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Finals: Sensation Flashcards

1
Q

What is sensation

A

Activation of sense organs

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2
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It is the transmission of sensory info to CNS

A

Sensation

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3
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Process of conversion of stimulus to sensory impulses

A

Transduction

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4
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Sensation needs

A

Stimulus and Sensory Receptors

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5
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It reacts to physical stimulus

A

Sensory Receptors

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6
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Types of Sensory Receptors and differentiate each

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Exteroceptors - receive sensory info from outside the body
Interoceptors - receive sensory info from inside the body
Proprioceptors - receives unconscious info

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7
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Types of Exteroceptors

A

By contact
Taste
Touch

By distance
Sight
Smell
Hearing

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8
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Detect internal body sensation

A

Interoceptors

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9
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Respond to pain from internal organs

A

Visceral receptors

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10
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Stomach pain, skin inflammation, blood pressure are under what

A

Interoceptors

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11
Q

Detect body position in space and movement

A

Proprioceptors

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12
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Classifications of Proprioceptors

A

Muscles
Tendons
Joints

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13
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Two proprioceptors

A

Kinesthetic Sensation

Vestibular Sensation

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14
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Interoceptor

A

Organic Sensation

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VISUAL SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Light waves
Eye
Retina, Rods, Cones
Sense of Sight

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AUDITORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Sound Waves
Ear
Basilar Membrane
Sense of Hearing

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OLFACTORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Volatile Substance
Nose
Olfactory Bulb
Sense of Smell

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GUSTATORY SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Soluble Substance
Tongue
Tastebud
Sense of Taste

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CUTANEOUS SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

External Contact
Skin
Free-nerve endings
Sense of Touch

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KINESTHETIC SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Body Movement
Muscle, Tendons
Nerve Fibers in MTJ
Sense of Active Movement

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VESTIBULAR SENSATION
Stimulus
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of
A

Gravitational Forces
Inner Ear
Hair Cells of SemiCircular Canals
Sense of Passive Movement

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ORGANIC SENSATION
Sense Organ
Receptor
Sense of

A

Sensory Fibers of Organs
Visceral Receptor
Sense of Internal Bodily Movement

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23
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Weakest level of stimulus

A

Absolute Threshold

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24
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Absolute Threshold: Vision

A

Candle flame, 30 miles

25
Q

Absolute Threshold: Hearing

A

Tick of clock, 20 ft

26
Q

Absolute Threshold: Smell

A

One drop of Perfume, 6-room apartment

27
Q

Absolute Threshold: Touch

A

Bee’s wing on cheek, 1 cm

28
Q

Absolute Threshold: Taste

A

1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 gallons of water

29
Q

Electromagnetic Spectrum

A 
Radiowaves
Microwaves
Infrared Radiation
Visible Light
Ultraviolet
Xrays
Gamma Rays
30
Q

Active progress where sensation is organized and interpreted

A

Perception

31
Q

How brains make sense of the info

A

Perception

32
Q

Reaction to stimulus

A

Perception

33
Q

A process by which we organize or make sense of the sensory impressions caused by the light that strikes our eyes

A

Visual Perception

34
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The tendency to integrate perceptual elements into meaningful patterns

A

Perceptual Organization

35
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A type of perceptual grouping which is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision.

A

Figure-Ground Perception

36
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“Identifying a figure from the background”

A

Figure-Ground Perception

37
Q

The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near to one another

A

Proximity

38
Q

The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are similar in appearance

A

Similarity

39
Q

Wearing formal in casual dinner, you’re out of place

A

Similarity

40
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The tendency to perceive a series of points or lines as having unity

A

Continuity

41
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To expect what would happen next; presence of expectation

A

Continuity

42
Q

See the sky dark, it will rain

A

Continuity

43
Q

The tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps in the sensory input

A

Closure

44
Q

Every beginning must have an ending

A

Closure

45
Q

You imagine what will close the subject

A

Closure

46
Q

The tendency to perceive elements that move together as belonging together

A

Common Fate

47
Q

Observing others and following it; following a line to cr

A

Common Fate

48
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The use of contextual information or knowledge of a pattern in order to organize parts of the pattern

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Top–down processing

49
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Ex: will teach chef with what’s in book

A

Top–down processing

50
Q

The organization of the parts of a pattern to recognize or form an image of the pattern they compose

A

Bottom-up Processing

51
Q

Ex: learning from book

A

Bottom-Up processing

52
Q

based on change of position relative to other objects

A

Perception of Motion

53
Q
  • used to create an illusion of depth
  • Also called pictorial cues
  • cues can be perceived by one eye
A

Monocular Cues

54
Q
  • also help us perceive depth

- cues that involve both eyes

A

Binocular Cues

55
Q

-the tendency to perceive an object as the same size even though the size of its image on your retina varies as a function of its distance

A

Size Constancy

56
Q

is the tendency to perceive objects as retaining their color even though lighting conditions may alter their appearance.

A

Color Constancy

57
Q

-the tendency to perceive an object as being just as bright even though lighting conditions changes its intensity

A

Brightness Constancy

58
Q

-is the tendency to perceive objects as maintaining their shape, even if we look at them from different angles

A

Shape Constancy

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