Question 1

Amanda is enjoying her favorite slushy.It has been a long time since she drank one,and she eagerly takes a giant sip.Soon after,she gets a terrible "brain freeze." What is Amanda actually experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Initial constriction followed by expansion of the blood vessels in the roof of her mouth.

Question 2

Goals of human factors,or human engineering,include

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all of the above.

Question 3

The name given to the sense of our body position is

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the kinesthetic sense.

Question 4

A disorder of the inner ear would be most likely to impact our

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equilibrium.

Question 5

Research on human pheromones should have what impact on a person's decision to purchase pheromone-based products to make themselves more attractive and desirable to others?

Accepted Answer

Human pheromones do exist but purchasing pheromone-based products is not an effective way to influence others' interest in you.

Question 6

Our sense of body position is known as

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proprioception.

Question 7

Information about ________ travels to the spinal cord and brain more quickly than information about ________.

Accepted Answer

touch; pain

Question 8

The somatosensory system responds to sensory information about

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temperature and pressure.

Question 9

Our sense of equilibrium is called

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vestibular sense.

Question 10

Proprioceptors send sensory information to the somatosensory and motor cortexes from

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muscles and tendons.

Question 11

Marian is at a bar with her friends,wearing a new perfume she just bought.How likely is it that Eugene,who just walked in the other side of the bar,will be drawn to her new scent?

Accepted Answer

Very unlikely,typically transfer of pheromones only occurs at very close range.

Question 12

Who is likely to experience the most pain when given a shot by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

Mike,who has red hair

Question 13

The authors mentioned the interesting correlation between natural red hair and lower pain thresholds compared to persons with other natural hair colors.This is most likely to be due to the fact that

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genetic factors that impact pain threshold are also somehow related to hair color.

Question 14

Martha's taste buds were permanently damaged when she accidentally swallowed some hydrochloric acid.Which of the following may occur?

Accepted Answer

Martha may lose some of her enjoyment for life.

Question 15

Why is it less painful to sleep on a bed of nails than to be stabbed in the finger with one?

Accepted Answer

There are more free nerve endings in our fingers than our backs.

Question 16

We are able to distinguish pleasant from disgusting smells and tastes because of the contribution of the __________,the emotional center of the brain.

Accepted Answer

limbic system

Question 17

Zedd is eating popcorn while watching a horror film.As more people are hacked and slashed to death,he discovers that his popcorn doesn't taste as good as it did at the beginning of the movie.What is the most likely explanation?

Accepted Answer

Information from the olfactory and gustation receptors activate the limbic system.

Question 18

The ability to detect our balance and keep our balance as we move around in our daily life is known as

Accepted Answer

the vestibular sense.

Question 19

Which of the following seems to have an impact on the degree of pain a person might experience?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 20

What discipline within psychology seeks to optimize the interaction between equipment and technology and our human sensory and perceptual abilities?

Accepted Answer

Human factors

Quiz 4: Sensation and Perception