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| 226675660 | absolute threshold | the minimum amount of physical energy necessary to produce a sensation | |
| 226675661 | anosmia | loss or impairment of the sense of smell. | |
| 226675662 | Beta-endorphin | a natural, painkilling brain chemical similar to morphine | |
| 226675663 | Brightness | the intensity of lights or colors | |
| 226675664 | cochlea | the snail-shaped organ that makes up the inner ear | |
| 226675665 | conduction deafness | poor transfer of sounds from the eardrum to the inner ear | |
| 226675666 | Cones | visual receptors for colors and daylight visual acuity | |
| 226675667 | cornea | transparent membrane covering the front of the eye | |
| 226675668 | difference threshold | a change in stimulus intensity that is detectable to an observer | |
| 226675669 | dynamic touch | touch experienced when the body is in motion; a combination of sensations from skin receptors, muscles, and joints | |
| 226675670 | fovea | an area at the center of the retina containing only cones | |
| 226675671 | gustation | the sense of taste | |
| 226675672 | hue | classification of colors into basic categories of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet | |
| 226675673 | hyperopia | difficulty focusing nearby objects | |
| 226675674 | iris | circular muscle that controls the amount of light entering the eye. | |
| 226675675 | kinesthetic senses | the senses of body movement and positioning | |
| 226675676 | lock and key theory | holds that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules | |
| 226675677 | myopia | difficulty focusing distant objects | |
| 226675678 | nerve deafness | deafness caused by damage to the hair cells or auditory nerve. | |
| 226675679 | olfaction | the sense of smell | |
| 226675680 | opponent-process theory | states that a strong emotional state tends to be followed by an opposite emotional state; also, the strength of both emotional states changes over time | |
| 226675681 | peripheral vision | vision at the edges of the visual field. |
