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Ch3. Perception and Sensation Flashcards

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Sensation

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stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission for sensory info to nervous system. Automatic

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Perception

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process by which sensations are organized into an inner representation of world. Not automatic

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Absolute threshold

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minimum amount of energy to produce sensation. Based on 50% of people being able to detect stimulus

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Difference threshold

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minimal difference in intensity required between 2 sources of energy so that they will be perceived as being different (white paints; sugar in coffee)

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Just noticeable difference

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minimum amount by which a source must be increase or decreased so that a difference in intensity will be perceived

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Signal-detection theory

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the view that the perception of sensory stimuli involve the interaction of physical, biological, and physical factors. How hot or cold. How loud or quiet

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Sensitization

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become more sensitive to stimuli

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Desensitization

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become less sensitive to stimuli

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Transduction

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changing one form of energy to another, occur in sensory organs, eyes, ears, hair cells, taste buds, receptor sites, joints, muscles

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Feature detectors

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neurons in the sensory cortex that fires in response to specific features of sensory info

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Vision

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dominant sense, more work done on this sense than any other

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Light

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we are only stimulated by electromagnetic energy in visible light

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Cornea

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transparent, protects eyes, begins bending light waves

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Iris

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muscle surrounding pupil allows varying amount of light to enter

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Pupil

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black opening where light enters the eye, sensitive to light and emotions

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Light passes through the _____, then _____, muscle changes shape of _____ to focus image on ______

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pupil, lens, lens, retina

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Cataracts

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Cloudy lens, lens yellow as we age and lose ability to accommodate

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Image is focused on retina, inner surface of eye that contains photoreceptors

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rods and cones

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rods

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light and dark

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cones

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RGB

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Chemical changes are transmitted to ______ and ______ cells

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bipolar, ganglion

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Image on retina is ______, and unfocused

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upside down

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Macula

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central area of retina, essential for vision

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Macular degeneration

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cause of blindness

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Fovea
small area within macular composed of cones; visual acuity greatest in this area
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Blind spot
where the optic nerve leaves the eye (no rods or cones)
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Dark adaptation
after a period in darkness, we see better, better in young people
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trichromatic theory
based on cones, combining RGB lights could create any color in spectrum
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Opponent-processed theory
ganglion cells overstimulated and then briefly inhibited
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Trichromats
sensitive to red-green blue-yellow- dark-light
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Monochromats
light and dark
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Dichromats
red and green or yellow and blue
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Red-green color blindness
a genetic disorder is the most common after normal trichromatic vision (1 in 13 males)
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Visual perception
Process by which we make sense of sensory impressions. Studied early in 200th century by gestalt psychologists
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Law of proximity
stimulus elements that are closed together tend to be perceived as a group
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Law of similarity
similar stimuli tend to be grouped, this tendency can even dominate grouping due to proximity
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Law of closure
stimuli tend to be grouped into complete figures
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Law of good continuation
stimuli tend to be grouped as to minimize change or discontinuity
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Stroboscopic motion
illusion in which perception of motion is generated by series of stationary images that are presented in rapid succession. Flip books, motion pictures
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Top-down processing
see what you expect to see
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Bottom-up processing
organizing the bits and pieces of information until aware of the pattern
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Binocular cues
cues that require both eyes to perceive depth
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Convergence
based on tension of muscles in eyes as they focus on an object coming closer (cross eyes)
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Retinal disparity
the difference in the images cast by on each retina as objects move closer and further away.
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Monocular cues
create an illusion of depth. Only perceived by one eye
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Type of monocular perspective cues
Linear perspectives shadowing texture gradient motion parallax overlapping relative size clearness
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Size constancy
object is perceived as same size even if retina changes
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Color constancy
perceive objects as same color even lighting conditions change its appearance
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Brightness constancy
perceiving an object as just as bright although intensity of light has changed
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Shape constancy
tendency to perceive and object as same shape although retinal image changes as it rotates
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Outer ear
Pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, (tympanic membrane)
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Middle ear
3 bones known as ossicles: Hammer, anvil, stirrup. Amplify sound.
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Inner ear
Cochlea, oval window, auditory nerve, semicircular canals.
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Stirrup
attached to oval window. Works in conjunction with round window that balance pleasure
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Oval window
transmit vibrations to cochlea
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Cochlea
the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations
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Pitch theory
receptor sites lined up along basilar membrane
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Frequency theory
lower pitches must be matched to frequency
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Deafness
conductive (older), sensorineural deafness
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Smell
contributes to flavor, detects odors, info from nostril goes to brain via olfactory nerves
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Taste
samples molecules of substance
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Taste buds
taste cells, warn us of bad foods before swallowed
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Basic senses
sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami
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Touch
constant pressure, intermittent pressure
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Temperature
receptors for warmth and cold beneath skin
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Pain
Chronic or acute,
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Second pain
longer lasting, not localized, more unpleasant, involves slower c fibers. Chronic
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Acupuncture
stimulates nerves that reach hypothalamus and cause release of endorphins
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Gate theory
nervous system can handle only so much info at a time. Dull throbbing pain uses slower nerves. Scratching, rubbing, ice, stimulate faster nerves cause “bottleneck” at spinal cord
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Phantom limb pain
affects 2-3% with amputated limbs. May be due to activation of neurons in stump. Those who have it – reorganization of motor and somatosensory cortex
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Kinesthesis sense
informs about position and motion of body. Joints, tendons, muscles
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Vestibular sense
provides brain with info as to whether we are physically upright
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Parapsychology
the study of ESP and other psi phenomena or events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws
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Extra Sensory Perception
clairvoyance, telepathy, precognition
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Clairvoyance (remote viewing)
the ability to perceive events or gain information in ways that appear unaffected by distance or normal barriers.
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Telepathy
extrasensory perception of another’s thoughts. Cards or the ganzfeld procedure are used in the lab to test.
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Precognition
ability to perceive or accurately predict future events. Precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future. New research is done using computers.
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Psychokinesis
the ability to exert influence over inanimate objects by willpower (mind over matter)
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Synesthesia
stimulation of one sensory system involuntarily leads a person to experience an additional sensory response in a different sensory system. Taste colors, hear orange juice, etc
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Subliminal perception
perception of messages about which we have no awareness

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