20 to 30 dB 60 to 80 dB 80 to 100 dB 120 to 140 dB Middle ear cavity is an air filled chamber in which of the following bones of the skull Sphenoid Tempora l parietal Zygomatic The function of the inner hair cells is to adjust the response of the cochlea to different frequencies and enable the outer hair cells to work with greater precision t/f falseeeee In response to a loud noise‚ the stapedius muscle contracts and tenses the eardrum t/f The occipital lobe is the sit of conscious perception of sound
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Chapter 15 The Special Senses Olfaction A. 1. Olfactory epithelium Specialized cells lining the olfactory recess 2. Olfactory bulbs (#1) Axons of olfactory neurons project through the cribriform plate (#1) to these structures Where the olfactory nerves synapse with mitral & tufted cells 3. Olfactory vesicles bulbous enlargements of the dendrites of olfactory neurons 4. Olfactory hairs Have chemoreceptors (#5) that bind to odorants‚ resulting in action potential production 5. Basal cells
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Whitney Barnes: SENSATION & PERCEPTION WORKSHEET a) Briefly describe the path of information from the targeted sensory organ (i.e. eye‚ ear‚ skin‚ etc.) to the brain. Include a synthesis of terms/information from both Chapter 2 - Biological Basis of Behavior and Chapter 3 - Sensation and Perception in your description. When you are using your ears you can choose what you want to listen to‚ but you cannot choose what you are hearing. The first step is when the pinna collects sounds that enter through
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ear that is comprised of the Pinna and external ear canal ▪ Pinna- sound waves are collected between your middle and inner ear o Middle Ear- the portion of the ear between the canal and the cochlea o Inner Ear – the part of the ear were mechanical vibrations occur o Cochlea – a snail-shaped structure made of bone‚ where chemicals are released from tiny hair cells • Two Nerve Systems o Vestibular nerve- balance signal o Auditory nerve – the nerve
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The Biological Approach One of the most perplexing issues in psychology is understanding the relationship between the mind and the brain. We all recognize that we have conscious awareness of our surroundings‚ and also of ourselves (self-awareness). It is this experience which has normally been described as the mind. But what is the basis of the mind? Is it the expression of a non-physical soul‚ or is it a product of physical processes within our body? Philosophers and scientists have been pondering
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1.Absolute Threshold: the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time. 2.Accommodation: the process by which the eye’s lens changes shape to focus near or far images on the retina. 3.Acetylcholine: neurotransmitter that enables muscle action‚ learning and memory. 4.Achievement Motivation: desire for accomplishment. 5.Achievement Test: an exam designed to test what a person has earned. 6.Acoustic Encoding: encoding of sound‚ especially words. 7.Acquisition: the initial
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Psychology Vocab. Words chapter 1 Psychology p.3: science of behavior and mental processes Bias p.5: beliefs that interfere with objectivity Law of Parsimony p.6: principle that simple explanations of phenomena are preferred to complex explanations Placebo Effect p.8: in drug research‚ positive effects associated with a person’s beliefs and attitudes about the drug‚ even when it contains no active ingredients. Scientific Method p.10: system of investigation in which a person makes a careful
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The human body has five senses that keep in touch with what is going on in the external world: touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ sight‚ and hearing. Below I will describe how these senses work. Taste- The tongue is the body part that helps us sense taste. The tongue consists of taste buds (mushroom like projections) which are specific receptors for sense of taste. Each bud contains several cell types in microvilli that project through pores and chemically sense food. Gustatory receptor cells communicate with
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iffany Goff Margaret Jenkins General psychology 7/11/04 Structures of the eye and ear We use our ears for the hearing sense‚ and we use our eyes for vision. Both are very important senses and would be hard to get along without. We rely on hearing for communication‚ navigation‚ entertainment and many other purposes Now for our eyes we use them for vision‚ their like our own personal camera’s‚ both have and use lens to focus on images.
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Food DIRECTIONS: Identify if the food given is GO‚ GROW‚GLOW. Put a check on the correct column. GO GROW GLOW donuts eggs bread lettuce monggo beans squid banana camote watermelon chicken carrots cereals cheese yogurt cupcakes gabi pineapple oatmeal cucumber milk The Parts of the Body Directions: Name the parts of the body. Write your answer in the box. Animal homes ✩ Background knowledge Animals can be found
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