Sensing and Perceiving

Sensing and Perceiving
A researcher interested in the relationship between physical stimuli and our psychological experience would be studying:
extra sensory perception
proprioception
auditory realism
psychophysics
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Sensing and Perceiving
Which of the following is NOT one of the six senses?
proprioception
transduction
olfaction
taste
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In depth perception, accommodation would be most useful for which activity?
playing golf
threading a needle
driving a car
flying a kite
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Sensing and Perceiving
The optic nerve carries information to:
the retina then the cortex
the retina then the thalamus
the thalamus then the cortex
the cornea then the retina
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When a person enters a dark room their pupils ________ to allow more light to enter their eyes.
constrict
curve
dilate
a or c
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Damage to the ________ may cause sensorineural hearing loss.
eardrum
pinna
stapes
cilia
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The fact that you may notice a disgusting smell when you first walk into a room but stop noticing it if you stay in the room for a while illustrates:
synesthesia
selective attention
sensory attention
sensory adaptation
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Movement of hair cells in the ________ triggers nerve impulses which are sent to the brain.
pinna
cochlea
malleus
retina
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Where would you find tastebuds?
on the tongue
on the walls of the mouth
at the back of the throat
all of the above
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Visual accommodation involves a change in which structure?
lens
cornea
retina
fovea
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