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Psych chapter 4
chapter four psych questions
Question | Answer |
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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) |