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What is sensation?

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the sense organs’ detection of external physical stimulus and the transmission of information about this stimulus to the brain

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what is perception?

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the processing, organization, and interpretation of sensory signals in the brain; these processes result in an internal neural representation of the physical stimulus; perception is subjective

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what is tranduction?

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a process by which sensory receptors change physical stimuli into signals that are eventually sent to the brain

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what is a neural message?

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brain doesn’t have direct communication with our senses and the world; brain senses the world indirectly

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what is the process of sensation and perception?

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stimulus > sensation > transduction > perception

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what is sensory adaption?

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our senses are on the lookout for change; sensation is influenced by change; diminishes our responsiveness of our sensory systems to prolong stimulation

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what do our sense organs specialize in?

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gathering information about new/changing events

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What is Weber’s Law?

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perceived as different, the stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than consistent amount)

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What is Fechner’s Law?

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the size of JND (just-noticeable difference or difference threshold) is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus; the JND is large when the intensity of the stimulus is high

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what is Steven’s Power Law?

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a law of magnitude that is more accurate than Fechner’s law and covers a wider variety of stimuli

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what is the signal detection theory?

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sensation depends on the characeteristics of the stimulus, background stimulus and detector

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what is the absolute threshold?

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the smallest amount of physical stimulation required to detect a sensory input of the time it is present; the second you hear or feel something it cross the AT

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what is the difference threshold?

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the minimum difference in physical stimulation required to detect a difference between sensory inputs (also known as JND)

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what is taste?

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sense of taste is gustation

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what are the 4 qualities of human taste?

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sweet, sour, bitter, salty

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how can taste be damaged?

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by alcohol, smoking, acids, and hot foods

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how do miracle berries affect taste?

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they coat the sour receptors to make things sweet

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how does light work?

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the eye converts characteristics of light into the neural signals that the brain can process; this tranduction happens in the retina

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what is the optic nerve?

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nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the occipital lobes

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what is the blind spot?

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point where optic nerve exits the eye and where there are not photoreceptors (no rods or cones)

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what are taste buds?

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structures located in papillae on the tongue, that contain the sensory receptors

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what are papillae?

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structures on the tongue that contain groupings of taste buds

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what are supertasters?

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people who are highly aware of flavors and textures and are more likely that others to feel pain when eating spicy foods

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what are photoreceptors?

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light-sensitive cells (neurons) in retina that convert light energy into neural energy

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what are rods?

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are sensitive to dim light; detects back, white, and gray

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what are cones?

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are sensitive to colors but not dim light; sees sharp detail in lightened situations

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what is inattentional blindness?

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failing to see visible objects when our attention is diverted elsewhere

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what is change blindness?

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failing to notice change in the environment around us

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what is color blindness?

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failing to notice a change in a previously selected item (can’t see color)

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what is hearing?

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the vibrational energy of vibrating objects

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A higher-pitched sound is one that is higher in ________, which is measured in ________.

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frequency; hertz

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Being able to detect the origin of a sound is called

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localization

33
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what is when a near object blocks an object that is farther away.

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occlusion

34
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a robot that has sensation but not perception. The robot should

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detect external physical energy but not interpret it.

35
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see the figure ( ) as an oval rather than two separate curving lines. Which Gestalt principle explains this outcome?

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closure

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onsider the letters XPY ZWO LRG. People tend to perceive this pattern as three groups of letters instead of a single group of letters because of the Gestalt principle known as

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proximity

37
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the auditory neurons extending from the ________ reach out with their axons to the primary auditory cortex in the ________.

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thalamus; temporal lobe

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what do soundwaves cause to vibrate?

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the eardrum

39
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what are the he origin of the colors we can see (primary and secondary colors)?

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hues

40
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what is he figure and ground theory?

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an object is a figure that is distinct from the background

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what is the proximity theory?

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close figures are grouped as an object; 16 dots as three groups of objects

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what is the similarity theory?

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similar figures are grouped in an object; rectangle as having two locked pieces

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what is the continuity theory?

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intersectin lines are interpreted as continuous; we see a rectangle as full behind a cricle

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what is the closure theory?

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figures with gaps are interpreted as complete

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what is the illusory contours theory?

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contours are perceived even when they do not exist

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what is bottom up processing?

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Processing based on information about the basic stimulus properties

47
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what is top down processing?

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Processing based on information in your brain, at the top of your body

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what is binocular disparity?

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use both eyes to perceive depth through binocular disparity, where each retina has a slightly different view of the world

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what is monocular depth perception?

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Flat images have no depth, yet you perceive depth in them; can be done with just one eye; Leo da Vinci created it

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