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12986634626phenomenon where you can pick out the important information, such as your name, when in a conversation on the other side of the roomcocktail party effect0
12986634627the information you take insensation1
12986634628The minimum amount of stimulus required to pick it up and process itabsolute threshold2
12986634629ability to detect different hues of colordifference threshold3
12986634630Ability to focus on one aspect of the environment at a timeSelective attention4
12986634631Feeling overwhelmed by too much stimulisensory overload5
12986634632type of processing that is your body's responsebottom up processing6
12986634633Type of processing that is your brain processing the informationtop down processing7
12986634634Emotional response of a sensationPerception8
12986634635getting used to a certain level of stimulussensory adaptation9
12986634636Opening in the iris changes shape In light and darkpupil10
12986634637colored part of the eye the muscle that constricts pupilIris11
12986634638Changes shape to send best image to the back of the eye flips image upside downLens12
12986634639Back of the eye contains rods and conesRetina13
12986634640light-sensitive cells that convert light energy to neural energyPhoto receptors14
12986634641Area of sharpest visionfovea15
12986634642Area in the retina with out photo receptorsBlind spot16
12986634643protective layer of the eyecornea17
12986634644Carries impulses from the retina to the brain bundle of neurons and fibersoptic nerve18
12986634645What you see exist in the real worldDistal stimulus19
12986634646image formed in mindproximal stimulus20
12986634647Specific cells that see lines, motion, curves, and other featuresFeature detectors21
12986634648our most dominant sonsvision22
12986634649visible spectrumLight energy23
12986634650Distance from the peak of one light wave to the peak of the nextwavelength24
12986634651Amount of energy in a light wave also determined by height of the waveintensity25
12986634652Height of the waveamplitude26
12986634653This theory realized any color can be created by combining the light waves of three primary colorstrichromatic theory27
12986634654Combining the two images into onebinocular fusion28
12986634655See depth with one eyemonocular cue29
12986634656When watching an object close to us our eyes point slightly in wordbinocular cue30
12986634657Distant objects appear higher and smallerRelative height31
12986634658Parallel lines converge with distanceLinear perspective32
12986634659Closer objects overlap objects in the backInterposition33
12986634660Closer objects appear to be moving more quicklyRelative motion34
12986634661Hazy objects are further awayrelative clarity35
12986634662closer objects have more detailTexter density gradient36
12986634663objects can still be classified regardless of viewConstancy37
12986634664Main object first, background secondLaw of figure ground38
12986634665Brain closes an open imageLaw of closure39
12986634666Grouping close objects togetherLaw of proximity40
12986634667Grouping similar objects togetherLaw of similarity41
12986634668The eye follows the smoothest courseLaw of continuity42
12986634669Grouping objects moving in the same directionLaw of common fate43
12986634670Light sensitive cells become less responsive to certain colors of light. Different colors show through after you get used to certain level of color lightAfter images44
12986634671Bonds that allow color vision break when you switch focusOpponent process theory45
12986634672Failure to notice a changeChange blindness46
12986634673Failure to notice an unexpected stimuliin-attentional blindness47
12986634674Face blindnessprosopagnosia48
12986634675What you come to expect from a stimulusset49
12986634676Disposition to read the words firstStroop affect50
12986634677Sensation that a amputated were missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with other body partsPhantom limb51
12986634678Stimulation of one sensory path way leads to automatic involuntary experiences in a second sensory path waysynesthesia52
12986634679Exposure to a stimulus influences your responsepriming53
12986634680Everything underneath the absolute thresholdSubliminal messages54
12986634681Ability to be aware of the location of your own body parts in relation to anotherproprioception55
12986634682Ability to be aware of the motion of your own body parts in relation to anotherkinesthesia56
12986634683Interaction of hearing and visionmcgurk effect57
12986634684Different hair's vibrate in the cochlea when they interpret different pitches. Some hairs vibrate when they hear high pitches and others vibrate when they hear low pitchesPlace theory58
12986634685The rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of tone, thus enabling us to sense it's pitch. All the hairs vibrate but at different speedsFrequency theory59
12986634686The outside structure of the ear. The accessory structurepinna60
12986634687Get sound waves and sends to best placeeardrum61
12986634688Transmits vibrations. They hit the eardrum then the hammer then the anvil then the stirrupmiddle ear62
12986634689Vibrational energy of vibrating objects, transfer the surrounding air as the vibrating objects push molecules back-and-forthhearing63
12986634690Number of cycles of complete wavelengths in a given amount of time determines pitchFrequency64
12986634691how loud the sound is. The higher the crest of the wave, the louder the soundamplitude65
12986634692Gustation. Specialized nerves carry nothing but taste messages to the braintaste66
12986634693Savory, like meatsumami67
12986634694Drying, like a appleastringent68
12986634695olfaction. orders first reaction with receptor proteins associated with hairs in the nosesmell69

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