Chapter 3: Sensation And Perception Flashcards
1
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The smallest difference between two stimuli that is detectable 50% of the time
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Difference threshold
2
Q
The lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect 50% of the time that the stimulation is present
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Absolute threshold
3
Q
Tendency of the brain to stop attending to constant unchanging information
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Habituation
4
Q
Visual sensory receptors found at the back of the retina responsible for non color sensitivity to low levels of light
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Rods
5
Q
Visual sensory receptors found at the back of the retina responsible for color vision and sharpness
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Cones
6
Q
The ability go perceive the world in three dimensions
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Depth perception
7
Q
The process of converting outside stimuli such as light into neural activity
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Transduction
