Ears 2 Flashcards
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- near center of retina
- fine detail and color vision
- daylight or well-lit conditions
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Cones
1
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Central point in the retina, around which the eye’s cones cluster
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Fovea
2
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- peripheral retina
- detect black, white, and gray
- twilight or low light
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Rods
3
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Minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time
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Absolute Threshold
4
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Minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% ott
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Difference threshold
5
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Predicts how & when we detect the pressure of a faint stimulus amid background stimulation (noise)
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Signal Detection Theory
6
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When stimuli are below ones absolute threshold for conscious awareness
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Subliminal Perception
7
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To perceive as different two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage
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Weber’s Law
8
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Diminished sensitivity as a
consequence of constant stimulus
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Sensory adaption
9
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Process by which sensory receptors & nervous system receive and represent stimulus energy
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Sensation
