Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Psychology > Sensation Vocab > Flashcards

Sensation Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Sensation

A

Receive info from five main senses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Bottom-up processing

A

Little details to big picture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Perception

A

Organizing/interpreting sensory info

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Top-Down Processing

A

Big picture to analyzing little details

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Absolute Threshold

A

Minimum amount of change needed to fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Signal Detection Theory

A

How/when we detect things (neurons firing, surroundings, you)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Sensory Adaptation

A

Neurons stop firing for same message

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Selective Attention

A

What we choose to focus on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Vision

A

Light waves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Trichromatic color theory

A

Process color with three types of cones (red, green, blue)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Color deficiency

A

Lack of one of three cone receptors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Opponent-process theory

A

Process colors with three pairs of receptors (red/green, yellow/blue, black/white)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Hearing

A

Sound waves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Pitch

A

High or low based on frequency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Decibles

A

Loud or soft based on amplitude

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Smell and taste

A

Chemical sense

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Touch

A

Mechanical sense

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

4 Touch Senses

A

Pain, warm, cold, pressure

19
Q

Gate control theory

A

Pain travels on its own neural pathways

20
Q

Kinesthetic sense

A

Sensing body position and movement

21
Q

Vestibular sense

A

Sensing body orientation and balance

22
Q

Receive info from five main senses

23
Q

Little details to big picture

A

Bottom-up processing

24
Q

Organizing/interpreting sensory info

A

Perception

25
Q

Big picture to analyzing little details

A

Top-Down Processing

26
Q

Minimum amount needed to fire

A

Absolute threshold

27
Q

Minimum amount of change needed to fire

A

Difference threshold

28
Q

How/when we detect things (neurons firing, surroundings, you)

A

Signal Detection Theory

29
Q

Neurons stop firing for same message

A

Sensory Adaptation

30
Q

What we choose to focus on

A

Selective attention

31
Q

Light waves

32
Q

Process color with three types of cones

A

Trichromatic color theory

33
Q

Lack of one of three cone receptors

A

Color deficiency

34
Q

Process color with three pairs of receptors

A

Opponent-Process Theory

35
Q

Sound waves

36
Q

High or low based on frequency

37
Q

Loud or soft based on amplitude

38
Q

Chemical sense

A

Smell and taste

39
Q

Mechanical sense

40
Q

Pain, warm, cold, pressure

A

4 Touch senses

41
Q

Pain travels on its own neural pathways

A

Gate control theory

42
Q

Sensing body position and movement

A

Kinesthetic Sense

43
Q

Sensing body orientation and balance

A

Vestibular Sense

Psychology (14 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions