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Sensation Flashcards

1
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sensation

A

detection of energy in the environment and converting it into a neural impulse

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2
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perception

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the representation, organization, and interpretation of information in the brain

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3
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bottom-up processing

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progression from individual elements to the whole in form perception

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top-down processing

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progression from whole to its individual elements in form perception

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5
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absolute threshold

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minimum stimulation detected

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6
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detection

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sensory process + decision

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7
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just noticeable difference

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the smallest difference detected between two similar objects

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8
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Weber’s Law

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more background means more stimulation needed to detect a difference

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9
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sensory adaptation

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decreased receptor response after a prolonged unchanged stimulation

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10
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visible light spectrum

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the range of wavelengths that the human eye can detect

400-750 nm

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11
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light properties

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wave frequency, amplitude, and purity

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12
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structures of the eye

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retina
pupil
iris
cornea
lens
optic nerve
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13
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rods

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visual receptors that are responsive to dull light

have a key role in night vision and peripheral vision

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14
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cones

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visual receptors that code for color and detail

have a key role in daylight vision and color vision

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15
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light wave frequency

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light property that codes for color

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16
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light wave amplitude

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light property that codes for brightness

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17
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light wave purity

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light property that cods for saturation

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sound properties

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wave frequency, amplitude, and complexity

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19
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sound wave frequency

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sound property that codes for pitch

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20
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sound wave amplitude

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sound property that codes for loudness

21
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complexity

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sound property that codes for timbre

22
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structures of the ear

A 
pinna
auditory canal
ossicles
eardrum
auditory nerve 
cochlea
23
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adaptive functions of smell

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attraction 
repulsion
memory
lust
hunger
spirituality
24
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olfactory cilia

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olfactory receptors that are hairlike and are located in the upper portion of the nasal passages

25
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tastes we detect

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sweet
salty
sour
bitter 
unami
26
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sweetness

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taste that indicates an energy source

27
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saltiness

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taste that indicates sodium

28
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sourness

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taste that indicates a potential toxic acid

29
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bitterness

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indicates a potential poison

30
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unami

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indicates a protein source

31
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gustatory receptors

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clusters of taste cells found in the taste buds

32
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feelings coded through touch

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touch
temperature
pressure
pain

33
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touch receptors

A

thermoreceptor
Meissner’s corpuscle
nociceptor
pacinian corpuscle

34
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thermoreceptor

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senses heat or cold

35
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Meissner’s corpuscle

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senses touch

36
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nociceptor

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senses pain

37
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pacinian corpuscle

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sense pressure

38
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lens

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focuses the light rays falling on the retina

is transparent

39
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iris

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regulates the amount of light entering the eye

40
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pupil

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opening the center of the iris that allows light to pass into the back of the eye

41
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retina

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neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye
absorbs light
processes images
sends visual information to the brain

42
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optic nerve

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sends sensory information to the brain’s visual cortex

43
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cochlea

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coiled tunnel that houses the receptors for hearing

44
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pinna

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collects sounds

45
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eardrum

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membrane that vibrates in response to sounds

46
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ossicles

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3 tiniest bones in the body - hammer, anvil, and stirrup

amplifies tiny changes in air pressure

47
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auditory canal

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funnels sound waves to the eardrum

48
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auditory nerve

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sends sensory information to the brain

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