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unit 4: sensation and perception (16-21) Flashcards

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sensation

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the process by which our sensory receptors & nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment

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perception

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the process of organizing and interpreting sensory info

enables us to recognize meaningful events & objects

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bottom-up processing

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analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration

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top-down processing

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info processing guided by higher level mental processes as we construct perceptions drawing on experience and expectation

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selective attention

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the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

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inattention blindness

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failing to see visible objects when our attention is elsewhere

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change blindness

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failing to notice changes in the environment

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out of sight

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out of mind

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transduction

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conversion of one energy form into another

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psychophysics

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the study of the relationships between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them

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threshold

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the lowest point at which a stimulus causes a response

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absolute threshold

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the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular response 50%

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signal detection theory

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a theory predicting how/when we detect stimuli amid background stimuli
assumes there’s no single absolute threshold and that detection partially depends on one’s psychological state

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subliminal

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below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness

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priming

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the activation, often unconscious, of certain associations which predispose one’s perception, memory, or response

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difference threshold

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minimum difference between 2 stimuli required for 50% detection

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weber’s law

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principle stating 2 stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (not a constant amount) to perceive change

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sensory adaptation

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diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

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perpetual set

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mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another

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ESP

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controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input

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parapsychology

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the study of paranormal behavior

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parapsychology concepts

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telepathy
clairvoyance
precognition

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telepathy

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mind to mind communication

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clairvoyance

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perceiving remote events

ex. house fire in another state

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precognition

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perceiving future events

ex. unexpected death next month

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light wave measurement

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wavelength
amplitude
intensity
hue

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wavelength

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distance from one peak to the next

determines hue

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long wavelength

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low frequency

red or low pitch

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short wavelength

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high frequency

blue or high pitch

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intensity/amplitude

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the amount of energy

brightness or loudness

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short amplitude

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dull colors

quiet sounds

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tall amplitude

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bright colors

loud sounds

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parts of the eye

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pupil
iris
lens
retina
cornea
fovea
blind spot
optic nerve
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pupil

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adjustable opening in the center of the eye where light enters

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iris

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ring of colored muscle tissue that controls the size of the pupil

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lens

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transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to focus images on the retina

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retina

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sensitive inner surface of the eye in charge of beginning the processing of visual informaton
contains rods and cones

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accommodation

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the process of the lens changing shape to focus on near/far objects on the retina

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rods

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retinal receptors that pick up black, white, and grey
work in the dark - peripheral and twilight vision
dim light

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cones

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retinal receptors that pick up color
work in well-lit conditions
detect fine detail and color sensation

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optic nerve

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nerve carrying neural impulses from eye to brain

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blind spot

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the point where the optic nerve leaves the eye

creates a blind spot because no receptor cells are here

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fovea

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the center focal point in the retina

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right visual cortex

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inner left & outer right eye

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left visual cortex

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outer left & inner right eye

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feature detectors

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nerve cells respond to specific features of stimuli such as shape, angle, and movement

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parallel processing

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processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously

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brain divides visual scenes into

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motion
depth
form
color

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Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory

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theory that the retina contains 3 color receptors

red / green / blue

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opponent-process theory

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theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision

red-green / yellow-blue / black-white

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gestalt

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an organized whole

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fundamental truth

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our brain does more than register information about the world

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figure-ground

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the organization of the visual field into objects (figure) that stand out from the background (ground)

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grouping

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the perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups

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types of grouping

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proximity
continuity
similarity
simplicity
closure
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proximity

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grouping nearby figures

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continuity

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perceiving continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones

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similarity

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grouping similar figures

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simplicity

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the mind interprets in the simplest way possible

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closure

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we fill in gaps to perceive complete, whole objects

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depth perception

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the ability to perceive 2D objects as 3D

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Gibson and Walk experiment

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visual cliff - cliff jumping babies

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binocular cues

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cues on depth that depend on both eyes

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retinal disparity

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the brain computes distance by comparing images from each retina
big disparity = close up
small disparity = far away

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monocular cues

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cues on depth that depend on one eye

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phi phenomenon

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illusion of movement from 2+ light blink in quick successions

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perpetual constancy

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perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination & retinal images change

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color constancy

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perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color even if illumination alters the wavelength reflected

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perpetual adaptation

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in vision: the ability to adjust an artificially displaced/inverted field

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audition

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the sense/act of hearing

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frequency

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# of complete wavelengths that pass at a time
usually measured per second
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pitch

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a tone’s experienced highness or lowness

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middle ear

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chamber between the eardrum and the cochlea that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea’s oval window
contains: hammer, anvil, stirrup (malleus, incus, stapes)

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cochlea

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coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear

sound waves travel through the cochlear fluid to trigger nerve impulses

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inner ear

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the inner most part of the ear

contains: cochlea, semicircular canals, and vesticular sacs

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sensorineural hearing loss

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caused by damage to the cochlea’s receptor cells or auditory nerves
nerve deafness

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conduction hearing loss

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caused by damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea

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cochlear implant

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device that converts sound to electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea

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place theory

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theory linking the pitch we hear to a place where the cochlea’s membrane is stimulated

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frequency theory

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theory that rates nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone
enables us to register its pitch

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gate-control theory

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theory that the spinal cord has a neurological gate that blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the brain

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4 skin sensations

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pressure
hot
cold
pain

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5 main tastes

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sweet
salty
sour
bitter
umami
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kinesthesia

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system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

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vestibular sense

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the sense of body movement, position, and balance

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sensory interaction

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the principle that one sense might affect/influence another

smell + taste + texture = flavor

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embodied cognition

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the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states have on cognitive preferences and judgment

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vision

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light waves striking the eye

rods and cones in the retina

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hearing

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sound waves striking the outer ear

cochlear hair cells in the inner ear

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touch

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pressure, warmth, coldness, pain on skin

skin receptors detect sensation

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taste/gustation

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chemical molecules in the mouth

basic tongue receptors for the 5 tastes

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smell

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chemical molecules breathed into the nose

millions of receptors in the nasal cavity

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body position/kinesthesia

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any change in position of a body part

kinesthetic sensors all over the body

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body movement

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movement of fluid in the inner ear caused by movement

hair-like receptors in the semicircular canals and the vestibular sacs

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