Deck 4: E: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

The primary taste called __________is associated with high-protein foods and the seasoning MSG.

Answer 1

umami

Question 2

The __________ system is involved in smell-the detection of airborne particles with specialized receptors located in the nose.

Answer 2

olfactory

Question 3

When we look directly at an object,the light focuses on the central region of the retina,called __________ the ,which allows us to see it clearly and in full colour.

Answer 3

fovea

Question 4

The role of the photoreceptors in the eye is to convert the physical stimulus of light into a nerve impulse that can be relayed to the brain.This process is known as __________ .

Question 5

Special devices called __________consist of a microphone,speech processor,and electrodes,which can restore some hearing by artificially stimulating intact nerve endings in the ear.

Question 6

The __________ theory explains why we see a yellow afterimage after staring at a blue wall.

Question 7

Another name for the condition known as face blindness is __________ .

Question 8

Glenda looks at the textbooks on her shelf.Because her history book is covering part of her psychology book's cover,her brain can use the concept of __________ to know that the history book is closer to her.

Question 9

In order to detect a noticeable difference between two similar stimuli,the difference between the two stimuli must be above the __________ .

Question 10

Mohamed is home alone one evening when he thinks he hears a voice.He investigates and finds that there's no one there.This would be called a __________ in the terminology of signal detection theory.