Ch.5

Question 1

sensation

Answer 1

detection of stimuli by sensory receptors; physiological process

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

way that sensory information is interpreted,organized, & consciously experienced; psychological
process

Question 3

absolute threshold

Answer 3

minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present

Question 4

Just noticeable difference (JND)

Answer 4

the minimum difference in stimuli required to detect a change

Question 5

JND example

Answer 5

dim room= small change in light is noticeable

Question 6

absolute threshold example

Answer 6

a candle light 30fft away

Question 7

habituation

Answer 7

the reduction in response to a repeated performed movement

Question 8

habituation example

Answer 8

wearing a perfume everyday for weeks, your nose becomes immune and ignores the smell.

Question 9

brightness

Answer 9

the perceptual correlate of light intensity

Question 10

hue

Answer 10

the experience that we describe with color name labels such as red or blue

Question 11

saturation

Answer 11

the intensity of the hue experience,

Question 12

pitch

Answer 12

The dimension of frequency determined by the wavelength of sound

Question 13

loudness

Answer 13

the perception of the intensity of sound

Question 14

timbre

Answer 14

the quality of a sound or musical tone

Question 15

cornea

Answer 15

Clear membrane that covers the
surface of the eye, protection, focuses light coming onto the eye

Question 16

iris

Answer 16

Colored portion of the eye; muscles attached to it control pupil

Question 17

lens

Answer 17

Curved, transparent structure behind the pupil that provides additional focus

Question 18

pupil

Answer 18

Small opening in the eye through which light passes (black thing)

Question 19

retina

Answer 19

Light-sensitive lining on the back of the eyeball, final stop for light in the eye

Question 20

optic nerve

Answer 20

Carries visual information from the retina to the brain

Question 21

cones

Answer 21

Responsible for color vision

Question 22

rods

Answer 22

Responsible for non-color, detection of movement

Question 23

pinnea (outer)

Answer 23

cartilage and skin that makes up visible outer ear

Question 24

ear canal (outer)

Answer 24

an entryway for sound waves

Question 25

ear drum (outer)

Answer 25

send vibrations to the inner ear

Question 26

ossicles (middle)

Answer 26

which amplify sound waves

Question 27

cochlea (inner)

Answer 27

fluid-filled, snail-shaped structure that contains basilar membrane & sensory receptors

Question 28

auditory nerve ( inner)

Answer 28

transmitting auditory signals from the inner ear to the cochlear nuclei

Question 29

audition (sense)

Answer 29

hearing

Question 30

vision (sense)

Answer 30

sight

Question 31

olfaction (sense)

Answer 31

smell

Question 32

gustation (sense)

Answer 32

taste

Question 33

somatosensation (sense)

Answer 33

touch

Question 34

kinesthetic

Answer 34

body position and movement

Question 35

vestibular

Answer 35

balance

Question 36

pain

Answer 36

pain

Question 37

pressure

Answer 37

stress

Question 38

top-down process

Answer 38

using models, ideas, and expectations to interpret information, Is it something i’ve seen before?

Question 39

bottom-up processing

Answer 39

taking and gathering information then assembling it, what am I seeing?

Question 40

muller-lyer illusion

Answer 40

allusion where two lines of the same length appear different, often seen in cultures with angular architecture

Question 41

rotating snakes

Answer 41

type of peripheral drift illusion, the image is static but the snakes appear to be moving in circles