The process by which sensory information is converted into neural energy is ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. A physical stimulus is converted into a neural impulse by a process ____________?

   A. transposition
   B. transduction
   C. transition
   D. transference

2. Neural circuits of many sensory systems:

   A. Respond to specific stimulus patterns
   B. Respond to the whole visual field
   C. Respond primarily to stationary objects
   D. Develop only after birth

3. The process that controls the flow of information from the sensory store into the short-term store is ________________?

   A. encoding
   B. attention
   C. retrieval
   D. rehearsal

4. How are cortical cells arranged to best transmit neural information?

   A. Cells are vertically organized in columns
   B. Cells are horizontally organized in straight lines
   C. Cells are organized around the optic nerve
   D. Cells are vertically organized by volume

5. Failure to realize how hot the bath water really is after you have been sitting in it for ten minutes best illustrates the process of sensory ______________?

   A. adaptation
   B. accommodation
   C. continuity
   D. threshold

6. The local fire department sounds the 12 o’clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of:

   A. Transduction
   B. Sensory adaptation
   C. Parallel processing
   D. Accommodation

7. Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called:

   A. Sight cells
   B. Second stage sensors
   C. Feature detectors
   D. Vision neurons

8. When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?

   A. Recurrent processing model
   B. Serial processing model
   C. Parallel processing model
   D. Selective adaptation model

9. One of the followings receives and processes sensory information, initiates responses, stores memories and generates thoughts and emotions is:

   A. Somatic nervous system
   B. Brain
   C. Autonomic nervous system
   D. Spinal cord

10. Which of the following parts of forebrain carries sensory information to the other parts of the forebrain?

    A. Thalamus
    B. Cerebrum
    C. Limbic system
    D. All of the above