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sensation and perception

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Sensation   the process of bringing new things in (5 senses)  
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Energy   sounds waves, heat waves, light and pressure  
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accessory structures   actual senses (ears, eyes)  
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transduction   converting outside energy into brain activity  
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absolute threshold   the smallest amount that you can detect  
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response bias   the understanding that we might not operate at full capacity  
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signal detection theory   picking specific senses to use  
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Weber's law   the law of how much we can detect. Small differences are easier to detect with lighter weight  
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Vision   Light waves  
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Light intensity   brightness  
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light wavelength   colors  
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saturation   darkness  
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hue   shade  
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rods   detect rays of light  
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cones   color. tri-chromatic theory(red, green, blue)  
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Parts of the eye   cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina  
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cornea   curved outer protection portion (sensitive)  
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pupil   opening where light can enter, black circle in eye  
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iris   colored part of the eye. muscle that controls the pupil  
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lens   focus and zooms in like a camera. back of eye  
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retina   back inner part of eye, rods and cones  
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ocular accommodation   eyes can work together to give different images  
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pathway of visual information   goes through parts to the optic nerve then to the thalamus  
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Hearing   the passing of vibrations  
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Timbre   pitch and loudness  
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parts of ear   pinna, middle ear, inner ear  
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pinna   ear on side of head  
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middle ear   tympanic membrane(ear drum)  
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ear drum   hammer, anvil, and stirrup  
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inner ear   cochlea  
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acoustic nerve   takes info to the thalymus  
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deafness (congenital)   born with structural problems  
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conductive hearing loss   gradual damage to muscles  
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chemical senses   taste and smell  
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taste perception   chemicals react with taste buds  
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olfactory   smell  
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pheromones   animal world, smells can cause behaivors  
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papillae   taste buds (sweet, sour, bitter, and salty)  
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skin   largest organ  
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cutaneous senses   touch, temperature, and pain  
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pain pathway   skin to spinal cord then to thalymus  
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gate control theory   can block pain messages for short periods of time  
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analgesia   brain can send numbing messages  
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endorphins   pain managing  
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kinesthetic perception   where body parts are in relation to others  
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sense of equilibrium/vestibular sense   position of head, prevents dizziness  
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perception   making meaning out of stuff we detect  
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bottom-up processing   little kids, rely on 5 senses and builds up  
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top-down processing   filing cabinet, perception based on what we already know  
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gestalt   ability to see the big picture  
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