Sound vibrations in the ear create neural impulses received in which of the following cortex locations?

Related Mcqs:

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

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

2. Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:

   A. amygdala
   B. hypothalamus
   C. thalamus
   D. pons

3. 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

4. The barn owl’s right ear opens slightly upward while its left ear opens slightly downward. This asymmetry is most useful for enabling the owl to detect the________of a sound.

   A. loudness
   B. amplitude
   C. wavelength
   D. location

5. The speed that neural impulses travel is _____________?

   A. 3 to 200 miles an hour
   B. the speed of light
   C. 600 miles an hour
   D. 200 miles a second

6. Sania just caught sight of a red hummingbird. The neural impulses from her eye will eventually travel to her occipital lobe, but first they must pass through:

   A. the hypothalamus
   B. hippocampus
   C. the reticular formation
   D. the thalamus

7. The first part of the ear that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves is the _______________?

   A. ossicles
   B. eardrum
   C. basilar membrane
   D. tectorial membrane

8. The detection of vibrations of the ground by terrestrial vertebrates is probably achieved by receptors in the:

   A. Brain
   B. Spinal cord
   C. Joints
   D. Skin

9. An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.

   A. 20
   B. 2
   C. 10
   D. 100

10. Which of the following is true of personal construct theory? 1: George Kelly developed personal construct theory to examine how individuals view the world. 2: Personal construct theory portrays people as victims of unconscious desires and impulses. 3: Personal construct theory does not try to locate the individual on the personality theorists, dimensions. 4: Kelly basically took the view that we are all artists.

    A. 1 & 2
    B. 3 & 4
    C. 1 & 3
    D. 2 & 4