PSY 120 Purdue Exam II Questions With Complete Solutions
Sensation correct answer: characteristics of incoming stimuli
Perception correct answer: processes used to create a
meaningful interpretation of sensations
Transduction correct answer: external messages translated into
language we can understand
Light correct answer: transduced in vision; form of
electromagnetic signals
Anatomy of the Eye (Vision) correct answer: cornea and lens ->
pupil -> retina -> receptor cells (rods and cones) -> optical nerve -> brain
Depth Perception correct answer: ability to perceive world in
three dimensions
Optical Illusion correct answer: experience of seeming to see
something that does not exist
Nature/Nurture (vision) correct answer: your environment can
condition how and what you see Pitch correct answer: perception of frequency 1 / 2
Volume correct answer: perception of amplitude
Place Theory correct answer: based on location of active
receptor cells
Frequency Theory correct answer: based on rate of neural
impulses
3 Skin Senses correct answer: 1. Touch
- Temperature
- Pain
Touch correct answer: pressure- sensitive receptor cells in skin
Temperature correct answer: neurons activated when activated
when skin is either cold or warm
Pain correct answer: bodily warning system for any stimulus
intense enough to damage tissue
2 Chemical Senses correct answer: 1.Gustation
- Olfaction
Gustation correct answer: sense of taste
Olfaction correct answer: sense of smell
Chemoreceptors correct answer: receptor cells that react to
molecules in air/liquid
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