Perceptual Processes and Sensation Quiz

Gustation is the sense primarily responsible for detecting taste.

Audition is primarily responsible for detecting sound waves.

Sensory adaptation is the process of becoming less sensitive to unchanging stimuli over time.

Vitreous humor is the clear, gel-like fluid that fills the space between the lens and the retina in the eye.

Savory is not one of the five basic tastes.

The iris controls the amount of light entering the eye.

Transduction is the process by which sensory receptors convert stimuli into neural impulses.

Spicy is not considered one of the basic tastes.

Pungent is not considered a primary taste sensation.

Perception is the process by which we interpret and organize sensory information.

Kinesthesia refers to the ability to sense body position and movement of body parts.

Stereopsis is the ability to perceive depth and three-dimensional space.

The olfactory bulb is primarily associated with processing olfactory information.