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Psych chapter 4
chapter four psych questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the process of converting energy from the environment into neural energy that can be understood by the central nervous system | Sensation |
| The process of organizing, integrating, and interpreting that information | Perception |
| The continuum of all of the frequencies of ladiated light energy | Electromagneticspectrum |
| The round opening that allows light to enter | pupil |
| the colored part of the ete that controls the pupil | iris |
| a rigid transparent layer of cells | cornea |
| flexible, either thick or thin, depending on closeness | lens |
| nearsightedness. difficulty focusing on far objects | myopia |
| farsightedness. difficulty focusing on near onjects | hyeropia |
| the back of the eye. visual receptor cells | retha |
| highly detailed vision | fovea |
| caused by increasing amounts of pressure in eyes can damage optic nerve | glaucoma |
| cloudy lenses that can be fixed | cataracts |
| number of cycles that go through in a second | frequency |
| psychological interpretation of frequency | pitch |
| perception that depends on the amplitude of a sound wave | loudness |
| vibrates when struck by sound waves | ear drum ( tympanic membrane) |
| three moving bones connected to ear drum, middle of ear | the ossicles |
| first bone | the hammer( malleus) |
| second bone | the anvil(incus) |
| third bone | the stirrup( stapes) |
| 2 independent tubes. fluid filled organ that housed nail cells ( stereocilia) | cochlea( snail) |
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