Sensation and pereception

Question 1

Prolonged exposure above ___ decibels produces hearing loss

Answer 1

Prolonged exposure above 85 decibels produces hearing loss

Question 2

Transduction takes place in the ____ ear

Answer 2

Transduction takes place in the INNER ear

Question 3

Auditory nerve sends messages to ____ (___ lobe)

Answer 3

Auditory nerve sends messages to Auditory cortex (temporal lobe)

Question 4

What is deafness

Answer 4

Deafness: Damage to hair cells in the inner ear

Question 5

Range of human hearing: ____-____ cycles per second

Answer 5

Range of human hearing: 20- 20000 cycles per second

Question 6

What is opponent process theory?

Answer 6

Cells fire to signal color- Causes a decrease in the firing rate of its opposite color
Red —> green
Blue —> yellow

Question 7

Your ability to detect odours close at hand and at a distance is an aid to ___

Answer 7

Your ability to detect odours close at hand and at a distance is an aid to survival

Question 8

What is gustation?

Answer 8

The sensation of taste.

Question 9

What are the 4 basic tastes

Answer 9

Sweet- sour- salty - bitter

Question 10

Sensory cortex in front is a part of ___ lobe

Answer 10

Sensory cortex in front is a part of PARIETAL LOBE