Abnormal Psychology Chapter 3
Jenna accidentally steps on a pin. The stimulation of her skin and transmission of the information
regarding this touch to the central nervous system is the process of
sensation
To sense a change in weights being carried, the additional weight added must be 2% higher than what
you carried before. This difference threshold is calculated using:
Weber’s law
The process of converting sensory information into neural impulses is called
Transduction
Jake and Abby walked into their local Starbucks to get coffee. Jake immediately noticed the smell of
coffee beans. Abby couldn’t smell them until she walked closer to the counter. Jake and Abby likely
have different:
absolute thresholds
The outer part of of the eye that serves to protect the eye, and on which you would place your contact
lenses is called the
cornea
The ______ is the structure responsible for transduction for vision.
optic nerve
Which theory best explains visual phenomena such as afterimages?
opponent-process theory
The loudness of a sound corresponds to which physical characteristic of a sound wave?
aimplitude
Which of the following best describes where transduction for hearing takes place?
hair cells in the cochlea
Which theory of hearing best explains how sensory receptions in our ear encode sound wave
frequency over 1,000 Hz?
neither frequency theory nor place theory
Glenda purchases some new perfume to attract her boyfriends attention. The perfume is meant to
stimulate which sensory system?
olfactory
Linda’s friends all drink coffee, but Linda finds the taste of coffee very bitter, more so than do her
friends. Which is one explanation for Linda’s dislike of coffee?
she is a “supertaster”
Monique experiences a leg cramp in her calf. She massages the muscle while gritting her teeth and
finds she feels less pain. Which theory explains this decrease in pain?
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