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show | Is the process by which you detect physical energy from your enviroment and encode it as neural signals. EX-feeling a needle prick your finger.
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perception | show 🗑
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bottom- up processing | show 🗑
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top- down processing | show 🗑
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absolute threshold | show 🗑
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show | predicts when we will detect weak signals EX- measured as our ratio of "hits" to "false alarms"
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show | below the threshold. EX- being able to taste an ounce of salt in a 2 liter of juice.
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show | This is also called the "just noticeable difference." It is the minimum difference a person can detect between any 2 stimuli 50% of the time. EX-Parents can detect their child's cry among other children's cries
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show | diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. EX-If you are listening to your radio on a set volume for an hour, and someone comes along and turns the volume up by only 2 levels, you will probably not notice the difference
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show | conversion of one form of energy into another. EX-Transforming sights or wounds into neural impulses our brain can interpret.
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show | retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well- lit conditions. The cones detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations EX-sunny, spring day
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show | convert light energy to electrochemical neural impulses. EX-Both rods and cones are the photoreceptors
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dark adaptation | show 🗑
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audition | show 🗑
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show | the greater the composition, the larger the height of the sound wave and the louder the sound EX-dicibels
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sound localization | show 🗑
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frequency theory | show 🗑
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conduction deafness | show 🗑
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show | results from damage to the cochlea, hair cells, or auditory neurons EX-a convential hearing aid being able to restore hearing by amplifying vibrations
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somatosensation | show 🗑
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show | is the system that enables you to sense the position and movement of individual parts of your body EX-Nerve endings in your muscles, tendons, and joints
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vestibular sense | show 🗑
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show | taste
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olfaction | show 🗑
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optical/ visual illusions | show 🗑
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monocular cues | show 🗑
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binocular cues | show 🗑
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depth perception | show 🗑
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schemas | show 🗑
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show | is the controversial clain that perception can occur apart from sensory input
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show | the study of paranormal events EX- telepathy, precognition, telekinesis
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