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Auditory system

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SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1AP Psychology Name Unit IV: Sensation & Perception Homework Assignments Read the assigned pages of your textbook for understanding of the content. To do this you need to (1) answer the provided guided reading questions OR (2) take notes on your own. You do NOT need to do both! Module 16: pages 151-160 Explain the difference between sensation and perception. Sensation is the process where our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling s to recognize meaningful objects and events. Sensation: what the senses detect Perception: organizing and making connections

Sensation Notes

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absolute threshold The smallest magnitude of a stimulus that can be detected half the time. audition the sense of hearing. basilar membrane One of the membranes that separate the two tubes of the cochlea and on which the organ of Corti rests. basket cells Sensory receptor cells at the base of hairs that detect pressure. binocular cues Two visual cues that require both eyes to allow us to perceive depth. blind spot The spot where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, which contains no rods or cones. bone conduction hearing Hearing accomplished through sounds transmitted through the bones of the head directly to the cochlear fluid. ciliary muscle The muscle in the eye that controls the shape of the lens. cochlea

inner ear in psychology

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#Transducer: Neural impulses- a device that converts variations in a physical quantity, such as pressure or brightness, into an electrical signal, or vice versa. Localization of function. If it goes to visual processing areas it will be experiences as seeing. ~Stimuli must be strong enough to be detected. #Frontal lobe- problem solving #Primary Somali sensory area- #Primary visual area (occipital lobe)- seeing #Primary olfactory area (sense of smell)- #Primary auditory area- #A stroke in any of these areas can cause a loss of sensitivity # Inner ear functions- mechanical leveraging connects eardrum to middle ear to outer ear. # which way is the fast phase and which way is the slow phase in the eyes when the room spins???
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