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AP Psych

Unit 1.6 & 2.1: Sensation & Perception Day 3 - Taste, Vision, Hearing

QuestionAnswer
Transduction Conversion of 1 form of energy to another -receptor cells produce an electrical change in response to a physical stimulus -stimulus energies to neural impulses
Pupil adjustable opening in the center of the eye
Iris ring of muscle that forms colored portion and controls size of pupil opening
Lens transparent structure behind pupil that changes shape to focus images on the retina
Cornea transparent outer covering of the eyes bends light to help you focus
Retina contains visual sensory receptor rods & cones
Fovea point of central focus contains most of eye's cones
Optic Nerve pathway to brain's visual cortex
Blind Spot optic nerve leaves eye-no receptors
Rods peripheral retina detect black, white, & gray twilight/low light
Cones near center of retina fine detail & color vision daylight/well-lit conditions
Bipolar cells cells that rods & cones send messages through
Wavelength distance determines the color of light we perceive short- blue, high pitched , long - red, low pitched
Parallel Processing processing several aspects simultaneously
Trichromatic Theory (3 color theory) red, blue, & green combine to make any color
Opponent-Process Theory some color combinations are not seen together suggest that color perceptions is controlled by activity of 2 opponent systems
After Image Experiment opposite opponent colors are never perceived together
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