Psychology chapter 4 review sensation and perception

people often subconsciously group parts of an image together because of the ______ of the parts to each other

proximity

sensory adaptation

the process by which people become more sensitive to weak stimuli and less sensitive to unchanging stimuli

stroboscopic motion

the use of rapid progression of still images or objects to produce the illusion of movement

afterimage

An_______ is the visual impression that remains when an image is removed.

blindspot

I am an area in the eye that lacks photoreceptors

colorblindness

I am the inability to distinguish colors from each other

________ is the sense that allows people to navigate through a crowded room or touch their noses without looking

Kinesthesis

photoreceptors

Neurons in the eye are sensitive to light are called ________ .

complementary

________ colors are located across from each other on the color circle.

membrane

a thin layer of tissue that covers or lines an organ

weakest amount of stimulus sensed

absolute threshold

retinal disparity

binocular cues for perceiving depth based on the difference between the two images of an object that the retina receives as the object moves closer

ibruoprofen and aspirin lessen pain by...

blocking prosteglandins

cochlea

bony tube in the inner ear that contains the fluids and neurons needed to transmit sounds to the brain

conductive deafness

caused by damage to middle ear which prevents amplification of sound

sensorineural deafness

caused by damage to the inner ear which damages or destroys neurons

middle ear damage

causes conductive deafness

close gap in image

closure

most signifigant part of inner ear

cochlea

complementary

colors mixed together form gray (light not pigment)

the law of ____ says that people assume that objects that move together belong together

common fate

you need hearing aides for

conductive deafness

accordig to the law of____ people usually prefer to see smooth patterns such as lines and waves not disrupted ones

continuity

monocular cues ( overlapping)

depth cues that only need one eye

loudness

determined by height of soundwaves or amplitude

difference detected between 2 stimuli

difference threshold

what is the gateway from the outer to middle ear?

eardrum

the perception of objects against a background is called_____perception

figure-ground

according to _______ theory the nervous system can only process a certain amount of information at a time

gate

law of similarity

group similar items together

retina

i am the part of the eye that acts like film on a camera

occipital lobe

i am the region in the back of the brain that processes visul information

lens

i focus vision by changing thickness based on the distance of an object being viewed.

law of continuity

idea that people prefer to see smooth patterns rather than disrupted ones

law of common fate

idea that people tend to group objects that are moving together

law of similarity

idea that people tend to group similar items together

the eardrum

is a thin membrane that vibrates when struck

the retina

is like the film in the camera

position and motion of body

kinesthesis

group moving objects together

law of common fate

smooth continous patterns

law of continuity

rubbing a sore ...

lessens pain by gate theory

the human eye

light travels throught the pupil into the lens reflected onto the retina the rods and cones are light receptors within the retina.or photoreceptors optic nerve sends visual information to the brain occipital lobe

resilient

marked by the ability to recover quickly

pitch

measure of how high or low a sound is and depends on frequency

the olfactory nerve

nerve that carries scent information

olfactory nerve

nerve that carries scent information (odors) to the brain

the blindspot has

no photoreceptors

if you can't see some colors you are

partially color blind

adaption

people who live in cities gradually become less bothered by traffic noise because of the process called sensory ____

psychological process that you interpret sensory stimulation

perception

cones

provide color vision blue green and red

amount of light enters determined by opening in the...

pupil

the taste system is _______ and can recover quickly from damage.

resilient

stimulation of sensory receptors and transmission of sensory information to the brain

sensation

rods

sensitive to brightness of light allows us to see black and white

can't hear certain frequencies

sensorineural deafness

you need implants for

sensorineural deafness

more sensitive to weak stimuli less to unchanging

sensory adaptiation

visual acuity

sharpness of vision

method of distinguishing sensory stimuli and account strength and variable elements

signal detection theory

the law of ________ says that people usually think of similar items as belonging together

similarity

the olfactor nerve transmits information about______ to the brain

smell

variable

something that is __ is subject to change

illusion of movement and rapid progression

stroboscopic motion

variable

subject to change elements like - setting -physical state -mood -attitude

gate theory

suggest that the nervous system can only process a certain amount of information at a time

vestibular sense

tells you whether you are physically upright without using your eyes

closure

tendency to perceive a complete figure even if gaps exist

size constancy

tendency to perceive an object as being of one size no matter how far away the object is

color constancy

tendency to perceive objects as keeping their color even though different light might change the appearance of the color

photoreceptors are neurons

that are sensitive to light

the pitch is

the frequency of sound waves

an afterimage is

the impression after an image has been removed

decibels

the loudness a sound is measured in

difference threshold

the minimum amount of difference that can be detected betweeen two stimuli

auditory nerve

the nerve that transmits neural impulses from the inner ear to the brain

perception

the psychological process through which we interpret sensory stimulation

kinesthesis

the sense that informs people about the position and motion of their bodies

sensation

the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information

closure

the tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even though gaps exist

function of auditory nerve

transmits neural impulses to the brain

can people hear in color?

true

The_________ sense monitors the bodys position in relation to gravity and enables people to keep their balance

vestibular

bodies position due to gravity

vestibular sense

monocular cues

visual cues that only need one eye to be perceived.

binocular cues

visual cues that require both eyes to be perceived

acuity

visual________ is a measure of the sharpness of a person's vision.

absolute threshold

weakest amount of a stimulus that can be sensed

c. afterimage

which doesnt belong a. lens b. retina c. afterimage d. pupil

d. complementary

which doesnt belong a. visual acuity b. clarity c. farsightedness d. complementary

c. blind spot

which doesnt belong a.color circle b. form gray c. blind spot d. complementary colors

b. pupil

which doesnt belong a. rod b. pupil c. photoreceptor d. cone

absolute threshold

you would not be able to hear a sound that was below your ____ for hearing

ROY G BIV

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

pupil

The ______ is an opening in the eye through which light enters.

signal detection

______ theory is a method of distinguishing sensory stimuli that takes into account a stimuluss strength plus variable elements

cones rods

color black and white

25% of people

have sensitivity to tase and are super tasters

brittle

having little elasticity easily damaged or cracked