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absolute threshold -:- the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time Amplitude -:- For a wave or vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium (midpoint) position. aqueous humor -:- fluid in the eye, found between the corne...

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AP psychology Unit 6: Sensation and
perception Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
absolute threshold


✓ -:- the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the

time




Amplitude


✓ -:- For a wave or vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the

equilibrium (midpoint) position.




aqueous humor


✓ -:- fluid in the eye, found between the cornea and the lens




audition


✓ -:- the sense or act of hearing




auditory canal


✓ -:- the area that sound waves pass through to reach the eardrum




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auditory nerve


✓ -:- the nerve that carries impulses from the inner ear to the brain, resulting in the

perception of sound




auditory ossicles


✓ -:- three small bones linked together that connect the eardrum to the inner ear




binocular cues


✓ -:- depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes




blind spot


✓ -:- the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a "blind" spot because

no receptor cells are located there




bottom-up processing


✓ -:- analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's

integration of sensory information




brightness constancy




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✓ -:- the tendency to perceive the apparent brightness of an object as the same even

when the light conditions change




cochlea


✓ -:- a coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves

trigger nerve impulses




color constancy


✓ -:- perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing

illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object




conductive hearing loss


✓ -:- hearing impairment caused by interference with sound or vibratory energy in the

external canal, middle ear, or ossicles




cones


✓ -:- retinal receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that

function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. The cones detect fine detail and give

rise to color sensations.




Cornea

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