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PSY 100 Final Exam

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Absolute Threshold The minimum amount of stimulation that can be detected by the senses
Rods Night vision and peripheral vision
cones day vision and color vision
Figure/Ground perceived as form, ground appears formless. a contour line divides a figure from background. It belongs to the figure, not ground. Figure appears to be located in foreground with ground behind
Just noticeable difference the smallest increase or decrease in a physical stimulus required to produce a change in sensation that a person is able to detect 50% of the time
linear perspective a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon. (Making a higher object look bigger).
Perception The process that organizes sensations into meaningful information
Perceptual Organization When seeing or hearing a scene, we identify figures, objects and events that stick out and hold our attention against the background.
Phi Phenomenon Brain processes distinct sensations (movements of two static lines) to produce apparent motion: the whole--apparent motion-- is greater than the sum of its parts.
Beta Movement related phenomenon that allows us to see movies.
Sensation The process that detects stimuli from our bodies and our environment
Webber's Law States that the just noticeable difference is based on a percentage or proportion of stimulus change rather than a fixed amount of change.
Archetypes universal, inborn models of distinct aspects of identity and personality that play a role in influencing human behavior
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