SENSATION & PERCEPTION Flashcards
1
Q
sensation
A
detection of stimuli
2
Q
transduction
A
translation of sensory info into neural signals
3
Q
perception
A
interpretation of sensory info
4
Q
vision biology
A
right eye = left brain & vice versa
rods = light
cones = color
5
Q
wavelength
A
color
purple = shorter
red = longer
6
Q
amplitude (visual)
A
brightness
7
Q
bottom-up processing
A
taking sensory info & then assembling & integrating it
8
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top-down processing
A
using models, ideas, & expectations to interpret sensory info
9
Q
wavelength (audio)
A
pitch
high frequency = longer
low = shorter
10
Q
amplitude (audio)
A
volume
high amplitude = loud
low = quiet
11
Q
localization of sound
A
brain works out sound direction by comparing the times of when sound reaches the left vs. the right ear
