FINAL (Chapter 4 on)

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

The stimulation (activation) of the sense organs

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

The selection, organization, and interpretation of that sensory input

Question 3

Identical twins vs Fraternal twins

Answer 3

Identical twins are more related

Question 4

Auditory system

Answer 4

Hearing

Question 5

Olfactory and Gustatory systems

Answer 5

Smell, taste, and flavour

Both chemical sense

Sense of smell doesn’t go through the thalamus (IMPORTANT)

Question 6

Touch senses

Answer 6

Pain, Temperature, Shape, Texture

Question 7

Kinesthetic and Vestibular
Systems

Answer 7

Balance and Orientation

Question 8

Visual systems

Answer 8

Seeing

Question 9

What are stimuli for hearing

Answer 9

soundwaves

Question 10

What are the stimuli for vision

Answer 10

lightwaves

Question 11

The parallels between loudness of sound =

Answer 11

brightness of light

Question 12

Which of the following is a chemical sense

Answer 12

Olfactory or gustatory

Question 13

Transduction:

Answer 13

Change stimulus from something in physical environment to a neural signal

Question 14

Sensory Adaption

Answer 14

A gradual decline in sensitivity to specific stimulation due to prolonged exposure

Question 14

Absolute Threshold:

Answer 14

For a specific type of sensory input, the MINIMUM amount of stimulation that an organism can DETECT

Question 15

Attention

Answer 15

The concentration of our awareness
on some stimuli to the exclusion of others

Question 16

Sound waves

Answer 16

vibrations of molecules that travel through a medium, such as air

Question 17

Light waves

Answer 17

form of electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave

Question 18

FAST PAIN

Answer 18

Detects localized pain and relays it to the cortex in a fraction of a second
* A-delta fibres: Quick, sharp pain
* Send signals “where” information to somatosensory cortex

Question 19

SLOW PAIN

Answer 19

Detects the less localized, longer lasting, aching or burning pain
* C-fibres: Long, dull pain
* Sends motivational information to hypothalamus, amygdala, and frontal lobe