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AP Psychology Module 18 Flashcards

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11050355595WavelengthThe distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the next peak.0
11050355596Huethe color we experience1
11050355597IntensityAmount of energy in the wavelength2
11050355598PupilThe opening in the center of the eye through which light enters.3
11050355599Iriscontrols the size of the pupil opening4
11050355600LensThe transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images5
11050355601RetinaLight sensitive tissue on eyeball inner surface6
11050355602AccommodationEye lens curve to focus on objects7
11050355603Rodsdetect black, white and gray; used for peripheral and twilight vision8
11050355604Conesdetect fine detail and give rise to color sensations9
11050355605Optic Nervecarries neural impulses from the eye to the brain10
11050355606Blind Spotoptic nerve leaves the eye, creating a blind spot because no receptor cells are located there.11
11050355607FoveaThe central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated12
11050355608Feature DetectorsNerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement13
11050355609Parallel ProcessingMultitasking14
11050355610Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theorythe retina contains three different color receptors - one most sensitive to red, one to green, one to blue - which, when stimulated in combination, can produce the perception of any color.15
11050355611Opponent Process TheoryThe theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision.16

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