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Weber’s Law (Fechner)

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change in stimulus intensity need for JND divided by stimulus intensity of standard stimulus is constant

? I/I = K
?= delta I, change in intensity

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Who founded Gestalt psych

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Max Wertheimer

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Absolute threshold (limen)

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minimum stimulus energy need to activate sensory system

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Difference threshold

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how different two stimuli must be before perceived as different.

If 2lbs = 1 JND, 4 lbs = 2 JND

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Fechner’s law

Steven’s power law

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sensation increases more slowly as intensity increases

Steven argued with him

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What theory says nonsensory factors influence what subject says she sees?

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signal detection theory

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Response bias

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measures how risky the subject is in sensory decision-making; based upon nonsensory factors

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Sensitivity

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Measures how well the subject can sense the stimulus

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ROC curve (Swets)

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used to graphically summarize a subject’s responses in a signal detection experiment

John Swets

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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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12
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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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gathers light and focuses it

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pupil

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contracts in bright light

expands in dim light

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iris

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involuntary muscles/autonomic nerve fibers, controls size of pupil

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lens

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controls curve of light and can focus near/distant objects on retina

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retina

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image detection

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18
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Light path

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retinal ganglion –> bipolar cell –> rod/cones

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Cones

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color/fine detail, effective in bright light, both color/noncolor. because less cones converging onto individual ganglion cells

rods- reduce light, achromatic colors, low detail sensitivity
We have more rods than cones

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Fovea

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contains only cones
visual acuity best here

only rods at periphery of retina

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Ganglion cells form

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optic nerve

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Vision: nerve pathways

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Cross in optic chiasm
Nasal fibers –> opposite side
Temporal fibers: same side
Optic tract takes info to thalamus (LGN), visual cortex, and superior colliculus.

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23
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Hubel/Wiesel’s single cell recordings:

Types of Cell/Responds to visual info on…
Simple
Complex
Hypercomplex

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Simple- orientation/boundaries

Complex- movement

hypercomplex- abstract/shape

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Illumination vs. brightness

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illumination- objective measure of light on surface

brightness-subjective impression of intensity

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25
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Adaption

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dark adaption- in movie theater

Rods have rhodopsin (Vitamin A, retinal and protein opsin) when light absorbed, splits to retinene and opsin (bleaching), takes time to regenerate)

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Simultaneous bright contrast

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target areas of particular luminance appears brighter surrounded by darker stimulus than lighter stimulus.

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27
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Lateral inhibition

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adjacent retinal cells inhibit each other, sharpens/highlights boarders between light/dark cells

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28
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Humans can see

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400-800 nm

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29
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Subtractive color mixture

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paint, mix pigments

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30
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Additive color mixture

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lights, primary green, red, blue

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31
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Young-Helm color theory/trichromatic theory

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3 cones for 3 colors

32
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Ewald Hering’s theory of color: opponent processing

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red excites r/g cell
b/w
y/b
suggested by after images

33
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interposition depth cue

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if A covers B, B is farther away

34
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Relative size depth cue

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retinal size of object: actual size

ex: no tiny car, far car

35
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Linear perspective

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parallel lines appear to converge as they recede into the distance

36
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Texture gradients

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as scene recedes, surface texture appears to change

37
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motion parallax

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observer moves, objects in stationary environment appear to move relative to distance from observer
(ex: train)

38
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Binocular disparity (stereopsis)

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each eye sees a slightly different scene, when brain combines the scenes, we get perception of depth

39
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object rather than perceiver moves

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kinetic depth effect

40
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degree of disparity between retinal images of eyes due to slight differences in horizontal position of each eye

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binocular parallax

41
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Figure vs. Ground

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Figure- image

ground- background

42
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proximity

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elements close to each other tend to be perceived as unit

43
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similarity

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elements similar to each other tend to be grouped together

44
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good continuation

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

45
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closure

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tendency to see incomplete figures as complete

46
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Pragnanz

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perceptual organization will always be as good as possible

47
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Kohler’s theory of isomorphism

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1:1 correspondence between object in perception and stimulation in brain

48
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Apparent motion (Phi)

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2+ stationary lights flicker in succession, tend to be perceived as single moving light

49
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Induced motion

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stationary point of light appears to move when the background moves

50
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Autokinetic effect

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stationary point of light when viewed in otherwise dark room appears to move, probably caused by involuntary eye movements

51
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Motion aftereffect

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view moving object long time, stops moving, seems to go in opposite direction

52
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Size constancy (ames room)

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perceived size of object remains constant despite variations in the size of its retinal image

53
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Shape constancy

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perceived shape of object remains constant despite variations in the shape of its retinal image
(ex: opening a door)

54
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Lightness constancy

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perceived lightness of object constant even when light changes

55
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Color constancy

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color of an object constant despite change in spectrum (sunglasses)

56
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Gibson/Walk to assess depth perceptual in infants

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visual cliff

57
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Frequency vs. intensity Objective

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Frequency- cycles/s, Hz

Intensity- amp. of wave, decibels

58
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Subjective: pitch, loudness, timbre

A

pitch-frequency
loud-intensity
timbre-quality (piano vs. trumpet)

59
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Pinna

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first ear part, channel wave to auditory cannal

60
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tympanic membrane

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vibrates in phase with waves

61
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Ossciles (MIS) –>

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oval window (enterance)
Cochlea- filled with saltly cochlear fluid
Basilar membrane, and organ of corti (hair cells)

62
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Auditory brain

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superior olivary complex, inferior colliculus, MGN in thalamus, temporal cortex

63
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What determines pitch?

Also Helmholtz/young place theory

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Basilar membrane = pitch

different place = different pitch
tones 500-4,000+ Hz

64
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Frequency theory

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basilar membrane vibrates as whole, rate of vibration = frequency of stimulus.
tons up to 0-4,000 Hz

65
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Bekesy’s traveling wave

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movement of basilar membrane maximal at different place along basilar membrane for each different frequency
high at oval window
low near apex

66
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taste bud group

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papillae

67
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smell receptors in

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olfactory epithelium

68
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Melzack/Wall’s theory of pain

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Gating mechanism in spinal cord hat turns pain signals on/off

69
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Two-point threshold

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minimum distances needed between two points of stimulation on skins such that the points are felt as two distinct stimuli

70
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Physiological zero

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neutral temp perceived neither hot nor cold

71
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Proprioception

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bodily position, vestibular/kinesthetic

72
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vestibular sense

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balance, gravity, semicircular canals

73
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kinesthetic

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awareness of body movement/position, muscle, tendon, and joint position

74
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Donald Broadbent’s selective attention

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filter between sensory and processing

if you don’t pay attention, it’s gone

75
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Dichotic listening

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you can only hear one at a time

76
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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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performance worst at extremely low/high levels of arousal

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