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unit 4 quiz 2 mod 18

vision and deception mod 17 and 18

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mental predisposition causing you to perceive one thing instead of the other perceptual set
the distance from the peak of one sound or light wave to another wavelength
color, determined by the wavelength of light hue
the amount of energy the wave contains intensity
the eye's clear, protective outer layer, covering the pupil and iris cornea
the adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light enters pupil
a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the side of the pupil opening iris
the transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina lens
the light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the receptor rods and cones plus layers of neurons that begin the processing of visual information retina
the process by which the eyes lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina accommodation
retinal receptors that detect black white and gray and are sensitive to movement, peripheral and twilight vision rods
retinal receptors that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions, fine detail and color cones
the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain optic nerve
the point at which the optic nerve leaves, spot where there is no receptor cell located in eye blind spot
the central focal point in the retina, around which the eye's cones cluster fovea
the theory that we have 3 different color receptors, red, blue, and green three color theory
the theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision opponent-process theory
nerve cells in the brains visual cortex that responds to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle or movement feature detectors
processing many aspects of a problem at the same time parallel processing
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