chapter 1 Flashcards
Voluntary actions
Conscious actions conducted under one’s will
Controlled by the brain
Involuntary actions
Actions that occur immediately without conscious control or prior thought
Audio visual
Use of two components, sound component and graphic component
Limitation of sight
Limitation in the ability of the eye to see objects
Optical illusion
Object that is seen differs from its actual state
Short-sightedness
Myopia
Inability to see distant objects clearly
Far-sightedness
Hyperopia
Inability to see near objects clearly
Astigmatism
Seeing part of an object clearer than the rest of the object
Limitation of sound
Limitation in the ability of the ear to hear sound
Tropism
Directional response of plants to stimuli such as light, water, gravity and touch coming from a certain direction
Positive tropism
Part of a plant grows towards a stimulus
Negative tropism
Part of a plant grows away from a stimulus
Nastic movement
Response towards a stimulus such as touch but does not depend on the direction of the stimulus
Stereophonic hearing
Hearing using both ears
Stereoscopic vision
The ability of humans to see the surroundings through a 3 dimensional view using 2 eyes
Monocular vision
Vision using only one eye