2 - fondation - the human part 1 Flashcards
(46 cards)
three section of ear
outer ear, middle ear, inner ear
frequency of the sound
pitch
proportional to the amplitude of the sound ; the frequency remains constant
loudness
related to the type of the sound: sound may have have the same pitch and loudness but be made by different instrument and so vary in timbre
timbre
the third and last of these senses that consider a haptic perception
touch
we receive stimuli through _____
skin
skin contains three types of sensory receptor
thermoreceptor, nociceptor, mechanoreceptor
respond to heat and cold
thermoreceptor
respond to intense pressure, heat and pain
nociceptor
respond to pressure
mechanoreceptor
two types of mechanoreptor which respond to different types of pressure
rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor and slowly mechanoreceptor
awareness of the position of the body and limbs
kinesthesis
three types of kinesthesis
rapidly adapting, slowly adapting, positional receptor
respond when a limb is moved in a particular direction
rapidly adapting
respond to both movement and static position
slowly adapting
only respond when a limb is in a static position
positional receptor
it is the way we move affects out interaction with computers
motor controls
A ____ _____ such as hitting a button
in response to a question involves a
number of processing stages.
simple action
movement which can be roughly divided into ______ and ______
reaction time and movement time
dependent largely on the physical characteristics of the
subjects: their age and fitness.
movement time
varies according to the sensory channel through which the
stimulus is received.
reaction time
-_____ and ____of movement are important considerations in the
design of interactive systems, primarily in terms of the time taken to move
to a particular target on a screen.
speed and accuracy
much of our everyday activity relies on _____
memory
information is stored in memory:
sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory