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Sensation and Perception

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show Sensory receptors and nervous system receive/represent stimulus energies from our environment  
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Sensory receptors   show
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Perception   show
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show Bottom up  
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What type of processing is perception?   show
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Bottom up processing   show
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Top down processing   show
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show -Conversion of one form of energy to another  
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What is transduction in sensation?   show
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show Receive sensory stimulation, transform stimulation into neural impulse, deliver info to brain  
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Absolute threshold   show
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show Ear sound test  
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Who studied the absolute threshold?   show
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Subliminal   show
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show Minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50% of the time (just noticeable difference)  
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show To be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage  
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show Diminished sensitivity as a consequence if constant stimulation  
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Perceptual set   show
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show Context, motivation, and emotion  
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Mechanoreceptors   show
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show In skin for touch, in inner ear for hearing/balance  
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show Respond to variations in temperature  
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show In skin to detect temperature  
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Photoreceptors   show
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Where are photoreceptors found?   show
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Chemoreceptors   show
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Where are chemoreceptors found?   show
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Nociceptors   show
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Where are nociceptors found?   show
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show Retina, optic nerves, optic chasm, optic tracts, lateral geniculate bodies of thalamus, optic radiations, and visual cortex  
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show -scotopic vision -retinal receptors that detect black, white, and grey -Sensitive to movement  
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show Peripheral and twilight vision when cones don't respond  
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Cones   show
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show Fine detail and give rise to color sensations  
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show Carries neural impulse from eye to brain  
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Light pathway steps // last rowdy rally Tuesday really cut them callously can't touch on neck   show
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show Central focal point in retina where eye cones cluster  
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Form perception   show
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Figure ground   show
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Grouping   show
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show Ability to see objects in three dimension, allows distance judgement  
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How is depth perception tested?   show
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Motion perception   show
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Perceptual constancy   show
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show Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color  
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Brightness constancy   show
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Shape constancy   show
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show Objects perceived as constant size  
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show Proximity, continuity, figure ground closure  
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Proximity   show
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show Smooth, continuous patterns rather than discontinuous  
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Closure   show
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Proprioception   show
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show Smell and memory  
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show Scent, thalamus, hippocampus  
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show Hands, lips, tongue  
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What is the name of the figure that represents where nerves lie?   show
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show Cochlear nucleus, superior olivary nucleus, inferior colliculus, medical geniculate, primary auditory area of cerebral cortex  
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