Human Sensory Processes Quiz

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#1

Which sense is primarily associated with the perception of taste?

Vision
Olfaction
Audition
Gustation
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#2

Which part of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light entering the eye?

Cornea
Pupil
Retina
Lens
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#3

Which of the following senses is NOT considered one of the five traditional human senses?

Balance
Temperature
Proprioception
Pain
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#4

What term describes the process by which sensory receptors convert stimuli into neural impulses?

Sensory transduction
Sensory adaptation
Sensory perception
Sensory reception
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#5

What is the term for the minimum amount of stimulus energy needed for a person to detect it 50% of the time?

Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
Subliminal threshold
Sensory adaptation threshold
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#6

Which type of receptor cells are responsible for detecting light and color in the retina?

Rods
Cones
Ganglion cells
Bipolar cells
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#7

What is the phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus influences the response to another stimulus?

Sensory adaptation
Sensory deprivation
Sensory integration
Sensory priming
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#8

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic tastes?

Umami
Sour
Bitter
Astringent
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#9

Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?

Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
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#10

What is the term for the ability to perceive the position and movement of our body parts?

Depth perception
Sensory localization
Proprioception
Kinesthetic sense
1 answered
#11

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing olfactory information?

Hippocampus
Amygdala
Thalamus
Olfactory bulb
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#12

What term refers to the ability to detect a difference between two stimuli?

Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
Signal detection threshold
Perceptual threshold
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#13

Which sense is responsible for detecting changes in temperature?

Thermoception
Proprioception
Nociception
Baroreception
1 answered
#14

What term refers to the perception of one sensory stimulus as another?

Synesthesia
Perceptual adaptation
Sensory substitution
Sensory fusion
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