AP Psychology Module 18 Flashcards

11050355595	Wavelength	The distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the next peak.	0
11050355596	Hue	the color we experience	1
11050355597	Intensity	Amount of energy in the wavelength	2
11050355598	Pupil	The opening in the center of the eye through which light enters.	3
11050355599	Iris	controls the size of the pupil opening	4
11050355600	Lens	The transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images	5
11050355601	Retina	Light sensitive tissue on eyeball inner surface	6
11050355602	Accommodation	Eye lens curve to focus on objects	7
11050355603	Rods	detect black, white and gray; used for peripheral and twilight vision	8
11050355604	Cones	detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations	9
11050355605	Optic Nerve	carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain	10
11050355606	Blind Spot	optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a blind spot because no receptor cells are located there.	11
11050355607	Fovea	The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated	12
11050355608	Feature Detectors	Nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement	13
11050355609	Parallel Processing	Multitasking	14
11050355610	Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory	the 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
11050355611	Opponent Process Theory	The theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision.	16