C5 sensation and perception

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

detection of stimuli goes to brain

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

interpretation of sensory input
apply different senses

Question 3

Bottom-up Processing

Answer 3

start with individual elements that make up an object, and interpret as a whole

Question 4

Top-down Processing

Answer 4

Interpret sensory with existing knowledge, expectations, experiences
what we expect- what we receive

Question 5

Transduction

Answer 5

sensory info is converted to neural signals for the brain to interpret
connect the outside world

Question 6

Stimulus

Answer 6

any detectable input from the environment

Question 7

Absolute Threshold

Answer 7

the minimum amount of stimulations that can be detected

Question 8

Sensory Adaption

Answer 8

a decline in sensitivity due to constant stimulation

Question 9

Sounds as stimulus

Answer 9

sound waves are vibrtions that travel trough a medium, such as air

Question 10

Amplitude

Answer 10

sounds can be described in amplitude (loudness)
measured in decibels

Question 11

Frequency

Answer 11

measured in cycles per second or Hertz
pitch depends in frequency
Human: 20HZ to 20000 Hz

Question 12

Sounds travel

Answer 12

Tympanic membrane (eardrum) - Middle ear - Semicircular canals - inner ear (Cochlea) - Auditory nerves - brain (Temporal Lobe)

Question 13

Gustatory System

Answer 13

sansory system for taste
to Tholamus

Question 14

Gustatory receptors

Answer 14

taste cells found in taste buds

Question 15

Olfactory System

Answer 15

olfactory cilia (hair) to olfactory bulb to brian

Question 16

snake

Answer 16

no taste or smell receptors
Jacobson’s organ - nerve - brain

Question 17

Flehmen response

Answer 17

transfer of pheromones ane other tastes

Question 18

Tactile System

Answer 18

anything comes in contact of skin
signals to Thalamus - Parietal Lobe

Question 19

Vibrating Spiders

Answer 19

web vibrations

Question 20

The visual system

Answer 20

stimulus is light
measured in nanometers

Question 21

The eye

Answer 21

lights enter cornea - lens - retina - optical nerves - brain

Question 22

Rods

Answer 22

night vision
peripheral vision

Question 23

Cons

Answer 23

daylight vision
colour vision

Question 24

Gastult psychology

Answer 24

humans have basic tendencies to actively organize what they see
the whole is greater than the sum of its part
ambiguous figure-ground relationship

Question 25

Gastult psychology

Answer 25

laws of similarity
laws of proximity
laws of closure
laws of continuity

Question 26

Perceptual constancies

Answer 26

shape constancy
size constancy
brightness constancy