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Sensation Perception Unit; AP Psych

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gestalt   show
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show Just noticeable difference in stimulus is proportional to magnitude of original  
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phi phenomenon   show
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Feature Detectors   show
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show apparent relative motion of several stationary objects against a background  
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show test given to infants to see if they have developed depth perception. R  
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show system for sensing body orientation and balance  
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show previous experience effect how perceived obj is interpreted  
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bottom-up processing   show
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show known as the just noticeable difference (jnd), is the minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time R  
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show smallest intensity of a stimulus that has to be present for the stimulus to be detected. R  
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show stimulus of an obj as it actually exists in the real world  
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show physical stimulation that is available to be measured by an observer's sensory apparatus  
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conduction hearing loss   show
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sensorineural hearing loss   show
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perceptual constancy   show
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show ability of the body to adapt to an environment by filtering out distractions. R  
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show relates perceived pitch to frequency of incoming sound waves and frequency of firing the auditory nerve  
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show perception of sound and depends on where each frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane  
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lens   show
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retina   show
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show in retina; visual receptor cells that detect black and white  
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cones   show
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show vision is best here, center of retina  
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middle ear   show
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inner ear   show
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show coild, bony, fluid filled, tube in inner ear  
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show the context in which an object we are viewing appears in influences the way we perceive the color of that object  
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show tendency to allow visual images to dominate our perception  
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perceptual set   show
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show color is processed in opponent pairs; red+green yellow+blue Black+white  
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parallel processing   show
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optic nerve   show
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show distance between 2 points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave  
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show process of converting one for of energy to another  
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show change over time in responsiveness of sensory system to constant stimulus  
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show quantify ability to discern between signal and noise  
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perception   show
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show awareness of stimulation  
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show addresses the relationship between psychological experiences and physical energy. R  
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show below the threshold of conscious perception  
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hue   show
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show amount of energy transmitted  
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show contractile black dot in center of iris  
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iris   show
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show adjustment  
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show sharpness of vision  
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show ability to see farther away  
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nearsightedness   show
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blind spot   show
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frequency   show
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show sounds highness or lowness  
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gate control theory   show
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show system for sensing position and movement of individual body parts  
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show focus on one thing ignoring the rest  
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figure ground   show
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show classifying  
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show visual ability to perceive the world in 3D  
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show visual cues that require use of both eyes  
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monocular cues   show
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retinal disparity   show
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show chemical secretion that triggers a social response to members of the same species  
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extrasensory perception   show
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parapsychology   show
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human factors psychology   show
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convergence   show
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show interaction of the senses to each other and how they effect/influence each other  
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show perceptive deafness; nerve hearing loss. caused by damage to cochlea's receptor cells, the auditory nerve, a problem in the hair cells, or cortical neurons. *causes: tumors, skull injuries, poisons, birth control  
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show cones are "tuned" to be sensitive to red, green, and blue light. all colors we see are combinations of these. similar to color TV  
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