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AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Hessler asked a group of participants with damage 3. Which of the following is the best example of sensory
to their sensory systems to touch their noses with their interaction?
eyes closed 10 times. He asked a group of participants a. Finding that food tastes bland when you have a bad
without sensory system damage to engage in the same cold
action. The median number of times the group with b. Finding it difficult to maintain your balance when you
sensory system damage touched their noses was 5, have an ear infection
while the median number of times the group without c. Finding that the cold pool water doesn’t feel so cold
sensory system damage touched their noses was 10. after a while
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Which of the following is the likely variable of interest d. Finding that the hot peppers get hotter as you
in Dr. Hessler’s study? consume more of them
a. Kinesthesis 4. Austin damaged the hair-like receptors in his semicircular
b. Olfaction canals. Which sensation will be most impacted?
c. Gustation
d. Chemical sensation a. Balance c. Hearing
b. Smell d. Pain
2. Jaymie felt intense pain when she broke her finger.
According to gate-control theory, where are the “gates” 5. Which research method might be best for conducting
located to enable Jaymie’s brain to receive pain messages research on phantom limb sensations?
from her finger? a. Experiment
a. Thalamus b. Surveys
b. Semicircular canals c. Naturalistic observation
c. Amygdala d. Case study
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