QUIZ #3 (Ch.4) Sensation Flashcards
A person can have between ____________ taste buds in his or her mouth.
500 to 10,000
The kinesthetic senses are concerned with:
the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other
The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with:
difference threshold change.
The term photon refers to
the smallest possible unit of light
Which of the following is true of rods?
They are responsible for night vision.
What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
tiny bones located in the middle ear
What are the five primary tastes?
bitter, salty, sour, sweet, savory
The receptor neurons for smell are located in the
olfactory membrane
The area of the inner surface of the eye that contains the rods and cones.
Retina
A person with normal color vision is called a:
Trichromat
Continuity is:
The tendency to perceive a series of points or lines as having unity.
A unit expressing the loudness of a sound is?
Decibel
The goals of psychology are to:
Describe, explain, predict, and control behavior
Kinesthesis comes from the Greek word:
Motion
The tendency to perceive an object as being the same shape although the retinal image varies in shape as it routes is?
Shape constancy
