Sensing and Perceiving
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
sensory adaptation
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Visual accommodation involves a change in which structure?A. lens
B. cornea
C. retina
D. fovea
Where would you find tastebuds?
A. on the tongue
B. on the walls of the mouth
C. at the back of the throat
D. all of the above
Movement of hair cells in the ________ triggers nerve impulses which are sent to the brain.
A. pinna
B. cochlea
C. malleus
D. retina
Damage to the ________ may cause sensorineural hearing loss.
A. eardrum
B. pinna
C. stapes
D. cilia
When a person enters a dark room their pupils ________ to allow more light to enter their eyes.
A. constrict
B. curve
C. dilate
D. a or c
The optic nerve carries information to:
A. the retina then the cortex
B. the retina then the thalamus
C. the thalamus then the cortex
D. the cornea then the retina
In depth perception, accommodation would be most useful for which activity?
A. playing golf
B. threading a needle
C. driving a car
D. flying a kite
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