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1.7 Sensation and Perception Flashcards

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1
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Sensation

A

detection of stimuli through 1 of 5 senses

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Perception

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Organize and interpret sensory info. Begins when message reaches the brain

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absolute threshold

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smallest amount of stimulus that can be detected

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just noticeable difference (JND)

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smallest amount of change that can be detected

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subliminal perception

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ability to detect information below a conscious level of awareness

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sensory adaptation

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we adapt to constant stimulus so we don’t feel it anymore

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Sclera

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white part of eye. Doesn’t help to see.

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Cornea

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clear membrane on outer part of eye. Focuses light by bending. 2/3 of focusing in eye.

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Aqueous Humor

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provides nutrients to common cells

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Iris

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colored muscle

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Pupil

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hole in the iris

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Lens

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transparent sphere behind iris. Does 1/3 of focusing.

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Ciliary muscles

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allows lens to change shape

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Retina

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layer of photoreceptors that transforms light into sensory information.

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Rods

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Black/white retina, night vision

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Cones

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color retina

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Fovea

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part of retina with clearest vision

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Optic nerve

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bundle of neurons that carries sensory neurons away from the eye.

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Optic Disk

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place where optic nerve connects to the back of the eye. Causes blind spot

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Blind spot

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part where light bits the optic disk, can’t see there. Brain autofills it in.

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Myopia

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eye too long, nearsighted

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Hyperopia

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eye too tall, farsighted

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astigmatism

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occurs when cornea is irregularly shaped, multiple focus points cause blurry vision

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decreased light transmission

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caused by injury, scar tissue, infections, allergic reactions

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cataracts

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lens clouds with age, cataracts surgery replaces it with an artificial one.

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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excess glucose damages blood vessels in retina

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Macular degeneration

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center of vision damaged people look at you in periphery

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Glaucoma

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slowing of drainage of aqueous humor. Pressure increases, cells on optic nerve start dying, starts to lose peripheral vision

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Color Blindness

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cones work in pairs, most common pair to fail is RG

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effects on lens in old age

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turns yellow from cataracts, grows thicker

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effects on ciliary muscles in old age

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grow stiffer, presbyopia, distance accommodation gets slower

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presbyopia

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can’t focus on close things

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Distance accommodation

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ability to shift between near and far things

34
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vitreous humor

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indissoluble proteins in the eye

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