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cells that convert light energy to electrical signals

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photoreceptors

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theory that dreams help us sort out the day’s events

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Consolidation Theory

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the lens that focuses the image behind the retina

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farsightedness

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What is the color that pairs with blue?

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yellow

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retinal receptors that are concentrated near the center of the retina

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Cones

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when a person can’t see one color

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monochromatism

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the nerve that carries neural impulses from eye to the brain

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visual nerve (optic nerve)

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What do cones detect?

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detect color and detail

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this produces chemical messages in olfactory system, but without our conscious perception

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pheromones

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the minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time

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Absolute Threshold

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a system of ring-like structures belonging to your vestibular system, the system responsible for your sense of balance and directionality of acceleration forces

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semicircular canals

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this type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to cochlea

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Conductive Deafness

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What wavelength is red?

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long

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when a person can’t see 2 colors (red or green)

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dichromatism

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What do rods detect?

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shapes and movement

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rapid eye movement sleep

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REM sleep

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a process where visual stimuli are focused into the retina by the lens

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Accomodation

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the theory that dreams are the brain’s attempt to synthesize random neural activity

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Activation Synthesis Theory

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sensations of falling asleep or floating

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Hypnogogic Sensations

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theory that one color elicits the feeling of the opposite color

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Opponent Process Theory

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the height of the soundwaves

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amplitude

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the distance from one wave peak to the next

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wavelength

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a sleep disorder In which normal REM paralysis does not occur instead twitching, talking, or even kicking or punching may occur

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

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our biological clock

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circadium rthythm

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Detecting colors depends on three sets of opposing retinal processes
opponent process theory
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the minimum between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time
Noticeable Difference (difference threshold)
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the lens that focuses the image in front of the retina
nearsightedness
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the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our enviroment
Sensation
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What is the color that pairs with white?
black
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a disorder characterized by temporary sensations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings
Sleep Apnea
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your body's information relay system
thalamus
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average ability to sense different flavors
medium tasters
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this type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor cells or the auditory nerve
Sensorinueral Deafness
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when cones/ganglion cells get fatigued and turn off temporarily, you're left with the opposite
afterimages
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our sense of smell
olfaction
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when a person can respond to visual stimulus without consciously perceiving it
Blindsight
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a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency
pitch
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What wavelength is blue?
short
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sleeping
Somnabulism
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a theory that groups of neurons of the auditory system respond to a sound by firing action potentials slightly out of phase with one another so that when combined, a greater frequency of sound can be encoded and sent to the brain to be analyzed
Volley Theory
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the process by which our five senses work with and influence each other
Sensory Interaction
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brain can create pain without normal sensory input
phantom limb sensation
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What can a person with nearsightedness see?
can only see near object
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a theory that suggests another explanation that accounts for our ability to hear low-pitched sounds
Frequency Theory
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fatty
oleogustus
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the savory meaty taste
umami
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spinal cord contains neurological “gate”
gate control theory
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balance
vestibular sense
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recurring problems of falling or staying asleep
insomnia
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processes cones, individuals with normal hearing can determine the location of sounds and accurately identify their sources
Sound Localization
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the multilayered tissue lining the back inner surface of the eyeball
retina
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when REM sleep increases after REM deprivation
REM rebound
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incomplete image captured by retina where optic nerve exits, brain fills in the gap
blindspot
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the theory that the retinal contains three different types of color receptors, which can produce the perception of any color
Trichromatic Theory
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What is the color that pairs with red?
green
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most receptors, strongest sensitivity/ability to taste (tend to dislike bitter/spicy the most)
supertasters
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someone who has less taste receptors
nontasters
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diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
Sensory Adaptation
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specialized neurons located in the retina at the back of the eye
ganglion cells
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Which part of the eye induces transduction?
retina
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when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously
Synesthesia
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converts outside energy into a form our brain can use (neural messages)
transduction
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What wavelength is green?
medium
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can see and sense faces but cannot recognize it (face blindness)
Prosopagnosia
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sense of taste
gustation
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subjective awareness to ourselves and our enviroment
conciousness
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What can a person with farsightedness see?
can only see far objects
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focuses the light rays into an image on your retina
lens
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a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
narcolepsy
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the retina's area of central focus
Fovea
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a theory that presumes that we hear different pitches because different sound waves trigger activity at different places along the cohlea's membrane
Place Theory
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the awareness of the body's position in space, and of the movements of its various limbs
kinesthesis
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non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep
NREM Sleep
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two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion (not constant amount) for their difference to be perceived
Weber's Law
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retinal receptors that detect black, white, and grey and are sensitive to movement
rods
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taste buds
taste receptors

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