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Psych Unit 4 Vocab

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Definition
show Actually sensing shit  
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show Sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli  
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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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Transduction   show
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show Studies relationship between detected physical energy and its effects on our psychological experiences  
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Absolute threshold   show
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show Predicts when we'll detect weak signals  
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Subliminal   show
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Prime/Priming   show
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show The minimum difference a person can detect between any two stimuli 50% of the time  
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show For an average person to perceive a stimulus, two stimuli must differ by a certain constant minimum percentage (but it changes by situation)  
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Sensory adaptation   show
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show The disposition to view one thing and not another  
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Wavelength   show
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Amplitude   show
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Retina   show
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Accommodation   show
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Lens   show
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Photoreceptors   show
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show Retinal receptors that detect black, white, gray, and peripheral vision  
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show Retinal receptors that detect more detail and color  
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show The nerve that carries neural impulses from eye to brain  
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Blind spot   show
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Fovea   show
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Near sightedness   show
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show Nearby objects are blurry, but far ones are clear  
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Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory   show
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show Images we see after looking at jawns  
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Opponent process theory   show
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Ganglion cells   show
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show Color-blindness where two of three primary colors are preserved  
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show Complete color-blindness, all colors appear as shades of one color  
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Gestalt   show
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Figure ground   show
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Grouping   show
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Proximity   show
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show Humans fill in gaps to create a complete object  
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show A depth cue depending on use of two eyes  
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Retinal disparity   show
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Monocular cues   show
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show An optical illusion that causes one to see several still images in a series as moving  
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show Perceiving objects as constant even though our sensation of the object changes  
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show Perceiving objects as having the same level of brightness/color even though the level of lighting changes  
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Shape and size constancy   show
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show The ability to adjust to damaged sensory input  
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show Having trouble hearing  
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show Damage to inner ear, common old age deafness  
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Conduction deafness   show
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show The ability to identify the location of a sound source  
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show States our perception of sound depends on where frequency productions vibrations  
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Frequency theory   show
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Volley theory   show
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show Spinal cord has a neurological "gate" that controls the transmission of pain messages to the brain  
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show Focusing on one thing, can relieve pain  
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Phantom limb sensation   show
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Olfaction   show
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show Sensory switchboard of the brain  
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Pheromones   show
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show The sense of taste  
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Taste receptors   show
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show Savory, basically, combines with sweet, sour, salt, and bitter as our building blocks for taste  
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show A sixth taste, it's the taste for fat  
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show Individuals with sensitive senses of taste  
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Medium tasters   show
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show Someone who has difficulty tasting  
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show Awareness of position and movement of body parts  
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show A sensory system for balance and spatial awareness  
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show Three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that keep jawns balanced  
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Sensory interaction   show
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show Experiencing multiple sense at once, like hearing color  
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show A neurological condition where someone can perceive the location of an object despite being cortically blind  
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show Face blindness, not being able to recognize faces  
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