Liberty University PSYC 101 Quiz Sensation and Perception Questions and Answeres Updated

Quiz: Sensation and Perception PSYCH

The auditory cortex sends projections to which two lobes of the brain?
Parietal and temporal
Occipital and parietal
Frontal and temporal
Frontal and parietal

Question 2
__________ corresponds to the brightness or intensity of a color.
Period
Wavelength
Amplitude

Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a type of sensory receptor?
Exteroreceptors
Anteroceptors
Proprioceptors
Interoceptors

Question 4
Umami, the most recently discovered type of taste bud, can be detect the taste of foods that are:
High in protein
Low in protein
High in fiber
Low in fiber

Question 5
The two basic types of photoreceptors in the eye are:
Retinas and corneas
Rods and cones
Pupils and Irises
Pupils and retinas

Question 6
Olfactory receptor cells are what type of cells?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Neurons
Endothelial Cells

Question 7
The ______ is the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye that contains the sensory receptors for vision.
Retina
Iris
Cornea
Pupil

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, Question 8
________ is defined as the distance from peak to peak of a wave.
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Amplitude

Question 9
Olfactory receptors are located at the _______.
Base of the nasal cavity
Top of the naval cavity
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory nerve

Question 10
________ is the process through which a physical stimulus is converted into a meaningful and useful neural signal
capable of being interpreted by the brain.
Transduction
Transmission
Transportation
Transformation

Question 11
Pupil diameter is affected by all of the following EXCEPT:
Stress
Arousal
Diet
Drug usage

Question 12
_______ is a phenomenon in which an object closer to a viewer appears to block another object that is farther away
from the viewer.
Occlusion
Obstruction
Misrepresentation
Collusion

Question 13
How many major sensory modalities have been traditionally recognized?
Three
Four
Five
Six

Question 14
_______ blindness is a phenomenon caused by diverted attention resulting in failure of accurate scene detection as if we
are blind to that event.
Unintentional
Inattentional
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