Auditory sensations are transformed from ‘air waves’ to nerve impulses by the _________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. The transduction of light energy into nerve impulses takes place in the _____________?

   A. iris
   B. retina
   C. lens
   D. optic nerve

3. The structure of that transduces sound vibrations into nerve impulses is the:

   A. Temporal lobe
   B. Cochlea
   C. Oval window
   D. Stirrup

4. Human experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color________and the shortest visible waves as_______.

   A. Blue; yellow
   B. Red; blue-violet
   C. Red; green
   D. Black; white

5. Which drug has provided the most help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paranoia?

   A. Ativan
   B. Xanax
   C. Thorazine
   D. lithium

6. One of the following is reduced in human beings and contains auditory relay center that controls reflex movements of eyes:

   A. Forebrain
   B. Midbrain
   C. Hind brain
   D. Amygdala

7. The experience of auditory hallucinations by people with schizophrenia is most closely linked with the activation of areas in their:

   A. frontal lobes
   B. motor cortex
   C. hypothalamus
   D. temporal lobes

8. A concept that help us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a:

   A. Gestalt
   B. Perceptual constancy
   C. Schema
   D. Perceptual adaptation

9. The school psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components as sensations, feelings, and images was:

   A. behaviorism
   B. structuralism
   C. humanism
   D. psychoanalysis

10. The influence of schemas on our interpretations of ambiguous sensations best illustrates:

    A. the phi phenomenon
    B. visual capture
    C. shape constancy
    D. top-down processing