MCQs on the Sensation

The fact that we see negative afterimages supports which theory of color vision?

Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading and movement are called

The Ishihara test

That humans are not visually sensitive to ultraviolet radiation suggests that sensory systems function as

Skin senses, kinesthetic senses, and vestibular senses comprise which sense system?

Which would represent the greatest loss to a professional wine taster or chef?

Melzack and Wall’s theory that some pain messages can block other pain messages is called

The external, or visible, part of the ear is called the

The cones of the retina

The process where the lens of the eye changes shape is called

The cones of the retina

Hearing aids are of no use to an individual with __________ deafness.

Kinesthetic sensation results from

Hearing loss caused when the eardrums or ossicles are damaged by disease or injury is called

__________ is concerned with relating changes in physical stimuli to corresponding psychological sensations.

The minimum amount of energy needed for a sensation to occur is called

Which theory of hearing explains the perception of lower sounds?

Humans respond to different wavelengths of light by experiencing differing

The part of the eye that focuses the image is called the

Olfaction is another name for the sense of