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SENSATION.PERCEPTION

NATANSON EXAM 2: SEN.PER 2011 SPRING

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Human senses categories chemical and energy
Iris colored part of the eye that regulates the amount of light that enters.
Cones photoreceptors for color
Opponent process theory of color vision opposing retinal processes (red-green, yellow-blue) enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red, others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green.
Basilar membrane membrane running the length of the cochlea that contains the auditory receptor (hair) cells
Volume the subjective experience of the intensity of a sound, which corresponds most closely to the amplitude of the sound waves composing it
Absolute threshold the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.
Difference threshold the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time.
Binocular depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes.
monocular cues distance cues, such as linear perspective and overlap, available to either eye alone.
Perceptual set a mental disposition to perceive one thing and not another
Top-down processing information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experience and expectations.
Sensory adaptation decreasing responsiveness to stimuli, due to constant stimulation.
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