CBS EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+
Olfactory Bulb - CORRECT ANSWER -a brain structure located above the nasal cavity beneath the
frontal lobes
transforms chemicals into smell
Hearing/interpreting - CORRECT ANSWER -Consonance, octave equivalence, perfect pitch,
auditory scene analysis
Deafness - CORRECT ANSWER -Damage after the inner ear = can't process sounds
Higher auditory areas = can't interpret sounds
Physical attributes of a sound wave - CORRECT ANSWER -Larger wave = lower frequency
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle
-conversion of sensation to signal
-ex: air, liquid, or object pressure/chemical are nerve signals
-Photons= nerve signals
Labeled line coding - CORRECT ANSWER --association of a specific receptor with a specific
sensation
-difference neurons are coded to do different, specific things
Localization - CORRECT ANSWER --Based on characteristics and interaural differences:
-timing differences identify locations of sharp, brief, sound
-phase differences localize continuous sounds
,Balance - CORRECT ANSWER --not auditory
-vestibular system (semicircular canals and otolith organs) provide information about
orientation
-systems detect movement by displacement of hair cells
Somatosensory system - CORRECT ANSWER --touch
-temp
-pain
-proprioception
-interoception
proprioception - CORRECT ANSWER -The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous
system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement.
Interoception - CORRECT ANSWER -sensory information arising from within the body, such as
hunger and thirst
Taste - CORRECT ANSWER -chemical process
Sensation processing principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Transduction, variation, discrimination,
complex cognition
Absolute threshold of sensation - CORRECT ANSWER -MINIMUM intensity of stimulus needed to
detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time
Variation - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle: nerve signals show variation to either
different TYPES or AMOUNTS of stimulation from one cell or multiple cells
, Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER -processing principle: identifying differences in AMOUNT
-Weber's Law
-Identifying differences of type, not always dependent on true dimensions
Weber's Law - CORRECT ANSWER -the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli
must differ by a constant minimum percentage/ratio (rather than a constant amount)
Complex cognition - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle: refining signals from primary
sensory areas to perceive for complexly
-requires knowing what the important features are and how they combine (thru individual and
evolutionary learning)
Parts of a sense - CORRECT ANSWER --Physical aspect
-Primary sensory processing area
-Secondary/tertiary processing
-Integration with other sense
Synethesia - CORRECT ANSWER --different senses are inappropriately integrated due to
heightened connectivity between brain regions
-ASMR is possibly auditory-tactile synesthesia
McGurk Effect - CORRECT ANSWER -an error in perception that occurs when we misperceive
sounds because the audio and visual parts of the speech are mismatched.
Grounded cognition - CORRECT ANSWER -theory that suggests that bodily sensations influence
thoughts and meaning independent of effortful thinking
ANSWERS | RATED A+
Olfactory Bulb - CORRECT ANSWER -a brain structure located above the nasal cavity beneath the
frontal lobes
transforms chemicals into smell
Hearing/interpreting - CORRECT ANSWER -Consonance, octave equivalence, perfect pitch,
auditory scene analysis
Deafness - CORRECT ANSWER -Damage after the inner ear = can't process sounds
Higher auditory areas = can't interpret sounds
Physical attributes of a sound wave - CORRECT ANSWER -Larger wave = lower frequency
Transduction - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle
-conversion of sensation to signal
-ex: air, liquid, or object pressure/chemical are nerve signals
-Photons= nerve signals
Labeled line coding - CORRECT ANSWER --association of a specific receptor with a specific
sensation
-difference neurons are coded to do different, specific things
Localization - CORRECT ANSWER --Based on characteristics and interaural differences:
-timing differences identify locations of sharp, brief, sound
-phase differences localize continuous sounds
,Balance - CORRECT ANSWER --not auditory
-vestibular system (semicircular canals and otolith organs) provide information about
orientation
-systems detect movement by displacement of hair cells
Somatosensory system - CORRECT ANSWER --touch
-temp
-pain
-proprioception
-interoception
proprioception - CORRECT ANSWER -The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous
system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement.
Interoception - CORRECT ANSWER -sensory information arising from within the body, such as
hunger and thirst
Taste - CORRECT ANSWER -chemical process
Sensation processing principles - CORRECT ANSWER -Transduction, variation, discrimination,
complex cognition
Absolute threshold of sensation - CORRECT ANSWER -MINIMUM intensity of stimulus needed to
detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time
Variation - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle: nerve signals show variation to either
different TYPES or AMOUNTS of stimulation from one cell or multiple cells
, Discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER -processing principle: identifying differences in AMOUNT
-Weber's Law
-Identifying differences of type, not always dependent on true dimensions
Weber's Law - CORRECT ANSWER -the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli
must differ by a constant minimum percentage/ratio (rather than a constant amount)
Complex cognition - CORRECT ANSWER -Processing principle: refining signals from primary
sensory areas to perceive for complexly
-requires knowing what the important features are and how they combine (thru individual and
evolutionary learning)
Parts of a sense - CORRECT ANSWER --Physical aspect
-Primary sensory processing area
-Secondary/tertiary processing
-Integration with other sense
Synethesia - CORRECT ANSWER --different senses are inappropriately integrated due to
heightened connectivity between brain regions
-ASMR is possibly auditory-tactile synesthesia
McGurk Effect - CORRECT ANSWER -an error in perception that occurs when we misperceive
sounds because the audio and visual parts of the speech are mismatched.
Grounded cognition - CORRECT ANSWER -theory that suggests that bodily sensations influence
thoughts and meaning independent of effortful thinking
