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The Psychology EditionThe Psychology Edition

Sensation & PerceptionSensation & Perception

Rules of the GameRules of the Game Four teams will compete to answer Four teams will compete to answer

questions about our study of sensation and questions about our study of sensation and perception. perception.

You may use your notes from this mini-unit You may use your notes from this mini-unit to answer the questions. to answer the questions.

Each student will record the Each student will record the teamteam answer for answer for review this weekend. The questions will be review this weekend. The questions will be available on our wikispace, available on our wikispace, fuspsych.wikispaces.com.fuspsych.wikispaces.com.

Your team will trade answer sheets with Your team will trade answer sheets with another team for in-class grading. another team for in-class grading.

We will record the team scores for future We will record the team scores for future review competitions. review competitions.

Question 1Question 1

The smallest amount of a stimulus The smallest amount of a stimulus that can cause an organism to that can cause an organism to respond is…respond is…

Question 2Question 2

The interpretation of sensory The interpretation of sensory information is…information is…

Question 3Question 3

Without Without this sensethis sense, you cannot fully , you cannot fully experience this experience this other senseother sense. .

Question 4Question 4

This law describes the brain’s ability This law describes the brain’s ability to interpret the “whole”. to interpret the “whole”.

Question 5Question 5

Pitch is caused by this measurement Pitch is caused by this measurement of a wave. of a wave.

Question 6Question 6

The brightness of a color is caused The brightness of a color is caused by this measurement of waves. by this measurement of waves.

Question 7Question 7

This is the term for the difference This is the term for the difference between the images we receive in between the images we receive in each eye. each eye.

Question 8Question 8

Color blindness is caused when this Color blindness is caused when this part of the eye doesn’t function part of the eye doesn’t function properly. properly.

Question 9Question 9

This is the ability to understand This is the ability to understand stimuli beyond the senses. stimuli beyond the senses.

Question 10Question 10

This is our ability to adjust to This is our ability to adjust to constant exposure to a stimulus. constant exposure to a stimulus.

Question 11Question 11

This is the location of our sense of This is the location of our sense of balance. balance.

Question 12Question 12

This type of illusion is caused This type of illusion is caused because of a distortion in because of a distortion in distinguishing the relationship distinguishing the relationship between the objects in an image. between the objects in an image.

Question 13Question 13

This part of the ear actually does the This part of the ear actually does the hearing. hearing.

Question 14Question 14

These are the four (4) types of taste. These are the four (4) types of taste.

Question 15Question 15

This is the name for receiving a This is the name for receiving a stimulus in a receptor that is no stimulus in a receptor that is no longer present. longer present.

Question 16Question 16

These are the three (3) types of These are the three (3) types of deafness. deafness.

Question 17Question 17

This is the ability to move objects This is the ability to move objects using only your mind. using only your mind.

Question 18Question 18

This is the sensory receptor located This is the sensory receptor located in your nose. in your nose.

Question 19Question 19

This law means it’s difficult to This law means it’s difficult to distinguish between 50 lbs and 51 distinguish between 50 lbs and 51 lbs, but not 2 and 3 lbs. lbs, but not 2 and 3 lbs.

Question 20Question 20

This ability allows our brains to fill This ability allows our brains to fill the gaps in sensory information. the gaps in sensory information.

Question 21Question 21

These two (2) senses work together These two (2) senses work together to maintain our orientation. to maintain our orientation.

Question 22Question 22

This sense allows us to move our This sense allows us to move our bodies. bodies.

Question 23Question 23

This is the ability to focus on certain This is the ability to focus on certain stimuli and ignore the others. stimuli and ignore the others.

Question 24Question 24

This illusion appears in different This illusion appears in different colors from the ones you saw. colors from the ones you saw.

Question 25Question 25

This part of the eye carries This part of the eye carries information to our brains. information to our brains.

Question 26Question 26

Identify the two (2) ways in which Identify the two (2) ways in which doctors can work to fix deafness. doctors can work to fix deafness.

Question 27Question 27

These cause the sensations of taste These cause the sensations of taste and smell. and smell.

Question 28Question 28

These were used to test for These were used to test for paranormal abilities. paranormal abilities.

Question 29Question 29

This part of the eye regulates the This part of the eye regulates the amount of light that can enter the amount of light that can enter the eye. eye.

Question 30Question 30

This is the removal of one or more This is the removal of one or more types of stimuli. types of stimuli.