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Psychology 100 Ch. 4

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Term
Definition
illusion   show
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Sensation   show
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show The brain's interpretation of raw sensory inputs  
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Transduction   show
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show Specialized cell responsible for converting external stimuli into neural activity for a specific sensory system  
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show Activation is greatest when a stimulus is first detected  
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show The study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics  
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Absolute threshold   show
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Just noticeable difference   show
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show There is a constant proportional relationship between the JND and original stimulus intensity  
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Signal detection theory   show
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Synesthesia   show
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show Failure to detect stimuli that are in plain sight when our attention is focused elsewhere  
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show Circular hole through which light enters the eye  
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Cornea   show
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Lens   show
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Accommodation   show
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show Membrane at the back of the eye responsible for converting light into neural activity  
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show Central portion of the retina  
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show Sharpness of vision  
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show Receptor cells in the retina allowing us to see in low levels of light  
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show Time in dark before rods regain maximum light sensitivity  
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show Receptor cells in the retina allowin gus to see in color  
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show Nerve that travels from the retina to the brain  
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show Part of the visual field we can't see because of an absence of rods and cones  
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Feature detector cell   show
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Trichromatic theory   show
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show Inability to see some or all colors  
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show Theory that we perceive colors in terms of three pairs of opponent colors, either red or green, blue or yellow, or black and white  
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show Our sense of hearing  
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show Complexity of quality of sound that makes musical instruments, human voices, or other sources sound unique  
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show Bony, spiral-shaped organ used for hearing  
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Organ of Corti   show
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Basilar Membrane   show
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show Specific places along the basilar membrane matches a tone with a specific pitch  
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show Rate at which neurons fire the action potential reproduces the pitch  
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show Our sense of smell  
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show Our sense of taste  
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Taste bud   show
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Pheromone   show
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Somatosensory   show
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Gate control model   show
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Phantom pain   show
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Proprioception   show
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Vestibular sense   show
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Semicircular canals   show
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Parallel Processing   show
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Bottom-up processing   show
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show Conceptually driven processing influenced by beliefs and expectancies  
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show Set formed when expectations influence perceptions  
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Perceptual constancy   show
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Depth perception   show
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Monocular depth cues   show
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Binocular depth cues   show
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show Perception below the limen or threshold of conscious awareness  
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show Perception of events outside the known channels of sensation  
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