Question 1

Much of the interest in the chemical senses stems from the fact that

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A)   their physiology is particularly simple.
B)   their anatomy and physiology are particularly well known.
C)   they play important roles in the social lives of many species.
D)   both A and B
E)   both A and CF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The cocktail-party phenomenon refers to your ability to "focus on" a specific conversation at a cocktail party while

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A)   drunk out of your mind.
B)   unconsciously monitoring other conversations.
C)   being totally conscious of other conversations.
D)   talking to someone else.
E)   eating.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The auditory system is organized

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A)   retinotopically.
B)   geographically.
C)   tonotopically.
D)   somatotopically.
E)   volumetrically.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Human olfactory neocortex is

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A)   near the orbits.
B)   in the frontal lobe.
C)   in the parietal lobe.
D)   both A and B
E)   both A and CF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Much of the recent research on sound localization has focused on the

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A)   cochlea.
B)   barn owl.
C)   snail.
D)   mouse.
E)   cat.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The sense of touch is largely

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A)   exteroceptive.
B)   proprioceptive.
C)   interoceptive.
D)   nociceptive.
E)   slow-adapting.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Discuss current knowledge of auditory cortex, emphasizing both difficulties and successes.

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Question 8

The cortical area that has most frequently been linked to pain by functional brain imaging studies is the

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A)   anterior cingulate cortex.
B)   secondary somatosensory cortex.
C)   posterior parietal cortex.
D)   inferotemporal cortex.
E)   PAG.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

SI is also known as the __________ somatosensory cortex.

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The answer of SI is also known as the __________...

Question 10

Endogenous attention is mediated by

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A)   top-down mechanisms.
B)   bottom-up mechanisms.
C)   recurrent collateral inhibition.
D)   exogenous inhibition.
E)   subliminal perception.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

There seem to be at least five primary tastes; the most recently documented was

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A)   sour.
B)   unami.
C)   bitter.
D)   mamawawa.
E)   yumyumi.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The somatosensory system is

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A)   exteroceptive.
B)   proprioceptive.
C)   interoceptive.
D)   all of the above
E)   both B and CF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The somatosensory system is three interacting systems: one interoceptive, one exteroceptive, and one __________.

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The answer of The somatosensory system is three interacting systems:...

Question 14

The descending PAG-raphé-dorsal-column circuit has been hypothesized to mediate

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A)   some types of pain.
B)   some types of analgesia.
C)   touch.
D)   audition.
E)   stereognosis.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The three ossicles transmit auditory vibrations to the __________.

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The answer of The three ossicles transmit auditory vibrations to...

Question 16

The major auditory projections of the inferior colliculi go to the

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A)   cochlear nuclei.
B)   medial geniculate nuclei.
C)   lateral geniculate nuclei.
D)   superior olives.
E)   auditory nerve.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

The ventral posterior nuclei of the thalamus receive direct input from the

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A)   dorsal-column medial-lemniscus system.
B)   lateral geniculate nuclei.
C)   spinothalamic tract of the anterolateral system.
D)   all of the above
E)   both A and CF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The simple process of detecting the presence of stimuli is often referred to as

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A)   seeing.
B)   hearing.
C)   sensation.
D)   perception.
E)   attention.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following auditory structures has the appearance of a snail and has a name that is derived from the Greek word for land snail?

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A)   ossicles
B)   cochlea
C)   malleus
D)   tectorial membrane
E)   superior oliveF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

A major principle of sensory system organization is

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A)   hierarchical organization.
B)   functional segregation.
C)   parallel processing.
D)   all of the above
E)   both A and BF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 7: Mechanisms of Perception

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