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process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

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sensation

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process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events

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perception

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analysis that begins with sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information

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bottom-up processing

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information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on experience and expectations

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top-down processing

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the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

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selective attention

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ability to attend to only one voice among many

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cocktail party effect

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failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere

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inattentional blindness

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failing to notice changes in the environment

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change blindness

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change deafness, choice blindness, choice-blindness blindness

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types of blindness

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demand our attention rather than us choosing to turn our attention towards it

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popout

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study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them

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psychophysics

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minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time

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absolute threshold

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a theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus (signal) amid background stimulation (noise); detection depends on experience, expectations, motivation, and alertness; ratio of “hits” to “false alarms”

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signal detection theory

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below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness

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subliminal

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the activation,often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response

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priming

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interrupts the brain’s processing before conscious perception; follows brief subliminal message

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masking stimulus

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the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time (just noticeable difference (jnd))

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difference threshold

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the principle, that, to be perceived as different two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage (rather than a constant amount)

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Weber’s Law

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diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

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sensory adaptation

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conversion of one form of energy into another; stimulus energy into neural impulses

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transduction

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the distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the peak of the next (determines the color we see) (determines the pitch we hear)

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wavelength

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the dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light

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hue (color)

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the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave’s amplitude

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intensity

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protects the eye and bends light to provide focus

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cornea

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the adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters

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pupil

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a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening

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iris

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the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina

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lens

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process by which the eye’s lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina

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accommodation

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the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information

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retina

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central part of focus on the retina, around which the eye’s cones cluster

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fovea

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retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision when cones don’t respond

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rods

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retinal receptors that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions; detect fine detail and color sensations

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cones

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the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain

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optic nerve

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the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a “blind” spot because no receptor cells are located there

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blind spot

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nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus

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feature detectors

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the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brain’s natural mode of information processing for many functions, including vision

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parallel processing

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step-by-step processing

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serial processing

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a localized area of blindness in part of the field of vision

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blindsight

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objects appear a certain color because they _____ the wavelengths of that color

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rejects/reflects

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the theory that the retina contains three different color receptors- one most sensitive to red, one to green, one to blue- which, when stimulated in combination, can produce the perception of any color

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Young-Helmholtz trichromatic (three-color) theory

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staring at one color for a while, then looking at white and you see the opponent color

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afterimage

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the theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, blue-yellow, white-black) enable color vision

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opponent-process theory

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the sense or act of hearing

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audition

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determines the loudness of sound waves

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strength/amplitude

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the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

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frequency

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a tone’s experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency

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pitch

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channels sound waves through the auditory canal to the eardrum

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outer ear

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tight membrane that vibrates with the waves

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eardrum

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the chamber between the eardrum and cochlea containing 3 tiny bones (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea’s oval window

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middle ear

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a coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses

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cochlea

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the innermost part of the ear, containing the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs

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inner ear

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oval window, basilar membrane, hair cells, auditory nerve

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other parts of the ear

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damage to hair cells

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account for most hearing loss

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alerts us to possible hearing damage

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ringing of the ears

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number of activated hair cells

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perceive loudness

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in hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea’s membrane is stimulated

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place theory

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in hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch

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frequency theory

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neural cells can alternate firing

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volley principle

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placement of our two ears allows us to enjoy stereophonic (“three-dimensional”) hearing

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locating sounds

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hearing loss caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea

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conduction hearing loss

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hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea’s receptor cells or to the auditory nerves; nerve deafness

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sensorineural hearing loss

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a device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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cochlear implant

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When someone touches a real hand and a fake hand, the person feels as though the seen fake hand is her own

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Rubber-hand illusion

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The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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Kinesthesis

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The sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

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Vestibular sense

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Sensory receptors that detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals

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Nociceptors

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The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

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Gate-control theory

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Natural painkillers

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Endorphins

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Phantom limb

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Phantom limb

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Ringing-in-the-ears sensations

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Tinnitus

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Indicates an energy source

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Sweet taste

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Indicates sodium essential to physiological processes

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Salty taste

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Indicates a potentially toxic acid

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Sour taste

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Indicates a potential poison

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Bitter taste

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Indicates proteins that help grow and repair tissue; meaty and savory

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Unami taste

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The principle that one sense may influence another

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Sensory interaction

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Smell+texture+taste= ?

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Flavor

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In the picture you were seeing ga, hearing ba, so we perceive da

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McGurk effect

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One sort of sensation produces another

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Synesthesia

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Olfaction

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Olfaction

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The only sense that bypasses the thalamus

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Smell

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An organized whole; our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes

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Gestalt

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The organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings

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Figure-ground

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The perceptual tendency to organize stimuli I to coherent groups

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Grouping

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Group nearby figures together

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Grouping by proximity

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Group similar figures together

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Grouping by similarity

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See two lines, one wavy and one straight

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Grouping by continuity

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See items that are connected as one single unit

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Grouping by connectedness

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Filling gaps, to create a whole object

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Grouping by closure

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The ability to see objects in three dimensions although the images that strike the retina are two-dimensional; allows us to judge distance

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Depth perception

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A laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals

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Visual cliff

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Depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of the two eyes

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Binocular cues

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A binocular cue for perceiving depth: by comparing images from the retinas in the two eyes, the brain computes distance- the greater the distance between the two images, the closer the object

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Retinal disparity

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How much our eyes, themselves, need to turn to focus on something; a key to depth perception

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Convergence

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Depth cues, such as interposition and linear perspective, available to either eye alone

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Monocular cues

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Our perceiving vertical dimensions as longer than identical horizontal dimensions

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Horizontal-vertical

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Perceive objects higher in our field of vision as farther away

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Relative height

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Objects that are the same size we’ll perceive the one that is a smaller image as farther away

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Relative size

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If one object partially obstructs our view of another, we perceive the blocking image as closer

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Interposition

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When parallel lines curved come together creating an illusion that they are farther away

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Linear perspective

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Things in the distance appear to be moving with you

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Relative motion

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Dark and light; helps perceive depth

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Light and shadow

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Stroboscopic movement

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Stroboscopic movement

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An illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights turn on and off in quick succession

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Phi phenomenon

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When someone touches a real hand and a fake hand, the person feels as though the seen fake hand is her own

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Rubber-hand illusion

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The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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Kinesthesis

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The sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

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Vestibular sense

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perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change

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Perceptual constancy

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Perceiving the form of familiar objects as constant even while our retinal image changes

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Shape constancy

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Perceiving objects as having a constant size even while our distance from them varies

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Size constancy

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Perceiving an object as having a constant lightness even while it’s illumination varies

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Lightness/brightness constancy

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The amount of light an object reflects relative to its surroundings

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Relative luminance

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Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object

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Color constancy

114
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Sensory restrictions on infant cats, monkeys, and humans suggest that there is a ________ for normal sensory and perceptual development

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Critical period

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In vision, the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field

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Perceptual adaptation

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A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

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Perceptual set

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The controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input; includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

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Extrasensory perception (ESP)

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The study of paranormal phenomena

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Parapsychology

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Mind-to-mind communication

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Telepathy

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Perceiving remote events

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Clairvoyance

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Perceiving future events

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Precognition

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Mind over matter; being able to levitate a table with one’s mind

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