Chapter 5 Quiz

A  monocular

B  afterimage

C  preimage

D  fovea

A  cornea; pupil

B  iris; pupil

C  lens; retina

D  pupil; cornea

A  When sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor, sensation has occurred.

B  We have a sensory system that provides information about balance, called the vestibular sense.

C  Sensation refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

D  We have more than five senses.

A  petting a cat

B  tasting warm bread covered in pumpkin butter

C  smelling lilacs

D  hearing a song on the radio

A  optic

B  cornea

C  photoreceptor

D  linear

A  the change in stimulus detection as a function of current mental state

B  how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

C  what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor

D  how interpretation of sensations is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts

A  lens

B  iris

C  cornea

D  retina

A  It receives incoming sound information and bypasses the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain through the optic nerve.

B  It receives incoming sound information and indirectly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.

C  It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the basilar membrane to transmit information to the brain.

D  It receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain.

A  They are bulb-like structures at the tip of the frontal lobe where the olfactory nerves begin.

B  They have small, hair-like extensions.

C  They are located in a mucous membrane at the top of the nose.

D  They are cells.

A  hammer

B  drum

C  nail

D  percussive