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PSYCH CHAPTER 4-6
Psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| specialized cell responsible for converting external stimuli into neural activity for a specific sensory system | sense receptor# |
| the sensation we experience is determined by the nature of the sense receptor, not the stimulus | specific nerve energies# |
| rate at which neurons fire the action potential reproduces the pitch | Frequency Theory# |
| the ability to attend to many sense modalities simultaneously | parallel processing$ |
| difficulty falling and staying asleep | insomnia$ |
| disorder characterized by the rapid and often unexpected onset of sleep | narcolepsy$ |
| process of responding less strongly over time to repeated stimuli | habituation# |
| deficits in perceiving objects. can see shapes and colors just can't identify them | Visual agnosia# |
| cells in the retinal circuit that bundle axons together to send signals to the brain. | Ganglion cells# |
| located between optic nerve and tracts; where axons cross. | Optic chiasm# |