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vision,hearing,sense etc

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Sensory Receptors   cells unique to each sense organ (responds to form of sensory stimulation  
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Transduction   physcial energy is converted to coded neural signal  
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Absolute threshold   smallest amount of strength of a stimulus that can be detected half the time  
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difference threshold   smallest difference between 2 stimuli that can be detected  
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Sensory adaption   nose blind, decline in sensitivity  
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wave length   distance from one wave peak to another  
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Cornea   membrane covering visible part of the eye (gathers direct incoming of light)  
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pupil   opening in middle of the eye that changes size to let diff amount of light in  
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iris   colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil  
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lens   transparent structure behin pupil that focuses or bends light that enters the eye  
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accommodation   changes shape to focus incoming light so that it calls on retina  
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rods   sensory receptors for light (peripheral vision?night vision)  
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cones   detect color and are responsible for color/day visual activity  
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fovea   small area in center of retina (cones/visual info)  
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optic disk   no rods or cones (retina) optic nerve exits in back of eye  
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why does a blind spot happen ?   optic nerve leaves the eye(small gap in vision)  
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ganglion cells   specialized neurons tat connect to bipolar (forms optic nerve)  
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bipolar cells   conncet rods and cones with ganglion cells  
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optic nerve   thick nerve that exists from back of eye (carries visual info to v cortex in brain)  
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optic chiasm   optic nerve fibers from each eye meet and cross over to the opposite side of brain  
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trichromatic theory of color vision   sensation of color results because cones are sensitive to red,green,blue (long-short wave lengths)  
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after image   when stimulation is no longer present  
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opponent process theory of color   opposing pairs green red, yellow blue. when one membrane is stimulated the other is inhibited  
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basilar membrane   contains hair cells  
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hair cells   sensory receptors for sound (embedded in basilar membrane of cochela  
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cochlea   fluid filled inner ear structure that contains basilar membrane and hair cells  
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frequency theory   basilar membrane vibrates at same frequency as sound wave  
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place theory   frequencies cause larger vibrations @ diff locations along bm  
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olfaction   sense of smell  
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gustation   sense of taste  
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pheromones   communicate info to other animal of same species  
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olfactory bulb   enlarged ending of of. cortex (smell is registered)  
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taste buds   receptors on mouth and throat  
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nociceptors   sensory receptors in skin, muscles,organs  
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substance P   neuro transmitter involved in pain messages to brain  
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gate control theory of pain   pain s psychology factors that cause spinal gates to open and relay patterns to the brain (perceives pain)  
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kinesthetic sense   sense of location and position of body parts in relation to another  
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proprioceptors   in muscles and joints that provide info about body position and movement  
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vestibular sense   technical name for the sense of balance or equilibrium  
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parapsychology   investigation of claims of paranormal phenomena abilities  
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figure ground relationship   principle stating that perception is divided into figure which stands out form distinct background, the ground  
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Perceptual constancy   Tendency to perceive objects especially familiar objects,as constant and unchanging despite in sensory input  
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Size constancy   Perception of an object maintains the same size despite changing images on the retina  
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Shape constancy   Object perception remaining the same shape regardless the image produced in retina  
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Color constancy   Perception of a familiar object as being the same color under different light conditions  
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Perceptual illusion   Misperception of true characteristics of an object or an image  
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Müller-Lyer illusion   Visual illusion involving misperception of the identical length of two lines One with arrows pointed inward and the other outward  
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Moon illusion   Visual illusion that the moon is larger when it's on the horizon than when it is directly overhead  
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Biofeedback   Technique that involves autidory/visual feedback to learn to exert voluntary controll over involuntary things (heart rate etc)  
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Acupuncture   Chinese medical procedure where needles are put on pain areas to alliveate it  
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