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Sensation and Perception Flashcards

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What is transduction

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The process of which signals are transformed into neural impulses

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The process of which signals are transformed into neural impulses is called…

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Transduction

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What is sensory adaptation

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Decreased responsiveness to constant stimulation

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Decreased responsiveness to constant stimulation is known as…

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Sensory adaptation

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What is sensory habituation

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Perceiving sensory partially based on how focused we are on them

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Perceiving sensory partially based on how focused we are on them is known as…

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Sensory habituation

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What is the dominant sense in humans

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Vision

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What color has the longest wavelength

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Red

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What color has the shortest wavelength

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Violet

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What does the cornea do

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A protective covering that helps focus light

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The protective covering that helps focus light is called…

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Cornea

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What does the pupil do

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Uses muscles to dilate to let more or less light in (accommodation)

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The part of the eye which uses muscles to dilate to let more or less light in (accommodation) is called…

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Pupil

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What do the lens do

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Focuses the light

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Which part of the eye focuses the light

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Lens

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What does the retina do

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Converts light into electrical signals which are sent to the brain

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Which part of the eye converts light into electrical signals which are sent to the brain

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Retina

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What is the fovea

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The area at the center of the retina with the highest concentration of cones

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The area at the center of the retina with the highest concentration of cones is called the…

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Fovea

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What is place theory

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The hair cells in the cochlea respond to different frequencies of sound based on where they are located

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The theory where hair cells in the cochlea respond to different frequencies of sound based on where they are located is called…

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Place theory

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What is frequency theory

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Sensing pitch because hair cells fire at different rates

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The theory that sensing pitch is because hair cells fire at different rates is called…

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Frequency theory

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What is conduction deafness

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When something goes wrong with the system of conducting sound to the cochlea

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When something goes wrong with the system of conducting sound to the cochlea it is called...
Conduction deafness
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What is nerve deafness
When the hair cells in the cochlea are damaged
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When the hair cells in the cochlea are damaged it is called...
Nerve deafness
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What is gate-control theory
Some pain messages have higher priority than others
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The theory that some pain messages have higher priority than others is called...
Gate-control theory
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Which sense goes directly to the amygdala
Sense of smell
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Where does the sense of smell go directly to
The amygdala
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What is vestibular sense
How our body is oriented in space
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Which sense tells us how our body is oriented in space
Vestibular sense
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What is kinesthetic sense
The position and orientation of specific body parts
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Which sense tells us the position and orientation of specific body parts
Kinesthetic sense
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What kind of sense is vision
Energy
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What kind of sense is hearing
Energy
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What kind of sense is touch
Energy
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What kind of sense is taste
Chemical
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What kind of sense is smell
Chemical
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What kind of sense is vestibular sense
Body position
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What kind of sense is kinesthetic sense
Body position
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What is perception
The process of understanding and interpreting sensations
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The process of understanding and interpreting sensations is known as...
Perception
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What is the absolute threshold
The smallest amount of stimulus we can detect
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The smallest amount of stimulus we can detect is called the...
Absolute threshold
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What is subliminal stimuli
Stimuli below our absolute threshold
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Stimuli below our absolute threshold is called...
Subliminal stimuli
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What is the difference threshold
The smallest amount of change needed in a stimulus before we detect a change
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The smallest amount of change needed in a stimulus before we detect a change is known as...
Difference threshold
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What is Weber's law
The more intense the stimulus, the more it will need to change before we notice a difference
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"The more intense the stimulus, the more it will need to change before we notice a difference" This is known as...
Weber's law
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What is signal detection theory
What we detect among competing stimuli depends on our response criteria
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"What we detect among competing stimuli depends on our response criteria" This is known as...
Signal detection theory
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What is a false positive
Perceiving a stimulus that isn't there
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Perceiving a stimulus that isn't there is called a...
False positive
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What is a false negative
Not perceiving a stimulus that is present
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Not perceiving a stimulus that is present is called a...
False negative
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What is top-down processing
Filling in gaps in what we sense based on our schemata
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Filling in gaps in what we sense based on our schemata is known as...
Top-down processing
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What is bottom-up processing
Using features of the object to build a complete perception
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Using features of the object to build a complete perception is known as...
Bottom-up processing
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What is the interposition cue
Objects that block the view of other objects must be closer
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"Objects that block the view of other objects must be closer" This is known as...
The interposition cue

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