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Sensation & Perception Flashcards

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absolute threshold

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the minimum of stimulus energy that is needed to activate a sensory system

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difference threshold

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how different 2 stimuli (in magnitude) must be before they are perceived to be different

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just noticeable difference (jnd)

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the amount of change necessary to predict the difference between 2 stimuli

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Weber’s Law

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ration of absolute difference of 2 stimuli is important in producing a jnd

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Fechner’s Law

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expresses the relationship between the intensity of the sensation and the intensity of the stimulus

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receptors

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respond to physical stimuli

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transduction

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translates physical energy to neural impulses

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projection areas

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brain areas that further analyze sensory input

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cornea

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clear, domelike window in front of eye, gathers & focus incoming light

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pupil

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hole in the iris, contracts in bright light, expands in dim light

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iris

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colored part- controls size of pupil & amount of light entering eye

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lens

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lies right behind iris, helps control curvature of the light coming in and can focus new or distant objects on the retina

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retina

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in the back of the eye and is like a screen filled w/ neural elements and blood vessels –> image detecting part of the eye

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cones

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  • used for Color vision and for perceiving fine detail

- most effective in bright light, and allows us to see chromatic and achromatic colors

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rods

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  • in reduced illumination, function best and allow perception only of achromatic colors
  • have low sensitivity to detail and are not involved in color vision
  • many more rods than cones
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rhodopsin

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photo pigment

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illumination

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a physical, objective measurement that is simply the amount of light falling on a surface

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brightness

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the subjective impression of the intensity of a light stimulus

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color perception

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related to the wavelength of the light entering the eye

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Young-Helmhotz (Trichromatic Theory)

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suggests that the retina contains 3 different types of color receptors (cones), which are differentially sensitive to different colors

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Ewald Hering

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primary colors arranged in opposing pairs

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depth perception

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when one object (A) covers or overlaps w/ object (B), we see object (A) as being in front

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Perception of Form

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  • perceptual objects exist only in our mind, and not in the retinal image
  • figure: integrated visual experience that stands out at the center of attention
  • ground: the background against which the figure appears
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Gestalt Laws of Organization- proximity

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elements close to one another tend to be perceived as a unit

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Gestalt Laws of Organization-similarity

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elements that are similar to one another tend to be grouped together

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Gestalt Laws of Organization-good continuation

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elements that appear to follow in the same direction tend to be grouped together

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Gestalt Laws of Organization- closure

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the tendency to see incomplete figures as being complete

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Gestalt Laws of Organization-pragnanz

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perceptual organization will always be as “good” (I.e regular, simple, symmetrical, etc) as possibe

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bottom-up processing

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(data driven) object perception that responds directly to the components of incoming stimulus on the basis of fixed rules

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top-down processing

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(conceptually driven) object perception that is guided by conceptual processes such as memories & expectations

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Visual Constancies- size constancy

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tendency for the perceived size of an object to remain constant despite variation in the size of its retinal image

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Visual Constancies- shape constancy

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tendency for the perceived shape of an object to remain constant despite variation in the shape of its retinal image

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Visual Constancies-lightness constancy

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tendency for the perceived lightness of an object to remain constant despite changes in illumination

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Visual Constancies- color constancy

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tendency for the perceived color of an object to remain constant despite changes in the spectrum of light falling on it

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frequency

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the # of cycles/second; measured in Hz

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intensity

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the amplitude of the sound wave; measured in decibels

37
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pitch

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the subjective experience of the frequency of the sound

38
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loudness

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the subjective experience of the intensity of the sound

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timbre

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refers to the quality of the sound

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