Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

This theory states that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses.

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.

This system controls the balance of the body.

Which two senses are most likely to determine whether we like a certain food?

The place in the eye where the optic nerve meets is known as the ______.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of other's behavior. This best illustrates the impact of:

If you move your watchband up your inch or so, you will feel it only for a few moments. This best illustrates:

Rather than saying a person is "colorblind," it would be more accurate to say that the person:

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because ______.

Which of the following is true of cones?

Texting and driving is a major cause of car accidents in the modern day. Which academic term that we discussed defines this inability to focus on texting and driving at simultaneously?

Which brain component routes all sensory information, except olfaction, to its appropriate brain region for processing?

Which color has the longest wavelength? Which has the shortest?

This is the central focal point for the retina, and is around which the retinal cones cluster.

Which theory of color perception suggests we have opposing color receptors in the retina that enable color vision?

The conversion of one form of energy to another is called

What is the name of the fluid-filled mechanism within the inner ear that houses our hair-cell receptors for auditory information?

Which theory of pitch perception suggests the location of the cochlea that is stimulated by incoming sound waves determines the pitch we perceive?

The sense of movement and body position

When a person rubs an elbow after smacking it into a table, that person is

Which of the following is the best explanation for why we see afterimages?

Hearing aids might be effective for treating ________

Subliminal references which of the following?

The cocktail party effect provides an example of:

This type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells in the cochlea.

During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air, your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell. At the same time your food all seems to taste the same. This illustrates the importance of:

When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others? (i.e., The McGurk Effect)