Weeks 1 + 2 - Principals & Methods + Body Senses & Chemical Senses

Question 1 of 11

1

A cell that is tuned to respond to vertical lines will only ever respond to a vertical line in it's receptive field.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

1

Using the Method of Constant Stimuli - 2AFC paradigm, the threshold is considered to be when the participant is correct...

Select one of the following:

50% of the time.
75% of the time.
1% of the time.
100% of the time.

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

1

If you double a stimulus, our perception of the intensity of that stimulus will also double.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

1

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Fill out the layers of tactile receptors from top to bottom.

( Meissners Corpuscles, Merkels Disks, Fuffinis Corpuscles, Pacinian Corpuscles )

( Merkels Disks, Meissners Corpuscles, Ruffinis Corpuscles, Pacinian Corpuscles )

( Ruffinis Corpuscles, Meissners Corpuscles, Merkels Disks, Pacinian Corpuscles )

( Pacinian Corpuscles, Meissners Corpuscles, Merkels Disks, Ruffinis Corpuscles )

The ( Pacinian/Ruffini, Meissner/Merkel ) receptors respond best to pressure and touch.

The ( Meissner/Merkel, Pacinian/Ruffini ) receptors respond best to light touch.

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

1

What are some of the mechanisms in proprioception and kinaesthesia?

Select one or more of the following:

Muscle Spindles
Golgi Tendon Organs
Vestibuli
Joint Receptors
Limb Receptors
Free Nerve Endings

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

1

Sensors for temperature are slower than the tactile sensors.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

1

The semicircular canals contain a bundle of hair cells called...

Select one of the following:

Capula
Macula
Ampulla
Otoconia

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

1

The Ultricle and Saccule each contain a patches of hair cells called..

Select one of the following:

Macula
Cupula
Ampulla
Endolymph

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

1

Mitral cells will receive signals from various types of smell receptor types.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

1

Mitral cells connect to the piriform cortex and also project to the amygdala after passing through the thalamus.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

1

The smell we percieve, be it coffee, baking bread or some flowers, is a result of...

Select one of the following:

Patterns of activity across multiple receptors.
The strongest signal from a single smell receptor.
A combination of signals from photoreceptors.
Cross fibre theory.

	Created by Daniel Whiting about 7 years ago

PSY247 - Perception Quiz on Weeks 1 + 2 - Principals & Methods + Body Senses & Chemical Senses, created by Daniel Whiting on 14/03/2017.

Weeks 1 + 2 - Principals & Methods + Body Senses & Chemical Senses

Question 1 of 11

A cell that is tuned to respond to vertical lines will only ever respond to a vertical line in it's receptive field.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

Using the Method of Constant Stimuli - 2AFC paradigm, the threshold is considered to be when the participant is correct...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

If you double a stimulus, our perception of the intensity of that stimulus will also double.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

What are some of the mechanisms in proprioception and kinaesthesia?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

Sensors for temperature are slower than the tactile sensors.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

The semicircular canals contain a bundle of hair cells called...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

The Ultricle and Saccule each contain a patches of hair cells called..

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

Mitral cells will receive signals from various types of smell receptor types.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

Mitral cells connect to the piriform cortex and also project to the amygdala after passing through the thalamus.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

The smell we percieve, be it coffee, baking bread or some flowers, is a result of...

Select one of the following:

Explanation