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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Flashcards

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transduction

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transformation of sensory stimuli into neural impulses

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sensory adaptation

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decreased responsiveness to stimuli due to constant stimulation

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sensory habituation

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our perception of sensations is partially due to how focused we are on them

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cocktail-party phenomenon

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suddenly focusing on your name even if it’s said across the room at a cocktail party

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rods

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detect black and white

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cones

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detect color

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fovea

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center of retina, high density of cones;

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optic chiasm

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area where optic nerve joins the eye, blind spot

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bipolar cells

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layer under rods/cones that fires if provided enough stimulation

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ganglion cells

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cells that form the optic nerve, fire if the bipolar cells fire and lead straight to the lateral geniculate nucleus

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lateral geniculate nucleus

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area in the thalamus where optic signals are sent

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optic chiasm

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spot where optic nerves cross

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feature detectors

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different groups of neurons respond to different types of visual images, i.e. curves/lines/circles

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David Hubel & Torsten Wiesel

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discovered the presence of feature detectors

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gate control theory

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only one message can be sent at a time and higher priority messages (pain) can override lower priority ones (itchiness) and endorphins can ‘close’ the ‘gate’ too

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olfactory receptor cells

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receive particles of smell stuff and transmit it to the brain

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olfactory bulb

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receives messages from the olfactory receptor cells

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vestibular sense

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sense of balance of our whole body

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kinesthetic sense

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sense of where our individual body parts are oriented

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difference threshold

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just-noticeable difference; smallest amount a stimulus must change before the difference is noticeable

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Weber-Fechner Law

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Weber’s law; change needed to cross the difference threshold is proportionate to the intensity of the stimulus

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Ernst Weber

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Weber’s law; just-noticeable difference

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Gustav Fechner

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worked with WEber in creating Weber’s law

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signal detection theory

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tries to determine which stimulus we will pay attention to out of competing stimuli

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response criteria

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factors that will determine whether or not you detect a signla

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false positive

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when we think we see something that actually isn’t there

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false negative

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when we don’t see something that is actually there

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top-down processing

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using background knowledge to fill gaps in perception

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bottom-up processing

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relying on evidence to form an opinion

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schemata

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mental representations of how we perceive the world to be

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perceptual set

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perceiving something in a certain way

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figure-ground relationship

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distinction made between an object and its background

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gestalt rules

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proximity, continuity, similarity, closure

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proximity

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how close things are together; objects closer together are perceived to be grouped together

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continuity

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objects that form a continuous form are more likely to be perceived as belonging together

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similarity

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objects of similar size/shape/color appearance are seen as more similar

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closure

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objects that form an image are more likely to be grouped together

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constancy

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size, shape, brightness; ability to maintain a constant perception of an object despite changes in light/position

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size constancy

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objects close ot us look bigger but size constancy allows us to realize they are not actually bigger

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brightness constancy

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perceive objects as being a constant color even as reflecting light changes color

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shape constancy

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knowing that a coffee mug is circular even though it may appear elliptical from another perspective

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stroboscopic effect

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a series of pictures will appear to be moving if presented in a certain speed

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phi phenomenon

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series of lightbulbs turned on and off at a certain rate will appear to be a moving thing of light

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autokinetic effect

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if a light is steadily pointed at a blank wall/screen it will appear to move if you stare long enough

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Eleanor Gibson

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did the visual-cliff experiment with babies and concluded that we are able to perceive depth from a very young age

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monocular cues

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depth cues that do not rely on having binocular vision; linear perspective, relative size cues, interposition, texture gradient

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binocular cues

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depth cues that rely on having binocular vision; binocular disparity, convergence

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linear perspective

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parallel lines that extend to the edge of a page would appear to converge; railroad tracks

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relative size cue

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objects closer to the viewer appear larger than faraway objects

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interposition cue

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objects closer to us block out pieces of objects behind us

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texture gradient

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things are more detailed when they are close to us

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shadowing

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provides a cue to light source and shadow

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retinal disparity

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a faraway object causes the eyes to receive the same message/picture; a closeby object causes disparate images to appear

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convergence

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as an object moves closer to us, we become more crosseyed trying to look at it, and this gives a perception of near/far

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Muller-Lyer illusion

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a line with right angles looks longer than a line with arrowheads on the end; because of architecture with right angles

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