Which photo receptor is most responsible for foveal vision and color blindness?
What are cones?
400
Hearing loss caused when the eardrums or middle ear is damaged by disease or injury is called
What is conductive deafness?
400
Mr. Casey was driving to Costco with Mr. Juarez to buy 2nd hour some more snacks. During the drive, Mr. Casey swore he could faintly smell a dead skunk from outside. Mr. Juarez told Mr. Casey that he couldn’t smell anything and to just keep paying attention to the road. Mr. Casey could smell the skunk while Mr. J could not due to which theory?
What is difference threshold
400
Which term explain why Jimmy percieved he was still spinning after he got off the rollercoaster at the fair?
What is vestibular senses?
400
A person with sight in only eye lacks which of the following visual cues for seeing in depth?
What is retinal disparity?
500
Photoreceptors relay visual information to the brain through which of the following cells?
What is Bipolar and ganglion cells
500
Using 5 anatomical parts of the ear, explain the process of through which an auditory stimulus passes before it is perceived as sound.
What is Auditory canal, eardrum, ossicles, oval window, cochlea
500
Mr. Casey was grading tests in Starbucks last night. He could hear a song that he thought he heard last time he visited Starbucks but could not be 100% sure. Before he “shazamed” it, it took an educated guess on the song title based on the context of the stimuli. Mr. Casey’s educated guess on the song based on his context exemplifies….
What is signal detection theory
500
People can close their eyes, clap their hands, and not miss due to...
What is kinesthesis
500
The debate of the dress can be explain due to ____ ______.