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Sensation & Perception

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1.processing; progression from the whole to the elements (2 words)
4.collection of rods & cones that send signals to specific visual cells in retina/brain (2 words)
6.directs light to retina; located behind pupil
8.theory; proposes that cones work in pairs
10.process where eyes become less sensitive to light (2 words)
13.images of objects at different distances move across retina at different rates (2 words)
14.channel that handles info on brightness
15.amount of whiteness in a color; intensity of color
18.theory; hair cells respond to sound based on where they are located in cochlea
21.channel that handles info on color
23.connects the eye with the brain (2 words)
24.smallest change in sensation that can be detected 50% of the time (3 words)
26.processing; progression from individual elements to the whole (2 words)
28.inside back surface of eye; sends visual info. to brain
29.system that tells you your body's location in space
31.registering of sensory input without conscious awareness (2 words)
34.supplying missing elements to complete a familiar figure
35.extracting different kinds of info from the same input at the same time (2 words)
38.parallel lines seen closer together the further away they are (2 words)
40.richness of color
43.aka hammer, anvil, stirrup
44.stimulation of sense organs
45.spot in center of retina; visual acuity is greatest here
48.occurs when each eye sees a slightly different view of an object (2 words)
50.fluid-filled, coiled tunnel in ear
51.thin, tough protective layer of eyeball
53.minimum amount of sensory input that can be detected 50% of the time (2 words)
55.theory; hair cells fire at different rates in cochlea
57.shapes of near objects mask those of distant objects
58.concept that people tend to group elements in the simplest way possible
59.occurs when lens curves to alter visual focus
60.sensory system for smell
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2.hole in the retina (2 words)
3.neurons that respond to very specific features; highly specialized (2 words)
5.neural activity in a cell opposes activity in surrounding cells (2 words)
7.allow you to see color & daylight vision
9.theory; 3 types of cones in retina that detect blue, green & red
11.how high or low a sound is
12.the size of JND is in proportion with the size of th initial stimulus (2 words)
16.sensory receptors for taste (2 words)
17.selection, organization, & interpretation of sensory input
19.3 fluid-like canals in inner ear; maintains balance
20.locating the source of a sound in space (2 words)
22.occurs when eyes converge toward each other as they focus on closer objects
25.theory; detection of stimuli involves decision processes & sensory processes (3 words)
27.contains auditory receptors inside cochlea (2 words)
30.gradual decline in sensitivity to a stimulus
32.type of perception; indicates how near/far an object is
33.theory; pain sensations pass througha 'gate' in spinal cord
36.sensory system for taste
37.opening in center of iris; permitslight to pass through
39.controls size of pupil; regulates amount of light entering eye
41.study of how physical stimuli are translated into a psychological experience
42.smell receptors (2 words)
46.point where optic nerves cross to opposite side of brain (2 words)
47.system that monitors position of various parts of the body
49.school of psychology; looks at the whole experience
52.part of an image that cannot be seen (2 words)
54.aka tympanic membrane; vibrates in response to sound waves
56.allow you to see night vision & peripheral vision

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